Trump warns of ‘complete decoupling’ from China
President Donald Trump warned Thursday the United States had the option of decoupling from China deeply intertwined economy.
China Issues Tariff Waivers for Some US Goods
China announced on Tuesday a new list of 79 US products eligible for waivers from retaliatory tariffs imposed at the height of the bilateral trade war.
Trump in India as ties over trade dispute tangles
US President Donald Trump has arrived in India on his first official visit to the country amid strained relations between Washington and New Delhi over a trade dispute.
Coronavirus, trade war may cut global economy
With tens of millions of Chinese people quarantined and thousands of factories closed, it is clear that the coronavirus is to sideswipe the global economy.
Trump reopens trade war with Europe
US President Donald Trump relaunched a major trade war against Europe on Wednesday.
China defends Iran trades despite US pressure
TEHRAN (Iran News) – US officials are working behind the scenes to pressure China into halting all its oil and condensate trades from Iran, oil pricing agency S&P Global Platts reports. The officials, speaking to the agency, claimed that China trades with Iran for oil and condensate products stood at 200,000 barrels per day which […]
EU has ‘card to play’ in trade war: IMF
The European Union has “a card to play” if it offers a united front in its response to the trade war pitting the United States against China, International Monetary Fund director Christine Lagarde said Saturday. “In the show of force we see coming to bear… between the United States on the one hand and China […]
Asian markets rise as China and US agree to avert trade war
Asian and European markets mostly rose Monday and the dollar extended gains after the US and China said they had agreed to hold off imposing tariffs, averting a potentially damaging trade war. After high-level talks in Washington the two economic superpowers revealed a deal had been hammered out, ending months of tension that have sent […]
No trade war likely: Prof. Larry Backer
TEHRAN – Commenting on recent the U.S. and China tit-for-tat tariff disputes, Prof.Larry Backer says that the deep structures of economic integration cannot be undone by a series of shocks with offers of renegotiation. As the U.S. and China ratchet up a tit-for-tat tariff dispute, it has been said often in the last few weeks […]