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China is reaching out to other nations as the U.S. layers on more tariffs, in what appears to be an attempt by Beijing to form a united front to compel Washington to retreat. Days into the effort, it'...
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Trump’s sweeping new tariffs on America’s trading partners took effect on Wednesday, including a combined total of 104% against goods from China.
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In a stunning reversal, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would temporarily lower the hefty duties he had just imposed on dozens of countries while further ramping up pressure on China, sending glo...
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As U.S. President Donald Trump imposes global tariffs, and the two largest economies escalate their trade war, the current world order as we know it is shaken, if not over. What will emerge is still unclear,
What was supposed to be a historic, era-defining trade war launched by US President Donald Trump against range of countries has, for now, narrowed in on a singular target: China.
Trump's turnabout, which came less than 24 hours after steep new tariffs kicked in on most trading partners, followed the most intense episode of financial market volatility since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
China’s latest move: an additional 50 percent tariff on U.S. goods. Neither side wants to look weak by backing down, but a collapse of their trade ties could have profound consequences.
Panama promotes itself “as the bridge of the world, heart of the universe” but lately the narrow Central American Isthmus and its namesake canal that joins the Atlantic to the Pacific have become the setting for a bitter clash between the world’s two preeminent economic superpowers.
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China's consumer prices fell for the second straight month in March while factory-gate deflation worsened, as an escalating U.S. trade war heightened worries about mounting piles of unsold exports that could drive domestic prices even lower.