Trade War

REUTERS/Chris Keane A gauge of American industrial output slipped further at the end of 2019.But manufacturing activity showed signs of stabilizing, unexpectedly edging 0.2% higher. The Institute for Supply Management said in early …

Trump's China Trade War Took Its Toll On Boeing (Radio)

MishJan 17, 2020China posted another quarter of 6% annualized GDP. That's the slowest in 29 years.The Financial Times reports China GDP grows at slowest pace in 29 years China’s economy last year grew at the lowest rate since 1990 while the country’s birth rate fell to a record low, highlighting…

BEIJING (Reuters) - Crude steel production in China climbed to a record just shy of 1 billion tonnes in 2019, boosted by a resilient property market and robust demand as Beijing beefed up infrastructure spending in a bid to weather a slowdown in economic grow…

Though the handshake will help stabilize the relationship between the worlds two largest economies and provide relief to farmers and manufacturers bearing the brunt of Trumps tariffs, critics warn it falls woefully short in a crucial way: The 86-page text doe…

Norwegian Finance Minister Sees Trade War as Biggest Uncertainty

Everyone talks about investing for the long term, but how can that be measured? Which companies stand apart from the rest in planning for the future? Goldman Sachs says it's developed a method to answer those questions, and calls it the growth investment rat…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has invited at least 200 people to a Jan. 15 ceremony to witness the signing of the Phase 1 trade deal between the United States and China, but the two nations have not yet finalized what, exactly, will be signe…

Ivanka Trump took the stage at CES Tuesday to muted reception. Forty minutes later, she left to robust applause. No surprise, maybe, given the uncontroversial theme: The US needs to prepare workers for the future. At a technology-focused show, thats not exact…

A container area at the port in Shanghai, China. Imports from China have tumbled in 2019 during a trade war with the U.S. The numbers: The trade deficit fell sharply in November for the second month in a row and sank to the lowest level in three years, refle…