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Trump caps Gulf tour in Abu Dhabi with dizzying investment pledges
May 16, 2025 (AFP)
On his first foreign tour of his second term, Trump oversaw a $200 billion order from Qatar Airways for Boeing jets and a $600 billion investment from Saudi Ara...
APEC trade ministers meet in South Korea amid US-China trade tensions
May 15, 2025 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump's tariffs and trade war with China has shaken the export-dependent Asia-Pacific region, and countries were vying to meet the US repres...
Oil prices tumble on hopes for Iran nuclear deal
May 15, 2025 (AFP)
The remarks from the US president came after the two sides on Sunday held their fourth round of talks that began last month and represented the highest-level co...
China urges a 'more fair' business environment in France
May 15, 2025 (AFP)
He made the comments during a visit to France amid trade tensions between the European Union and China. "(We) look forward to France providing a more fair, just...
China suspends some non-tariff countermeasures after US trade talks
May 14, 2025 (AFP)
Beijing will suspend certain restrictions on dozens of US defence and aerospace firms "to implement the consensus reached at the China-US high-level economic an...
'Panic and paralysis': US firms fret despite China tariff reprieve
May 14, 2025 (AFP)
"The only option is to try to keep your head above water and be tossed by the waves, or to go out of business," said Anna Barker, whose Mississippi-based firm G...
Colombia joins Belt and Road initiative as China courts Latin America
May 14, 2025 (AFP)
Latin America has emerged as a key battleground in US President Donald Trump's confrontations with China, and the region is coming under pressure from Washingto...
Stock markets fluctuate as China-US trade euphoria fades
May 14, 2025 (AFP)
While April's volatility across equity indices appears to have halted, analysts warned that Washington still needed to reach tariff deals with countries to inst...
Most Asian markets extend rally in glow of China-US truce
May 13, 2025 (AFP)
Equity markets across the world rallied with oil and the dollar Monday after the two sides said they would slash most of their eye-watering tit-for-tat levies a...
China swipes at 'bullying' US as it woos South American leaders
May 13, 2025 (AFP)
Promising billions in development credit and deeper cooperation in everything from energy to infrastructure, President Xi Jinping told the opening ceremony of t...
China's Xi slams 'bullying' as Beijing hosts LatAm leaders
May 13, 2025 (AFP)
Leaders and officials from Latin America and the Caribbean have descended on the Chinese capital for the China-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean ...
European stocks, dollar steady after China-US truce rally
May 13, 2025 (AFP)
Asian equities, catching up with big advances Monday on Wall Street, saw further rallies Tuesday, although Hong Kong dropped nearly two percent on profit-taking...
Where things stand in the US-China trade war
May 12, 2025 (AFP)
AFP looks at the current state of play between the world's two economic superpowers: - What has been announced? - Washington and Beijing announced on Monday the...
China hosts Latin American leaders in move to deepen ties
May 12, 2025 (AFP)
Beijing has stepped up economic and political cooperation with Latin American nations in recent years and has urged a united front against US President Donald T...
US, China agree to slash tariffs in trade war de-escalation
May 12, 2025 (AFP)
After their first talks since US President Donald Trump launched his trade war, the world's two biggest economies agreed in a joint statement to bring their tri...
US, China agree to slash tariffs as Trump says will speak to Xi
May 12, 2025 (AFP)
After the first meetings between Washington and Beijing since Trump ratcheted up his trade war, the world's two biggest economies agreed in a joint statement to...
Kazakhstan to dredge port for key China-EU trade route
May 12, 2025 (AFP)
The Trans-Caspian trade route, also known as the "Middle Corridor", allows goods to flow from China to Europe while bypassing Russia. The work, expected to be f...
Markets rally after China and US slash tariffs for 90 days
May 12, 2025 (AFP)
Investors have been on a rollercoaster ride since Donald Trump unveiled eye-watering tolls on trading partners on April 2, with the heftiest saved for Beijing, ...
US tariffs to weigh on economy despite recent reprieve: Fed official
May 12, 2025 (AFP)
The comments by Fed governor Adriana Kugler, at a symposium in Ireland, came shortly after the United States and China said they would sharply lower tariffs on ...
Markets rally after China, US slash tariffs
May 12, 2025 (AFP)
Wall Street's main stock indices jumped at the start of trading and held steady much of the day before finishing with a flourish. The broad-based S&P 500 ended ...
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