TRADE WARS

News About World Trade

7,457 articles

Trump says China 'spoiled' by trade wins over US
May 05, 2018 (AFP)
The two days of talks were aimed at forestalling momentum towards a looming conflict between the world's two largest economies, with both sides prepared to pull...
HSBC reports $4.76 bn pre-tax profit in first quarter
May 04, 2018 (AFP)
It also said revenue rose six percent to $13.7 billion in the period as it benefits from an improving global economy and rising interest rates. The upbeat Janua...
Critical US-China trade talks end in Beijing
May 04, 2018 (AFP)
The talks were aimed at forestalling momentum towards the looming conflict, with both sides prepared to pull the trigger on tariffs that could affect trade in b...
Critical US-China trade talks enter second day in Beijing
May 04, 2018 (AFP)
The discussions mark a potential off ramp for the trade conflict that could dent humming global economic growth. US President Donald Trump has threatened to lev...
US, China dampen expectations as trade talks open
May 03, 2018 (AFP)
The gathering comes months after US President Donald Trump sparked a series of tit-for-tat exchanges by threatening to impose huge tariffs on billions of dollar...
US hopeful about China talks to resolve trade dispute
May 02, 2018 (AFP)
If they fail to agree on a course of action to protect intellectual property rights from depredation, US punitive tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese goods are se...
China prepares tech sector for battle as US trade team arrives
May 02, 2018 (AFP)
As a US trade delegation heads to Beijing for talks starting Thursday, China's race to catch up to the United States in technology looms large. The skirmish is ...
Trump's tariff decision shows EU's strategic weight: analysts
May 01, 2018 (AFP)
The White House late Monday announced Trump was extending the exemptions from punishing metals tariffs for Canada, Mexico and the EU. The EU expressed disappoin...
China manufacturing activity slows in April
Apr 30, 2018 (AFP)
The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a key gauge of factory conditions, came in at 51.4 in April, slightly off 51.5 in the previous month, the National Bureau ...
Labor unions face hard road in Silicon Valley
Apr 27, 2018 (AFP)
And yet there are signs that interest is on the rise. Engineer Bjorn Westergard and a dozen colleagues were fired early this year by Lanetix. The startup specia...
China warns US against causing 'damage' to trade in Huawei probe
Apr 26, 2018 (AFP)
A US Justice Department probe would come on the back of subpoenas issued to the company by the US Commerce and Treasury Departments over sanctions-related issue...
Canada's Freeland skips NATO to pursue NAFTA deal
Apr 26, 2018 (AFP)
This comes as Washington upped the pressure on its neighbors to reach a deal on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) by May 1 or face tariffs on stee...
US trade officials to visit China soon, Trump says
Apr 24, 2018 (AFP)
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and other officials will make the trip at Beijing's behest, the president told repo...
Rare Modigliani nude sets world record $150m estimate
Apr 24, 2018 (AFP)
Painted in 1917, "Nu couch (sur le ct gauche)" is one of only nine Modigliani nudes in private collectors' hands, making the sale exceptionally rare. The 147-ce...
Apple, Ireland strike deal on 13-billion-euro tax payment
Apr 24, 2018 (AFP)
The formal signature is expected later on Tuesday and the money will go into an escrow account, a type of third-party account used in transactions, the finance ...
Greek president rejects soldier swap with Turkey
Apr 22, 2018 (AFP)
Pavlopoulos ruled out the potential swap after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said his government would consider the Greek soldiers' case if...
Door to US-China trade talks seems to open after IMF meeting
Apr 22, 2018 (AFP)
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde, who has been urging countries to avoid damaging protectionism, said this weekend's spring meeting had "made...
Beijing says welcomes Mnuchin visit for crunch trade talks
Apr 22, 2018 (AFP)
Tensions between the world's two largest economies have cast a shadow over the gathering of finance ministers in Washington, with concerns a trade war could und...
World Bank shareholders approve $13 bln capital increase
Apr 21, 2018 (AFP)
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said neither China nor any middle income countries was happy about the prospect of paying more for loans, but they agreed beca...
France rejects 'vain and pointless' trade fight with China
Apr 20, 2018 (AFP)
"We will not be satisfied with a provisional exemption," French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said on the sidelines of the spring meetings of the World Bank a...
Buy Advertising About Us Editorial & Other Enquiries Privacy statement
The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, is Copyright 1995-2026 Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principles for news reporting and research purposes.