Trump starts a trade war, but also flashing first

US President Donald Trump called the first shots in his trading campaign, but he also blinked the first in his tariff war.

Trump said at the end of Tuesday that the current 145% tariff for Chinese imports is “very high, and it will not be so high. … No, it will never be near. The softer tone of the president to China, despite the official negotiations, was in sharp contrast to his more combat rhetoric in April.

On his part, China welcomed the negotiations, but did not give way to any soil. “China’s attitude towards the tariff war, launched, is quite clear: we do not want to fight, but we are not afraid. If we fight, we will fight to the end; if we talk, the door is wide open,” the press secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Guyukun said on Wednesday.

Then the markets were rallied after a softening position, but with a swing in the rhetoric from the White House, we could be for another whip when Trump changed his mind.

– Lim Hui Jie

The infant says that in China, we have a “opportunity for a big business”
Minister of the Treasury of the United States Scott Bet upon said Wednesday “There is an opportunity for a great deal” on trade between the US and China. “If they want to balance, let’s do it together,” said the infant while appearing in Institute of International Finance In Washington, the Colombia District, on Wednesday, when the US president said the US president said the tariffs for China “would not be anywhere” up to 145%but would not be 0%.

Google makes some remote workers return
Technical gigan Google or Requiring some remote employees returned to the office If they want to keep the job and avoid entering the company. A few units inside Google They told remote employees that their roles could be at risk if they do not start appearing in the nearest office on the hybrid work schedule, according to internal documents that viewed CNBC. Some of these employees were previously approved for remote work.

States sue Trump for tariffs
A dozen states sued the president Donald Trump and his administration on Wednesday, seeking court rulings, stating his new tariffs upon Foreign imports are illegal. “The president has no right to collect a whim, but this is what President Trump does with these tariffs,” – New York Attorney General The Yames’s Leticia said in a statement about lawsuit.

IBM beats by income and income
A multinational IBM technological giant It is reported higher than expected, profit and profit for the first quarter on Wednesday. Following statement. However, net income decreased to $ 1.06 billion, from $ 1.61 billion in the same quarter a year ago. Over the year 2025, IBM has once again confirmed its expectations for $ 13.5 billion of free cash flow and at least 5% of the permanent currency income.

Markets rise after a softer tariff talk
Stocks grew on Wednesday The hopes that the US-Chinese tension may soon facilitate. All three major indices located back to the back. A Dow Jones Industrial Medium jumped 1.07%, a S&P 500 rose by 1.67% and Nasdaq Composite Council is 2.50%. In Europe, regional Stoxx 600 The index is closed by 1.78% higher, and strengthening the US markets increased outdoors.

(Pro) Optimism on tariffs may be insufficient
On Wednesday, the stock market went to the second well -being of the firm session, which was excited by more hints that the Trump administration could mitigate its approach to the tariffs but This may take something more significant To make this rebound into a real action.

The European Union fined Wednesday Apple and Meta Hundreds of millions of euros for violation of the laws on the digital competition.

The European Commission, which is the EU executive body, said it fined 500 million euros ($ 571 million) and the meta of 200 million euros (228.4 million) for violations of the Law on Digital Markets (DMA).

Officials said Apple did not fulfill the so -called “opposed” commitments according to DMA. According to the EU technological legislation, Apple is obliged to allow developers to inform customers freely about alternative proposals for the application store.

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