TRADE WARS

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China says 'no phone call' recently between Xi and Trump
Apr 28, 2025 (AFP)
The world's two biggest economies are locked in an escalating tit-for-tat trade battle triggered by Trump's levies on Chinese goods, which have reached 145 perc...
Asian markets mixed as investors eye trade talks
Apr 28, 2025 (AFP)
Investors were also keeping tabs on China after President Xi Jinping and other top leaders last week discussed plans to boost consumption in the world's number ...
Bessent defends 'strategic uncertainty' of Trump tariffs
Apr 27, 2025 (AFP)
Since returning to the presidency in January, Trump has slapped 10 percent tariffs on most US trading partners and a separate 145 percent levy on many products ...
China says no talks with US, despite Trump claim; China's top leaders pledge support
Apr 26, 2025 (AFP)
In an interview conducted on April 22 with Time magazine and published Friday, Trump did not say when the call with the Chinese leader took place or specify wha...
China hits out at 'extreme selfishness' of tariffs
Apr 26, 2025 (AFP)
"Certain countries" resort to "pressure and coercion, and trigger unjustified trade wars... This extreme selfishness only harms their credibility," top diplomat...
Asia stocks rise in wake of Wall Street rally
Apr 25, 2025 (AFP)
US stocks rallied for a third straight session Thursday, shrugging off signs US trade deals with China and the European Union aren't imminent. Beijing had said ...
Asian and European stocks rise in wake of Wall Street rally
Apr 25, 2025 (AFP)
US stocks rallied for a third straight session on Thursday, shrugging off signs that US trade deals with China and the European Union aren't imminent despite pr...
TikTok videos exploit trade war to sell fake luxury goods
Apr 25, 2025 (AFP)
But while these "revelations" are spurious, behind them lurks a well-oiled machine for selling counterfeit goods that is making the most of the confusion surrou...
Beijing says claims of ongoing US-China trade talks 'groundless'
Apr 24, 2025 (AFP)
The world's two leading economies are locked in an escalating tit-for-tat trade battle triggered by Trump's new levies on Chinese goods, which have reached 145 ...
Chinese business in Vietnam struggles with Trump tariffs uncertainty
Apr 24, 2025 (AFP)
Now the company -- a distributor of forklifts made by China's BYD -- is struggling to achieve the fast growth it expected as factory projects stall, and Vietnam...
Trump seeks 'fair deal' with China but pathway unclear
Apr 24, 2025 (AFP)
Trump told reporters his country would have a "fair deal with China," adding that "everything's active" when asked if Washington was talking to Beijing. But how...
China's export-driven economy harms 'entire world:' US Treasury chief
Apr 23, 2025 (AFP)
"It's an unsustainable model that is not only harming China but the entire world," Bessent said in a Washington speech, stressing concerns around trade imbalanc...
Trump says won't fire Fed chief, signals China tariffs will come down
Apr 23, 2025 (AFP)
Trump's recent outbursts against Fed boss Jerome Powell had fanned concern that he would oust him, sending jitters through markets. The president had criticized...
Stocks rally as Trump comments ease Fed, China trade fears
Apr 23, 2025 (AFP)
Global markets, already upended by a trade war, were battered further at the start of the week by fears the US president was looking to remove central bank boss...
Stocks rally as Trump soothes fears over China trade, Fed
Apr 23, 2025 (AFP)
Global markets, already upended by Trump's trade war, were hit at the start of the week by fears he was looking to remove central bank boss Jerome Powell for no...
China calls on UK, EU to help defend global trade as China says 'door open' to talks
Apr 22, 2025 (AFP)
While the rest of the world has been hit with a blanket 10 percent tariff by the United States, China faces levies of up to 145 percent on many products. Beijin...
IMF slashes China growth forecasts as trade war deepens
Apr 22, 2025 (AFP)
China and the United States -- the world's two largest economies -- are engaged in a mounting tit-for-tat trade row that has sparked global recession fears and ...
Gold hits record, stocks mixed as Trump fuels Fed fears
Apr 22, 2025 (AFP)
With the US tariff blitz still causing ructions on global trading floors, investors are now dealing with the added worry that the US president will try to remov...
China slams 'appeasement' of US as nations rush to secure trade deals
Apr 21, 2025 (AFP)
While the rest of the world has been hit with a blanket 10 percent tariff, China faces levies of up to 145 percent on many products. Beijing has responded with ...
Gold hits record, dollar drops as tariff fears dampen sentiment
Apr 21, 2025 (AFP)
With several markets still closed for the Easter holiday, business was limited ahead of a week that will see the release of key data that should give an insight...
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