Trade War

AYEAR AGO an economic forecasting unit in the Chinese government published an outlook for the coming year. The big worry, it concluded, was the external environment. Shipments to America, Chinas biggest customer, would suffer as the trade war dragged on. Chin…

Today, on stage at TechCrunch Berlin, four of Atomico’s most senior partners took the stage together for the first time, flying into the city from London, Stockholm, and Geneva to talk about a wide range of issues. Among the many things we discussed were dire…

Democrats must link Trumps trade agenda to his racism and xenophobia. They should emphasize that in Trumps worldview, every import is an insult to him, and every trading partner is a villain trying to rip us off. Thus, tariffs and walls must be erected to pro…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve holds its last policy meeting of 2019 on Wednesday, having completed a year-long U-turn that saw it abandon a tightening cycle and lower borrowing costs three times in response to the global trade war. The pol…

China and the US have been locked in a trade war.  Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images The Chinese government is reportedly looking to remove foreign PCs and software from its government offices and public institutions. In a directive issued earlier this …

NEW YORK (AP) U.S. stocks are mostly lower in afternoon trading Monday as investors waited for the latest updates about trade negotiations and the economy. Wall Street is particularly focused on developments in the trade war ahead of a new round of tariffs o…

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian stocks edged up on Monday, catching some of Wall Street’s momentum after surprisingly strong U.S. jobs data although regional gains were capped by concerns about China’s economy due to the prolonged Sino-U.S. trade war. Japan's benc…

AP Images The US trade deficit narrowed for a second straight month in October.The drop was the latest sign that tariffs and cooler global growth have weighed on activity in the largest economy.Trump views the trade balance a scorec…

(Reuters) - The top U.S. solar industry trade group on Wednesday urged members to use social media to “punch back” in an escalating dispute over whether the Trump administration’s tariffs on imported panels are killing or creating American jobs. The call to…

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has risked escalating Europe-US trade war after vowing to push ahead with a tax on large online companies. First proposed by former UK Chancellor Philip Hammond, the so-called digital services tax would see large online compan…