Trade War

(Reuters) - The United States and China have agreed to meet for senior-level trade talks in Washington in October, raising hopes that world’s two largest economies could make progress toward ending a damaging tit-for-tat tariff war that is now in its second y…

WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew at a modest pace in recent weeks, with manufacturing buffeted by a global slowdown while consumer purchases gave mixed signals on the strength of household spending, the Federal Reserve reported on Wednesda…

Reuters Stocks tumbled on Tuesday as weak factory data for August signaled the trade war is dampening demand for products from US manufacturers.  The Institute for Supply Management said its closely-watched purchasing managers index slid for the first time …

Many chief executives and trade groups say they support the presidents goal of changing Chinas economic practices, particularly those that require businesses to hand over valuable technology as a condition of operating in China. But businesses have begun to e…

Gold prices held steady on Tuesday as uncertainties surrounding U.S.-China trade relations and Britain's departure from the European Union offset pressure from a stronger dollar. Spot gold was up 0.1% at $1,532.48 per ounce but still not far off its more tha…

TOKYO (Reuters) - Global stocks were hit by U.S.-China trade frictions on Tuesday while the British pound flirted with 2 1/2-year lows as Prime Minister Boris Johnson indicated he could call an election to stymie lawmakers’ efforts to avert a no-deal Brexit. …

Markets Markets This week's holiday-shortened economic calendar is jam-packed with crucial economic releases that will shape monetary policy expectations for the Sept. 18 FOMC meeting. Culminating with the granddaddy of them all the U.S. nonfarm payroll on …

Reuters The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index posted its largest monthly decline since 2012 Friday, coming in well under a preliminary reading from earlier in the month.  The gauge of Americans' expectations for the economy fell to 89.3 in …

President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to accuse companies of falsely claiming that they've been hurt by his escalating trade war with China, instead saying they're mismanaging their businesses. If the Fed would cut, we would have one of the biggest Stock…

August 30, 2019 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The major stock indexes were down more than two percent last Friday after President Trump threatened to increase tariffs again on Chinese goods, but rallied yesterda…