Us China Trade War

Stocks soar after US delays new tariffs on Chinese goods to December 15

The United States delays tariffs on Chinese-made cellphones, laptop computers and other items and removes other Chinese imports from its target list altogether.

Trump adviser John Bolton courts Brexit Britain with a trade deal talk

Bolton said Washington will help cushion Britain's exit from the EU with a free trade agreement that is being negotiated by US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and his British counterpart, Liz Truss.

US designates China a 'currency manipulator' as trade war rages

Washington's move comes immediately after China allows yuan to fall below 7 to dollar for the first time in about a decade.

Trump’s tariff threat poses risks to ailing global economy

Just the fear of an escalation in the trade war is pushing investors to dump stocks and rush for the safety of US government securities.

China GDP growth slows to 6.2 percent in second quarter

The growth in the world's second-biggest economy has slowed to its weakest pace in almost three decades amid the US-China trade war.

Asian markets edge up as trade fears persist

Coming on the heels of the US-China trade war, US President Donald Trump's threats against Mexico have intensified fears for the global economy, hurting oil prices and lowering overall growth forecasts.

China's control of rare minerals has the power to disrupt the US economy

Speculators are wary of Chinese export restrictions on rare earth minerals. Here's why their near-control of the market poses a risk to the United States.

US softens demands for China to cut subsidies in push for trade deal

The world’s two biggest economies are nine months into a trade war that has cost billions of dollars, roiled financial markets and upended supply chains.

Race for tech dominance at centre of US-China trade dispute

For years, the Chinese government has helped its companies take the lead in key technology sectors, but with the US-imposed trade war causing an economic pinch, it remains to be seen if Beijing will change its policy.

In trade wars of 200 years ago, the pirates were Americans

As US seeks to tackle Chinese technological espionage it does so forgetting its own poaching and rise to global power.

Trump to delay China tariff increase

The United States is delaying a planned increase of tariffs on more than $200 billion in Chinese exports after "substantial progress" made in trade talks, US President Donald Trump said.

US-China trade talks: What’s at stake?

While the talks are being held between second-rung bureaucrats, its outcome could define the course of trade relations between the world’s two largest economies.