The European Union is offering to accept a 10% tariff across all of its exports to the United States in an effort to prevent higher duties on cars, drugs, and electronics, according to a Monday report from German newspaper Handelsblatt.
Most Asian stocks moved in a flat-to-low range on Tuesday as investors remained on edge over the Iran-Israel conflict, especially after U.S. President Donald Trump called for the evacuation of Tehran.
Oil prices climbed on Tuesday on concerns the Iran-Israel conflict may intensify, raising the risk of further unrest and the potential disruption of oil supply from the key Middle East producing region.
Oil prices were volatile on Monday, after surging 7% on Friday, as renewed strikes by Israel and Iran over the weekend increased concerns that the conflict could widen across the Middle East and significantly disrupt oil exports from the region.
China’s factory output growth hit a six-month low in May, while retail sales picked up steam, offering temporary relief for the world’s second-largest economy amid a fragile truce in its trade war with the United States.
Thailand’s commerce minister on Monday said his country would have trade talks with the United States and expressed confidence both sides could agree on good terms on tariffs, possibly as low as 10%.
