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Trump says he sees 'signing summit' with China on trade
Feb 25, 2019 (AFP)
The comments cheered global stock markets, since they confirmed the dispute will not ratchet up immediately, averting an even bigger impact on the global econom...
Trump to greet China's trade negotiator as deadline presses
Feb 22, 2019 (AFP)
Just a week remains to avoid a sharp increase in US duty rates on more than $200 billion in Chinese exports -- though Trump has suggested he could extend the Ma...
Crunch time as high-level US-China trade talks resume
Feb 21, 2019 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed the talks with Beijing are going "very well," but concrete signs of progress have not been apparent in the thre...
Japan trade deficit expands in January as China-bound exports fall
Feb 20, 2019 (AFP)
Japan logged a trade deficit for the month of 1.41 trillion yen ($12.8 billion), 49.2 percent larger than a year before, the finance ministry said. Exports were...
Trump says US-China trade talks 'going very well'
Feb 19, 2019 (AFP)
Officials on Tuesday resumed the high-stakes negotiations aimed at ending a damaging tariff war between the economic superpowers. "I think the talks are going v...
US-China trade talks resume in Washington from Tuesday: W. House
Feb 19, 2019 (AFP)
The last set of talks ended Friday in Beijing with no deal, though US President Donald Trump said the discussions were going "extremely well" and suggested he c...
BHP posts lower profits, warns of China trade risk
Feb 19, 2019 (AFP)
The underlying profit for the six months to December 31 was eight percent lower than the US$4.05 billion recorded in the previous corresponding period, missing ...
Trade war boogeyman hangs over giant US toy show
Feb 18, 2019 (AFP)
Yet uncertainty about the trading relationship between Beijing and Washington hangs over this weekend's Toy Fair, dampening the festive mood amidst giant balloo...
Hong Kong economy stalls amid trade dispute: finance chief
Feb 17, 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...
UK finance minister forced to axe trip to China: reports
Feb 16, 2019 (AFP)
Hammond was set to visit China for trade talks with senior government figures, but has axed the trip after Beijing reacted angrily this week to news of the wars...
Uber narrows losses, growth slows on the road to IPO
Feb 15, 2019 (AFP)
The loss for the final three months of the year amounted to $865 million, compared with $1.1 billion in the same period a year earlier. The San Francisco-based ...
China's January inflation comes in slower than expected
Feb 15, 2019 (AFP)
The producer price index (PPI) -- an important barometer of the industrial sector that measures the cost of goods at the factory gate -- rose 0.1 percent on-yea...
US officials to meet Xi as trade talks near end
Feb 15, 2019 (AFP)
The world's two biggest economies are seeking an accord to bridge their deep trade differences, after President Donald Trump set a March 1 deadline beyond which...
China-US trade talks to move to Washington after 'hopeful' Bejing meeting
Feb 15, 2019 (AFP)
US duty rates on more than $200 billion in Chinese exports are due to more than double in two weeks -- an unwelcome shock to a slowing global economy. US Presid...
US Treasury Sec Mnuchin calls China trade talks 'productive'
Feb 15, 2019 (AFP)
Top officials from the world's two biggest economies had held two days of talks, hoping to at least create sufficient goodwill to stave off an escalation of the...
Ex-Coca-Cola engineer charged with stealing secrets for Chinese firm
Feb 14, 2019 (AFP)
US national You Xiaorong allegedly stole technology for valuable BPA-free packaging jointly owned by several companies, including a former "Atlanta-based" emplo...
Chinese exports unexpectedly perk up in January
Feb 14, 2019 (AFP)
Exports rose 9.1 percent in January from a year earlier, data from the customs administration showed, ahead of forecasts and turning a corner after exports fell...
EU to keep closer eye on Chinese takeover moves
Feb 14, 2019 (AFP)
Under a proposal adopted by the European Parliament, EU countries would supply information on foreign investment to other members if public order or security ar...
Hong Kong port slips from global top five for first time
Feb 14, 2019 (AFP)
The bustling southern Chinese financial hub owes its very existence to its ideal location as a port, a cornerstone of the remarkable growth of a city's whose na...
US and China open trade talks in Beijing
Feb 14, 2019 (AFP)
Pressure to seal an accord ahead of a March 1 deadline set by Donald Trump appears to have eased slightly after the US president indicated he was open to extend...
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