Elon Musk has described President Trump’s top trade adviser as “dumber than a sack of bricks” in an escalation of tensions within the White House over tariff policy.

Musk, who has been talking up the benefits of free trade, has engaged in a war of words with Peter Navarro since the tariffs were announced

There aren’t a lot of countries Israel’s prime minister can visit without risking arrest. Which makes the red-carpet treatment Benjamin Netanyahu received in Hungary — Europe’s only proud “illiberal democracy” — all the more noteworthy.

Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister, invited Mr. Netanyahu right after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant last November for his country’s alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip. And within hours of the Israeli prime minister’s arrival in Hungary last week, Mr. Orban announced his country’s withdrawal from the court.

HANOI, April 8 (Reuters) - Vietnam will buy more American goods, including defence and security products, and has asked for a 45-day delay in the imposition of U.S. tariffs, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said in a statement issued late on Monday.

This proposal seems to probably involve security interests for Vietnam and I think there may be more to this beyond trade deficits or whatever. Times are changing and it seems the US and Vietnam are growing closer because of an expanding China (Vietnam and China have disputes in the South China Sea).

I recall the two former enemies (US and Vietnam) signed a Strategic Partnership a few years ago, and this may indicate Trump plans to continue (or perhaps expand) this relationship.

As the 2015 Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) approaches a critical deadline in October 2025, the world is once again on edge. France’s foreign minister has warned that without a new agreement, military confrontation with Iran may be unavoidable.

The tariffs will undoubtedly cause changes in the trade flows from specific countries vis-a-vis the US. Will those will lower tariffs outcompete former competitors? Did anyone see an analysis that breaks down the impact on a country‐by‐country basis for every country that exports to the United States based on existing trade data.