Tag: trade war
To hit back in trade war, China borrows from the U.S....
WASHINGTON (AP) – China likes to condemn the United States for extending its arm too far outside of its borders to make demands on...
U.S. wholesale inflation fell in March, but trade war clouds outlook
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. wholesale prices fell last month in another sign that inflationary pressures are easing. But President Donald Trump’s trade wars cloud the outlook...
U.S. trade deficit is actually a sign of strength
When President Donald Trump imposed sweeping new tariffs on imported goods on April 2 – upending global trade and sending markets into a tailspin...
China to halve tariffs on $75B U.S. goods from Feb. 14
BEIJING – China will halve tariffs on some $75 billion of imports from the United States later this month, reciprocating a U.S. action and...
U.S. economy keeps defying the recession odds
It’s impressive how well the U.S. economy has held up during the past year. As early as 2018, leading indicators were suggesting a heightened...
China, U.S. agree to tariff rollback if trade deal reached
BEIJING – China and the United States have agreed to roll back tariffs on each other’s goods in phases as they work toward a...
U.S. factory output falls most in 5 months on GM strike
WASHINGTON – Production at United States factories fell in September by the most in five months, depressed by an autoworkers’ strike at General Motors...
U.S. trade gap with China narrows as exports hit five-month high
WASHINGTON – The United States' merchandise trade deficit with China narrowed in August as exports rose to a five-month high, a possible sign of...
U.S. trade with China fell in July despite truce in tariff...
WASHINGTON – America’s merchandise trade with China continued to sag in July despite a tariff-war truce between the world’s two largest economies that’s since...
U.S. consumer sentiment falls most since 2012 on tariff concern
WASHINGTON – United States consumer sentiment fell the most in six years, slumping to the lowest level of Donald Trump's presidency as Americans expressed...
















