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Apple, Amazon book tariff refunds straight into earningsApple added $0.11 to diluted EPS and two full percentage points to gross margin from tariff refunds this quarter, while Amazon booked $600 million, according to Bloomberg's reporting on the rollbac…Trump slaps 15% tariff on a chip material, and wants broader tariff powerTrump has imposed a 15% tariff on a key material used in chip manufacturing, aimed squarely at reducing US dependence on Chinese supply chains for semiconductor inputs. Separately, he's reportedly …Indonesia's export plan splits the government that wrote itA commodity export overhaul is only radical if the people implementing it agree on what it is for, and Prabowo's government clearly does not. The plan aims to force more domestic processing of nick…Singapore pushing back on US forced-labour tariffs is a test case for allies, not just rivalsUS Customs and Border Protection's forced-labour designation has mostly targeted Chinese supply chains, so applying it to Singapore-linked goods marks an unusual expansion Singapore's trade ministr…Aston Martin pushes through a £550m debt deal despite creditors saying noAston Martin has secured a £550m loan deal in the face of explicit creditor objections, which means the carmaker judged its cash position urgent enough to override the people it owes money to. Cred…Trump's 50% Canada tariff is the biggest bet yet on decoupling workingFifty percent is not a negotiating opener, it's a number designed to stop trade rather than reprice it. Canada sends roughly three quarters of its exports south of the border, so a tariff at this l…US proposes 10% tariffs on 60 economies over forced laborThe Trade Representative has targeted major partners including China, the EU, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and the UK with additional duties of at least 10 percent following a Section 301 investi…Indonesia readies state control over $65bn commodity exportsIndonesia is finalizing a centralized export framework for crude palm oil, coal, and ferroalloys through its Danantara sovereign wealth fund vehicle, potentially affecting $65 billion in annual com…EU buckles to Trump's trade deadlineBrussels fast-tracked ratification of its new trade deal with the US after Trump threatened sharply higher tariffs beyond his 15% baseline. The agreement locks in a $750 billion energy purchase com…China pledges billions in US farm purchases as summit deliversTrade Representative Jamieson Greer expects China to commit billions in US agricultural purchases, with Beijing already one-third through its soybean commitments for this growing season. Soybean pr…US-China trade truce continues despite ongoing Section 301 probeTrade Representative Greer confirmed both sides are willing to maintain the current truce while continuing a Section 301 investigation opened in October that could justify new tariffs. China has co…Trump's Beijing CEO delegation produces more ceremony than dealsTrump brought top US executives to Beijing for his meeting with Xi Jinping but few major commercial agreements emerged despite the high-profile optics.US court blocks Trump's 10% global tariffs as illegalTrump's tariff strategy hit another judicial wall yesterday. A federal trade court ruled his 10 percent global tariffs illegal under Section 122 of the Trade Act, finding no balance-of-payments def…Trump delays EU tariff threat to July 9 after von der Leyen callDonald Trump walked back his June 1 threat to impose 50 percent tariffs on EU goods, extending the deadline to July 9 after Ursula von der Leyen requested serious negotiations. The pattern is famil…Trump tariff refund site launches MondayNew government portal goes live for businesses seeking tariff refunds under revised trade policies.Bank of Japan sticks to wait-and-see amid trade war uncertaintyThe Bank of Japan's default mode when facing uncertainty is simple: hold. A former BOJ executive director confirms what markets suspected — the central bank's "wait-and-see" approach makes December…