TRADE WARS

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China's exports hold up despite US tariffs
Nov 08, 2018 (AFP)
Relations between the world's top two economies have soured sharply this year as US President Donald Trump slapped higher taxes on roughly half of Chinese impor...
With US absent, world's exporters turn attention to China
Nov 07, 2018 (AFP)
The China International Import Expo opened Monday with thousands of foreign companies wooing Chinese buyers with products including Italian helicopters, Canadia...
Ex-US Treasury chief warns of 'economic iron curtain'
Nov 07, 2018 (AFP)
Washington and Beijing have been locked for months in a stand-off over US President Donald Trump's move to end what he describes as years of unfair trade practi...
Hermes keeps firm grip on China luxury market as sales soar
Nov 07, 2018 (AFP)
The company said sales in the third quarter climbed 9.4 percent to 1.46 billion euros ($1.68 billion), racking up higher sales in all the regions where it opera...
EU business lobby dismisses China's latest opening pledge
Nov 06, 2018 (AFP)
Xi vowed at the opening of a new import fair in Shanghai on Monday that China had a "sincere commitment" to open its markets, despite foreign accusations that i...
Xi pledges to open China's markets wider to an impatient world
Nov 05, 2018 (AFP)
Xi said China would "step up" efforts to stimulate imports, lower tariffs, ease customs clearance procedures, and implement harsh punishments for intellectual p...
Alibaba's Ma calls trade war 'stupidest thing in the world'
Nov 05, 2018 (AFP)
Ma, who recently took back an earlier pledge to create a million jobs in the US -- blaming the trade war launched by Donald Trump -- made the comments in a pane...
Trade war's bark turns to bite in Asia
Nov 04, 2018 (AFP)
Manufacturing gauges in several export-reliant Asian countries, as well as China, weakened in October as gloom deepens over the trade outlook. China's official ...
Trump, Xi eye G20 talks after 'very good' phone call
Nov 02, 2018 (AFP)
The phone call comes as tensions between the world's two biggest economies are rising on several fronts, including commerce and security. "Just had a long and v...
Uruguay's government asks Congress to approve US troops for G20
Nov 02, 2018 (AFP)
Washington wants to send 400 civilian and military personnel as well as eight aircraft for a week, from November 26 to December 3. US President Donald Trump and...
Trump expects 'very good' trade deal with China
Nov 02, 2018 (AFP)
"I think we will make a deal with China," he told journalists at the White House. "I think a very good deal will be made with China." Markets have soared on rep...
China urged to move 'beyond reform rhetoric' at trade expo
Nov 02, 2018 (AFP)
President Xi Jinping on Monday formally kicks off the week-long China International Import Expo (CIIE), which will gather more than 3,000 foreign businesses fro...
President Xi admits 'uncertainty' in China's economy
Nov 01, 2018 (AFP)
Xi held the meeting amid signs that the world's second largest economy is losing steam as it faces a trade war with the United States, a massive debt buildup an...
Chinese premier meets US lawmakers amid tensions
Nov 01, 2018 (AFP)
Relations between Washington and Beijing have grown tense since US President Donald Trump activated new tariffs on roughly half of Chinese imports this summer w...
China factory activity slows in October amid trade war woes
Oct 31, 2018 (AFP)
The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a key gauge of factory conditions, came in at 50.2 for the month, down from 50.8 in September, the National Bureau of Stat...
China battles 'unfair' trader image with import expo
Oct 31, 2018 (AFP)
But not everyone is buying it. China's trade war adversary, the United States, is pointedly snubbing a gathering that will draw several overseas leaders, and fo...
Standard Chartered profits up by quarter in January-September
Oct 31, 2018 (AFP)
The results come as the world's top two economies have imposed a series of tit-for-tat tariffs on each other's goods, fuelling fears of a shock to the global sy...
HSBC profits up 28% at $5.9 bn in third quarter
Oct 29, 2018 (AFP)
Adjusted pre-tax profit rose 16 percent year-on-year to $6.2 billion, reflecting revenue growth that was partly offset by a rise in operating expenses, the bank...
Deutsche Post sells off Chinese supply chain business
Oct 26, 2018 (AFP)
The deal will see Chinese firm SF Holding -- a national and international logistics firm -- pay 5.5 billion yuan ($791 million, 697 million euros) for the opera...
China leads the way as world's billionaires get even richer
Oct 26, 2018 (AFP)
Billionaires' wealth enjoyed its "greatest-ever" increase in 2017, rising 19 percent to $8.9 trillion ($7.8 billion euros) shared among 2,158 individuals, said ...
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