TRADE WARS - INDO DAILY

Aug 01, 2019 (AFP)

Washington and Beijing have so far hit each other with punitive tariffs covering more than $360 billion in two-way trade. Analysts warn the two sides are still ...

US-China big power rivalry set for Bangkok staging

Jul 31, 2019 (AFP)

Foreign ministers from 10 Southeast Asian countries are meeting in the Thai capital this week, where free trade will dominate their concerns. They will be joine...

China factory activity contracts again amid trade row

Jul 31, 2019 (AFP)

Washington and Beijing have so far hit each other with punitive tariffs covering more than $360 billion in two-way trade, damaging manufacturers in both countri...

US, China wrap up trade talks after Trump tweetstorm

Jul 31, 2019 (AFP)

Washington and Beijing have so far hit each other with punitive tariffs covering more than $360 billion in two-way trade in a row centred on demands for China t...

Hong Kong growth stalls amid trade war, protests

Jul 31, 2019 (AFP)

Beijing and Washington have already imposed duties on more than $360 billion in two-way trade, roiling global financial markets and weighing heavily on manufact...

China-US trade talks to restart after G20 tariff truce

Jul 30, 2019 (AFP)

The negotiations in the financial hub will be the first face-to-face discussions since US President Donald Trump agreed to a truce with Chinese President Xi Jin...

China's slams US 'arrogance' on WTO status

Jul 29, 2019 (AFP)

The reaction followed a memo issued on Friday by President Donald Trump to US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, stressing that some countries were enjoyin...

US 'pressure' tactic on WTO will fail: China state media

Jul 28, 2019 (AFP)

The reaction followed a memo issued on Friday by President Donald Trump to US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. It said the WTO, which operates a global s...

Cautious hopes before new round of US-China trade talks

Jul 28, 2019 (AFP)

The meetings in Shanghai on Tuesday and Wednesday will be the first face-to-face discussions since negotiations collapsed in May after President Donald Trump ac...

France aims for US digital tax deal by late August: minister

Jul 27, 2019 (AFP)

He was responding to US President Donald Trump, who on Friday vowed "substantial" retaliation against France for a law passed this month on taxing digital compa...

Trump threatens not to recognize China's special status at WTO

Jul 26, 2019 (AFP)

The salvo fell the week before top US trade officials are due to return to China to rekindle trade talks that acrimoniously collapsed in May. "The WTO is BROKEN...

US, China to resume trade talks next week

Jul 24, 2019 (AFP)

The meetings in Shanghai on Tuesday and Wednesday will be the first face-to-face discussions since negotiations collapsed in May after President Donald Trump ac...

IMF downgrades world growth, warns of 'precarious' 2020

Jul 23, 2019 (AFP)

Trade conflicts are undercutting investment and weakening manufacturing, and the IMF urged countries to avoid using tariffs to resolve their differences. In the...

US importers find ways to adapt to, skirt Trump's tariffs

Jul 21, 2019 (AFP)

Companies in sectors such as technology, clothing and footwear are exporting more goods from emerging giants including Vietnam and Malaysia, data show. At the s...

Bank of England notes its 325 years with trip back in time

Jul 21, 2019 (AFP)

Britain's central bank is the second oldest in the world after that of Sweden, and its trip back through time means returning to the days when its banknotes wer...

China opens up finance sector to more foreign investment

Jul 20, 2019 (AFP)

China will remove shareholding limits on foreign ownership of securities, insurance and fund management firms in 2020, one year earlier than originally planned,...

Chile lowers 2019 copper price projection as Chinese demand falls

Jul 18, 2019 (AFP)

In its second-quarterly report the Chilean Copper Commission (COCHILCO) also reduced its 2020 projection from $3.08 to $2.90 a pound, it said in a statement. Th...

US hopes China to undo backtracking on trade: official

Jul 17, 2019 (AFP)

US and Chinese officials held high-level discussions by telephone this week and last as they try to re-start negotiations. The talks collapsed in May after Wash...

Beijing rebuffs Trump claims over economic slowdown

Jul 16, 2019 (AFP)

Beijing and Washington have been locked in a stormy trade war that has seen them hit each other with tariffs covering more than $360 billion in two-way trade. O...

Trade deal binds Bolsonaro to Paris pact, EU official

Jul 16, 2019 (AFP)

In an interview with AFP, Cecilia Malmstrom said the EU-Mercosur treaty was a "good deal that does not sacrifice" European agriculture, hailing one of the last ...