Trade War

(Reuters) - A quarter-point Federal Reserve interest rate cut in July is almost a done deal, according to economists in a Reuters poll, who expect another later in the year amid rising economic risks from the ongoing U.S.-China trade war. Expectations in th…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. and Chinese negotiators will meet face-to-face next week for the first time since the countries’ leaders agreed in June to revive talks aimed at ending a yearlong trade war between the world’s two largest economies. The Unite…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will pay a minimum of $15 per acre to farmers hurt by President Donald Trump’s trade war with China under an aid package to be unveiled before the end of the week, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Tuesday. …

CHICAGO (Reuters) - China made its biggest purchase of U.S. sorghum since April last week, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data issued on Thursday, as Washington and Beijing revive discussions to end their trade war. The world’s top sorghum impo…

By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - Global shares slipped on Thursday on growing signs that a trade dispute between the United States and China was taking a toll on corporate earnings, with nerves spreading from Wall Street through Asia to European markets. MS…

TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares wobbled in early Thursday trading as Wall Street stocks dropped on early signs that the U.S.-China trade war could hurt corporate earnings, helping to underpin solid demand for safe-haven U.S. Treasuries. MSCI’s broadest index…

European markets were subdued on Wednesday as fears of a trade war spilled over onto the continent, but eurozone inflation data kept hopes alive of fresh stimulus. Inflation picked up in June, beating expectations, but did little to dampen hopes of the Europ…

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s second-quarter economic growth slowed to its weakest pace in at least 27 years, in line with expectations, as demand at home and abroad cooled in the face of a bruising trade war with the United States. The economy grew 6.2% in t…

Veteran bond-fund manager Dan Fuss says investors should remain prepared for a potential escalation of tit-for-tat tariffs between U.S. and China even as they restart trade negotiations. Fuss, an investor with 60 years of market experience, manages the $11 b…

IDC and Gartner count shipments slightly differently, but IDC saw "high single-digit" US growth and Gartner saw a slight sales decline stateside. The number of units shipped went up for both desktop and portable PC models, according to IDC. Apple's MacBook ke…