Chinese Economy

Beijing (AFP) - China announced Wednesday it would exempt 16 categories of products from US tariffs, ahead of a fresh round of trade talks next month. Beijing and Washington have been embroiled in a year-long trade war that has seen the two sides slap puniti…

Ma, who helped launch China’s online retailing boom, stepped down as chairman of the world’s biggest e-commerce company Tuesday at a time when its fast-changing industry faces uncertainty amid a U.S.-Chinese tariff war. (Chinatopix via AP) Jack Ma formally r…

SHANGHAIAmerican companies are downshifting in China as its economy slows and trade tensions with the U.S. persist, according to a new survey that highlights softening revenue, reduced investment and job cutbacks.The annual survey, released Wednesday by the A…

Stock markets opened lower in Europe after further signals overnight of a marked slowdown in the Chinese economy which has been the engine of global growth. In London the FTSE 100 dropped 0.3 per cent ahead of UK unemployment figures to be released this morn…

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States economy is not affected by the ongoing trade war with China and does not show any signs of a possible recession, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday."It is fair to say it’s impacted the Chines…

UNEXPECTEDLY? Chinas exports fall unexpectedly in August, as trade war continues to slam industrial economy. Furthermore, the much-reported 3.8 per cent depreciation of the yuan in August failed to stop the decline in exports despite Washingtons fears that i…

BEIJING: China's exports fell by 1.0 per cent on-year in August, official data showed Sunday (Sep 8), amid a bruising trade war with the US that has roiled markets in the world's top two economies. The drop comes after a surprise 3.3 per cent rebound in July…

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At the onset of her meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the ongoing trade spat between China and the US, and the ensuing tit-for-tat tariffs, has had an adverse effect on other countries as well. The G…

(BEIJING) — U.S. and Chinese envoys will meet in early October for more talks aimed at ending a tariff war that threatens global economic growth. Stock markets rose on Thursday’s announcement but there has been no sign of progress since Presidents Donald Tru…