Trade War

Trade War Threatens U.S. States' Exports to China and Europe

US-China trade war has revealed China's weaknesses in developing foundational technologies, weaknesses that China can be expected to overcome in the long term (Dan Wang)

U.S. Treasury yields slipped Thursday in the first trading session of 2020, even though investors were scooping up risk assets such as equities as fears of a global economic slowdown diminished and investors remained optimistic about a partial resolution of t…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing claims for jobless benefits edged lower last week, a positive signal for the U.S. labor market amid recent signs that new claims may be trending slightly higher. Initial claims for state unemployment ben…

Huiyao Wang: US-China trade war 'unprecedented' and 'alarming'

Record flooding in many parts of the US this spring pushed back planting for many farmers, threatening their harvests. | Jonathan Rehg/Getty Images Record flooding, a delayed harvest, and a trade war with China are hammering US agriculture this year. US farme…

AP Photo/Richard Drew Apple gained as much as 1.7% during the day Thursday, the third straight day of gains for the company this week.The increase has solidified that Apple is on track for its best year since 2009. Apple has gained …

Mark Zandi is chief economist of Moody's Analytics. He was an advisor to John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign and supported Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Recession is a collecti…

A Very Trade-War Christmas (Podcast)

The last holiday season saw stocks tank through the final weeks of 2018. This year, stocks and bonds are on track to post their best simultaneous performances since the late 1990s. The S&P 500 index is up about 29% year-to-date, while the 10-year Treasur…