TRADE WARS

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White House says talks with China to continue on Friday
May 10, 2019 (AFP)
President Donald Trump met with the US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin following the first day of talks with the Ch...
US hits China with higher tariffs, raising stakes in trade talks
May 10, 2019 (AFP)
President Donald Trump got a briefing from his trade negotiators after the first day of talks with the Chinese side on Thursday, but made no move to hold off on...
US-China trade talks resume, Trump says deal still 'possible'
May 09, 2019 (AFP)
The Chinese delegation, including Vice Premier Liu He, was greeted by US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. With puni...
China's exporters fret over Trump tariffs
May 09, 2019 (AFP)
Companies shipping a range of products from seafood to furniture are among those in the firing line as the economic superpowers try to resolve a trade war that ...
As trade truce collapses, US, China scramble to revive a deal
May 09, 2019 (AFP)
Rather than sealing a deal this week -- as officials in both countries had previously hinted was possible -- Chinese trade envoy Liu He instead returns to the b...
US trade deficit with China shrinks on dip in imports
May 09, 2019 (AFP)
Goods imports from China fell to their lowest level in almost three years, with a notable drop in purchases of mobile phones and other household goods, accordin...
China warns it 'won't capitulate' as US trade talks loom
May 09, 2019 (AFP)
After months of seemingly collegial talks, Chinese trade envoy Liu He returns to the bargaining table in the US capital under a tense atmosphere after US negoti...
China consumer and producer inflation rise
May 09, 2019 (AFP)
Beijing has struggled to get prices to rise in recent months, with both measures staying stubbornly low as global growth cools leading to weak demand and a trad...
It's everyday Americans who pay Trump's tariffs
May 09, 2019 (AFP)
Trump plans to ratchet up tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods to 25 percent on Friday, and said the US will be fine without a trade deal since it is ...
China's exports fall ahead of crucial trade talks
May 08, 2019 (AFP)
The world's two leading economies face a possible make-or-break moment when top negotiators meet in Washington this week following months of fraught talks. US P...
Trade dispute a 'big headwind' but US manufacturing sees solid growth
May 08, 2019 (AFP)
The world's two leading economies face a possible make-or-break moment when top negotiators meet in Washington this week following months of fraught talks under...
Trump, Xi and trade: a high-stakes game of chicken
May 07, 2019 (AFP)
The world may be about to find out, with President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping both holding favourable enough economic hands to make it ...
Planes, toys and tourism: What is US-China trade made of?
May 07, 2019 (AFP)
Major markets China is the third-largest export market for US goods after Canada and Mexico. It is also the third-ranked buyer of US services after Britain and ...
China's top trade negotiator to visit US despite tariffs
May 07, 2019 (AFP)
The commerce ministry confirmed in a brief statement that Vice Premier Liu He, President Xi Jinping's trade pointman, would visit the US on Thursday and Friday....
US farmers, industry urge Trump to resolve China trade dispute quickly
May 07, 2019 (AFP)
That message was reinforced by financial markets, as US stocks fell by more than two percent for the first time in months amid concerns the renewed trade tensio...
IMF chief says US-China tensions 'threat' to world economy
May 07, 2019 (AFP)
"Clearly the tensions between the United States and China are the threat for the world economy," Christine Lagarde told journalists at a conference in Paris, ad...
Canada Tory leader kicks off election campaign with China in crosshairs
May 07, 2019 (AFP)
"I will deal with China with eyes wide open," Scheer told the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations. "My goal is better relations. My goal is more economic oppo...
Trump plays hardball with China ahead of key talks
May 06, 2019 (AFP)
The threat tanked stock markets worldwide and frightened US farmers and businesses caught in the crossfire who have been banking on a resolution to the year-lon...
Trump ups pressure on China ahead of last ditch trade talks
May 06, 2019 (AFP)
To press China even more to accept US demands, Trump also threatened again to impose tariffs on all Chinese imports to the US -- worth $539.5 billion last year....
Chinese negotiators still eye US trip despite Trump tariffs
May 06, 2019 (AFP)
Trump upped the ante as negotiators prepared to meet in Washington on Wednesday for what has been billed as a last-ditch round of negotiations to reach a deal o...
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