The trousers and shorts category contributed $***.** million (**.** per cent) to total imports, marginally down from $*,***.** million (**.** per cent) in January–July ****, showing resilience as consumers continue to favour essential wardrobe staples despite the overall downturn, according to *fashion.com/market-intelligence/texpro-textile-and-apparel/” target=”_blank”>sourcing intelligence tool TexPro.

Trousers and shorts remain Austria’s leading apparel import category, maintaining roughly one-fourth of total imports despite value declines. This stability suggests consumers are prioritising practical, trans-seasonal garments that offer longevity and value for money, while categories such as dresses and jerseys saw sharper contractions. Retailers appear to be shifting towards versatile, all-season assortments to manage stock risks in a slower fashion cycle.

US President Donald Trump yesterday announced termination of all trade talks with Canada following what he termed a fraudulent advertisement by the latter’s state of Ontario in which former and late President Ronald Reagan was shown making negative remarks about tariffs.

Earlier this year, Trump imposed tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminium and autos. Ottawa responded in kind. Bilateral talks on a potential deal for the steel and aluminum sectors had been going on since then.

US President Donald Trump yesterday announced termination of all trade talks with Canada following what he termed a fraudulent advertisement by the latter’s state of Ontario in which former and late President Ronald Reagan was shown making negative remarks about tariffs.
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation said the ad was “using selective audio and video” of Reagan.

“The Ronald Reagan Foundation has just announced that Canada has fraudulently used an advertisement, which is FAKE, featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about Tariffs. The ad was for $75,000,000. They only did this to interfere with the decision of the US Supreme Court, and other courts,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

“Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED,” he added.

Premier of Canada’s Ontario state Doug Ford said earlier this week the advertisement from his province with anti-tariff messaging had caught Trump’s attention. The ad showed Reagan, a Republican, criticising tariffs on foreign goods while saying they caused job losses and trade wars.

In a statement yesterday, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation said the advertisement by the government of Ontario was “using selective audio and video” of Reagan and that the foundation was reviewing its legal options.

“The ad misrepresents the Presidential Radio Address (by Reagan in 1987), and the Government of Ontario did not seek nor receive permission to use and edit the remarks,” the foundation said.

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The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkiye (CBRT) yesterday cut its benchmark, one-week repo rate by 100 basis points to 39.5 per cent, citing a rise in inflation in September and a slowdown in disinflation process.

The bank also lowered the overnight lending rate from 43.5 per cent to 42.5 per cent and the overnight borrowing rate from 39 per cent to 38 per cent.

The Turkish central bank has cut its benchmark, one-week repo rate by 100 bps to 39.5 per cent, citing a rise in inflation and a slowdown in disinflation process.
It also lowered the overnight lending rate from 43.5 per cent to 42.5 per cent and the overnight borrowing rate from 39 per cent to 38 per cent.
The stance will be tightened if the inflation outlook deviates significantly from interim targets.

“The underlying trend of inflation increased in September,” the bank said in its statement after its monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting.

“While recent data suggest that demand conditions are at disinflationary levels, they also point to a slowdown in the disinflation process,” it said.

“The risks posed by recent price developments, particularly in food, to the disinflation process through inflation expectations and pricing behavior have become more pronounced,” it added.

The bank’s policy stance will be tightened in case the inflation outlook deviates significantly from interim targets.

In August this year, the bank switched to a new system by introducing interim targets, separating them from its inflation forecast ranges in a new strategy aimed at boosting transparency and confidence. It set the inflation target for this year at 24 per cent, even though it is forecasting inflation of between 25 per cent and 29 per cent.

At its previous meeting in September, the bank made a 250-point cut in the face of higher-than-expected inflation and heightened political risk. A 300-point cut was made in the meeting before that in July.

Annual inflation rose slightly to 33.29 per cent in September, breaking a long declining trend observed since the middle of 2024 and triggering predictions of a slowdown in the monetary easing cycle.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)