Trade War

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…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Project Syndicate) After nearly 18 months of tit-for-tat tariff increases, the United States and China have reached a phase one agreement to start de-escalating their trade war. As part of the deal, President Donald Trump canceled further …

Apr 27th 2019 ECONOMISTS OFTEN argue that trade wars cannot be won. Yet they will be among the few beneficiaries from Americas barrage of tariffs. For decades, rich countries sound trade policies denied academics cases of tit-for-tat protectionism to study. …

BW FILE PHOTO TOTAL EXPORT GROWTH accelerated to 5.1% in the third quarter from the preceding three months 4.3%, boosted especially by continued strong service export growth, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said in a statement on Friday. Overseas…