TRADE WARS

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Trump threatens trade war on Mexico, Canada, China
Nov 27, 2024 (AFP)
Trump made his threat in social media posts, announcing huge import tariffs against neighbors Canada and Mexico and also rival China if they don't stop illegal ...
Asian markets mixed as traders eye fresh trade tensions
Nov 27, 2024 (AFP)
The stuttering performance followed a broadly negative day on Tuesday and came despite another record-breaking lead from Wall Street. While he still has just un...
China slams US 'bullying' over forced labour concerns
Nov 26, 2024 (AFP)
US officials on Friday added 29 entities to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act entity list, meaning that goods wholly or partially made by these firms will ...
Most Asian markets drop, dollar gains as Trump fires tariff warning
Nov 26, 2024 (AFP)
The former and next president said on his Truth Social account that he would hammer the United States' largest trading partners in response to the illegal drug ...
Autos, food: What are the risks from Trump's tariff threat?
Nov 26, 2024 (AFP)
Similarly, further tariff hikes on China could add to consumer prices, as the United States is still reliant on the world's second biggest economy for goods lik...
China ex-bank chief gets suspended death sentence for graft
Nov 26, 2024 (AFP)
Liu Liange, former chairman of the Bank of China, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for accepting "extremely large" bribes amounting to 121 millio...
French lawmakers back Macron in rejecting EU-Mercosur deal
Nov 26, 2024 (AFP)
By a vote of 484 to 70, the lower-house National Assembly approved the government's opposition to the deal "in its current form", in a non-binding vote. "Under ...
China warns 'no one will win a trade war' after Trump vows big tariffs
Nov 26, 2024 (AFP)
"China believes that China-US economic and trade cooperation is mutually beneficial in nature," Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for China's embassy in the United States...
Trump vows big tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China
Nov 26, 2024 (AFP)
In a series of posts to his Truth Social account, Trump vowed to hit some of the United States' largest trading partners with duties on all goods entering the c...
EU launches WTO challenge against China's brandy duties
Nov 25, 2024 (AFP)
Beijing's move last month appeared to be a tit-for-tat measure against Brussels after the EU imposed hefty additional import tariffs on Chinese-made electric ve...
Equity markets mostly on front foot, bitcoin rally stutters
Nov 25, 2024 (AFP)
The gains came ahead of the release of key US data that could provide a fresh idea about the Federal Reserve's plans for interest rates amid expectations the ne...
Western leaders on their guard with China ahead of Trump return
Nov 22, 2024 (AFP)
Xi was front and centre at the meeting of the world's 20 largest economies in Rio de Janeiro, holding bilateral talks to firm up ties with everyone from Britain...
US restricts food, metal imports on Uyghur forced labor concerns
Nov 22, 2024 (AFP)
Officials are adding around 30 entities to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act entity list, meaning that goods wholly or partially made by these firms will b...
Most markets track Wall St gains, bitcoin closes on $100,000
Nov 22, 2024 (AFP)
Rising geopolitical tensions tempered the atmosphere and lifted oil again after Russia hit Ukraine with a new-generation intermediate-range missile and sent a w...
Most Asian markets track Wall St gains, bitcoin closes on $100,000
Nov 22, 2024 (AFP)
Rising geopolitical tensions tempered the atmosphere and kept oil elevated after Russia hit Ukraine with a new-generation intermediate-range missile and sent a ...
Stock markets waver as Nvidia, Ukraine tensions urge caution
Nov 21, 2024 (AFP)
Quarterly earnings from the AI chip giant Nvidia also gave investors reason for pause, failing to match the sky-high expectations of many analysts that might un...
Asian markets mixed as Nvidia falls short of hopes, eyes on Trump
Nov 21, 2024 (AFP)
Bitcoin reached an all-time peak above $95,000 as it continued its run towards $100,000 on optimism that the incoming US president will usher in an era of dereg...
Adani plunges in Mumbai on founder's charges as Asian markets retreat
Nov 21, 2024 (AFP)
The painful losses at units of the Adani Group came as markets in most of Asia retreated as blockbuster earnings from chip titan Nvidia smashed forecasts but fe...
China unveils new measures to boost foreign trade
Nov 21, 2024 (AFP)
The world's second-largest economy has struggled to revive growth since the Covid pandemic and remains beset by a debt crisis in the crucial housing sector, chr...
Asian markets struggle as traders weigh geopolitical tensions
Nov 20, 2024 (AFP)
They were also keenly awaiting the release of earnings from chip behemoth Nvidia later in the day, which many see as a bellwether of the tech sector and AI dema...
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