TRADE WARS

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China edges past US as Europe's top trade partner
Dec 02, 2020 (AFP)
Over the first nine months of 2020, trade between the EU and China totalled 425.5 billion euros ($514 billion), while trade between the EU and the United States...
Biden set to revamp US trade tactics -- but not policy
Dec 02, 2020 (AFP)
In an interview with The New York Times published Wednesday, Biden, who defeated Trump in last month's presidential election, made it clear his first job will b...
Markets struggle to extend rally but vaccine optimism remains
Dec 02, 2020 (AFP)
Britain became the first Western country to approve a vaccine as it gave the go-ahead to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for rollout from "next week", while several...
China factory activity sees fastest growth in decade: survey
Dec 01, 2020 (AFP)
The purchasing managers index released by Chinese media group Caixin came just a day after official PMI figures showed growth at its fastest in more than three ...
Asia stocks fluctuate as virus cases offset vaccine roll-out hopes
Nov 30, 2020 (AFP)
Oil prices were also under pressure ahead of a two-day meeting of major producers, with traders worried that they had still not agreed on an extension of the ou...
Stocks drop as virus cases overshadow vaccine rollout hopes
Nov 30, 2020 (AFP)
Oil prices were also under pressure ahead of a two-day meeting of major producers, with traders worried that they had still not agreed on an extension of the ou...
China factory activity edges up in November: official data
Nov 30, 2020 (AFP)
The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a key gauge of manufacturing activity in China, has largely rebounded following strict measures to curb the virus early in...
World's strictest corporate responsibility plan fails in Swiss vote
Nov 29, 2020 (AFP)
The proposal would have amended the Swiss constitution and forced such companies to ensure they and their suppliers respected strict human rights and environmen...
China's 'shadow trade war' threatens Australia
Nov 27, 2020 (AFP)
Since Canberra pointedly demanded an investigation into the origins and spread of the coronavirus, the number of Aussie businesses being squeezed in China has e...
Asia markets ease back as investors take breath after rally
Nov 27, 2020 (AFP)
Hopes are high that with at least three inoculations close to being rolled out, life can begin to get back to normal next year and give a much-needed boost to t...
Markets extend rally as optimism abounds on vaccine, US politics
Nov 25, 2020 (AFP)
Signs that infection rates in Europe are slowing enough to allow some countries to ease lockdown measures added to the sense of hope across trading floors. Howe...
Stocks boosted as Biden starts White House transition
Nov 24, 2020 (AFP)
However, the mood on trading floors continues to be tinged by surging virus infections and deaths that have forced governments to impose or consider reimposing ...
Island tensions simmer as China, Japan vow to boost trade ties
Nov 24, 2020 (AFP)
The two countries had been working to improve historically tense relations before the pandemic erupted, and China's President Xi Jinping had been expected for a...
Do China tech giants pose a risk for European banks?
Nov 22, 2020 (AFP)
The European finance sector has in recent years seen the emergence of a large number of startups -- called fintech -- which have sought to disrupt brick and mor...
China mulls joining trade pact dumped by Trump: Xi
Nov 20, 2020 (AFP)
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is an updated version of a giant deal originally backed by former US president...
Asia markets mostly rise but virus surge darkens mood
Nov 20, 2020 (AFP)
Trading floors were also battling a similar problem with Washington as the Treasury and Federal Reserve knocked heads over extending lending measures, just as l...
Trump joins APEC summit as China counters US protectionism
Nov 20, 2020 (AFP)
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathering, held virtually this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, brings together leaders from 21 Pacific Rim econo...
Xi touts China's huge economy as base of free trade in APEC speech
Nov 19, 2020 (AFP)
Buoyed by the signing of the world's largest trade pact over the weekend, Xi said the Asia-Pacific is the "forerunner driving global growth" in a world hit by "...
China to push trade agenda at APEC summit as US retreats
Nov 18, 2020 (AFP)
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, held online this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, brings together 21 Pacific Rim countries includin...
China targets frozen food imports over virus fears
Nov 18, 2020 (AFP)
Workers in hazmat suits were painstakingly screening food shipments across a country which has largely brought domestic infections under control but now blames ...
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