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Chinese inflation hits eight-year high as pork prices double
Dec 10, 2019 (AFP)
The consumer price index (CPI) -- a key gauge of retail inflation -- came in at 4.5 percent for November, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said, up from ...
US manufacturers see higher 2020 sales despite trade cloud
Dec 09, 2019 (AFP)
The semi-annual survey painted a mixed picture for US manufacturers overall, with companies forecasting flat employment and lower capital spending but higher ov...
European companies minimise risks from US-China trade war
Dec 09, 2019 (AFP)
The world's two biggest economies have been entangled in a lingering trade war for over a year, which has weighed on the global economy and resulted in hundreds...
US debate on internet liabilty spills over to global trade deals
Dec 08, 2019 (AFP)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this week backed a move by fellow lawmakers to carve out the so-called Section 230 protection -- which some activists say is a corner...
China exports fall in November, imports recover
Dec 08, 2019 (AFP)
Exports were down by 1.1 percent in the last month of the year, after a drop of 0.9 percent in October on slowing global demand. The figures were worse than a B...
World Bank to reduce lending to China
Dec 07, 2019 (AFP)
"Why is the World Bank loaning money to China? Can this be possible? China has plenty of money, and if they don't, they create it. STOP!" Trump wrote on Twitter...
US-China trade pact 'still close': White House
Dec 06, 2019 (AFP)
"The deal is still close," National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow told CNBC. "It is probably even a wee bit closer than when I first made that statemen...
China says in 'close communication' with US over trade deal
Dec 05, 2019 (AFP)
Hopes had risen that the two sides were close to reaching a mini deal, but comments from President Trump and recent US legislation backing Hong Kong pro-democra...
Canada posts largest trade surplus with US as China exports fall
Dec 05, 2019 (AFP)
The trade figure was down from a Can$1.2 billion deficit in the previous month. Total exports, according to Statistics Canada, were up 0.8 percent to Can$49.9 b...
EU chief slams 'severe' budget cut threat
Dec 04, 2019 (AFP)
"I am concerned about the severe cuts that are in this proposal," she said, referring to demands for austerity in a long-term budget plan from Finland, which ho...
China says no 'time limit' on trade deal
Dec 04, 2019 (AFP)
On Tuesday, Trump warned that efforts to resolve the spat between the world's top two economies could continue until after next November's US election, triggeri...
US threatens 100 percent tariffs on French goods over digital tax
Dec 03, 2019 (AFP)
French sparkling wine, yogurt and Roquefort cheese are on the list of goods that could be targeted as soon as mid-January after a report from the US Trade Repre...
Trump warns China trade deal could take years
Dec 03, 2019 (AFP)
"I have no deadline," Trump told reporters in London. "In some ways I like the idea of waiting until after the election for the China deal." Trump's trade war w...
Trump's trade whiplash tests partners, markets, own aides
Dec 03, 2019 (AFP)
In a surprise tweet, he re-imposed stinging metal tariffs on Brazil and Argentina, which the struggling Latin American economies thought were safely behind them...
Trump, Macron and Erdogan clash overshadows NATO summit
Dec 03, 2019 (AFP)
The three-way battle overshadowed the start of the alliance's 70th anniversary summit in London, threatening to derail efforts to show unity in the face of Russ...
France, US seek to avert trade war in digital tax row
Dec 03, 2019 (AFP)
The French parliament infuriated the administration of President Donald Trump in July by adopting a law taxing digital firms like Google, Apple, Facebook and Am...
Hong Kong set to record first budget deficit in 15 years
Dec 02, 2019 (AFP)
In the latest grim assessment for the city, financial secretary Paul Chan told lawmakers that the economy was set to contract 1.3 percent in 2019, hitting the c...
China factory activity expands in November after 6-month losing streak
Nov 30, 2019 (AFP)
The closely watched Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a key gauge of activity in the country's factories, rose to 50.2 in November, up from 49.3 last month, the...
Germany aims to shield tech firms from foreign takeovers
Nov 28, 2019 (AFP)
The ministry said it had drafted an amendment to the Foreign Trade Regulation that would allow the government to review or block foreign purchases of stakes as ...
Furious China threatens retaliation over US law on Hong Kong
Nov 28, 2019 (AFP)
Trump signed the legislation under heavy pressure from Congress, where it attracted rare bipartisan support, and in a statement spoke of his "respect" for Chine...
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