US Trade War
US crude inventories fell 708,000 barrels in the week ended Oct 25 to 436 million.
Published 30 Oct, 2019 12:02pm
Both sides have not announced rollbacks of existing tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars in trade.
Updated 26 Oct, 2019 08:41am
“We will look at the trade friction between China and the US with an open mind and a big heart,” says an official.
Published 22 Oct, 2019 03:28pm
Tariffs come after talks between European officials and US trade representatives failed to win a last-minute reprieve.
Published 18 Oct, 2019 10:36am
Global trade growth reached just 1pc in the first half of 2019, the weakest level since 2012.
Updated 17 Oct, 2019 07:55am
"The problem is that we have the largest economy in the world that (is acting) in a very unstable manner," says Sachs.
Updated 09 Oct, 2019 08:40am
The 28 entities blacklisted include 18 public security bureaus in Xinjiang, one police college and eight businesses.
Published 08 Oct, 2019 11:08am
The White House officially confirms that the high-level talks will begin on Thursday.
Updated 08 Oct, 2019 08:08am
Foreign ministry appeals Washington to “meet us halfway” and resolve disputes amid a tariff war.
Updated 01 Oct, 2019 08:01am
Some officials worry that the US manufacturing sector may already be in recession.
Updated 29 Sep, 2019 08:12am
"We are not in a rush to act as central banks of some other countries have done," says Yi Gang.
Updated 26 Sep, 2019 05:40pm
Chinese officials were expected to visit US farmers next week as a goodwill gesture.
Published 22 Sep, 2019 12:25am
The US has been warning allies against using the Chinese company’s equipment, which it says presents a security risk.
Updated 13 Sep, 2019 08:44am
Ma, a former English teacher, founded Alibaba in 1999 to connect Chinese exporters to American retailers.
Published 10 Sep, 2019 12:20pm
“It's a national security concern,” Trump tells reporters at the White House.
Published 04 Sep, 2019 10:19pm
The world’s two biggest economies have been embroiled in a bruising year-long trade war.
Updated 03 Sep, 2019 09:20am
The Trump administration will begin collecting 15pc tariffs on more than $125 billion in Chinese imports.
Published 01 Sep, 2019 12:39pm
August saw dramatic escalations in the bitter year-long Sino-US trade row.
Updated 01 Sep, 2019 09:45am
US president says his economic pressure is forcing Beijing to take a more moderate line in Hong Kong.
Published 31 Aug, 2019 01:32pm
Global recession worries from US-China frictions and spectre of a no-deal Brexit has driven investors to safer harbours.
Published 29 Aug, 2019 04:15pm
Google spokesman says the new Mate 30 cannot be sold with licensed Google apps and services due to US sales ban.
Published 29 Aug, 2019 03:56pm
Questions over what Donald Trump may say next triggers uncertainty around the globe as trade dispute heats up.
Published 26 Aug, 2019 02:28pm
US President Donald Trump promises UK premier Boris Johnson a "very big trade deal, bigger than we've ever had".
Updated 26 Aug, 2019 03:44pm
“Vast amounts of money made and stolen by China from the US must stop [...] start making your products in the USA."
Updated 26 Aug, 2019 03:44pm
No matter what the survival tactic, times are tough and set to get worse with newly threatened tit-for-tat tariffs.
Updated 26 Aug, 2019 03:48pm
“We’ll see whether or not we keep our meeting in September,” Trump told reporters.
Updated 26 Aug, 2019 03:48pm
Beijing on Monday allowed the yuan to breach the 7 per dollar level for the first time in 11 years.
Updated 26 Aug, 2019 03:48pm
“My team is negotiating with them now, but they always change the deal in the end to their benefit,” says Trump.
Updated 26 Aug, 2019 03:49pm
Trade pressures have intensified since Washington sharply raised tariffs on Chinese goods in May.
Updated 26 Aug, 2019 03:45pm
Pressured by a labour crunch and rising wages in China, Shu Ke’an, whose company supplies bulletproof vests, rifle...
Updated 26 Aug, 2019 03:48pm
