Trade War

As tense negotiations continue over a possible U.S.-China trade deal, President Donald Trump could ask his trusted trade adviser and China hawk Peter Navarro if he knows of any economist who may be able to provide some much-needed insight. Perhaps he could …

We asked every 2020 Democrat how they would approach a trade war that has shaken the global economy. Only a handful of them had a plan.

The global economy is slowing, largely because of the U.S. trade war with China, according to the 189-member International Monetary Fund. The Washington-based institution is the world's lender of last resort, providing emergency loans when countries face fin…

Bank of America Merrill Lynch's October Global Fund Manager survey found that a record 57% said global fiscal policy is "too restrictive" right now. In addition, a record 90% think that the US is in a "late-cycle" environment, and 31% expect …

Associated Press Bank of America Merrill Lynch's October Global Fund Manager survey found that a record 57% said global fiscal policy is "too restrictive" right now. In addition, a record 90% think that the US is in a "late-cycle" environmen…

AFTER WELCOMING the St Louis Blues, a championship-winning ice-hockey team, to the White House on October 15th, President Donald Trump fondly recalled a recent triumph of his own: last weeks tentative trade deal with China. Simply put, America will impose no …

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s economic growth is expected to slow to a near 30-year low of 6.2% this year and cool further to 5.9% in 2020, a Reuters poll showed, underlining the stiff challenge faced by Beijing even as it steps up stimulus amid a bruising Sino…

Nestled in an armchair in a high-ceilinged London reception room, the Nobel laureate Robert Shiller is asking me about the Streisand Effect. The term is used to describe a phenomenon whereby an attempt to remove a piece of information from the Internet actual…

Mr. Moreys comment appeared to ignite a buildup of frustration with the United States that has mounted amid the trade war. The protests in Hong Kong, which have raged through the summer, have compounded that, even prompting accusations that American officials…

With Mr. Trumps re-election campaign approaching, he and his advisers are increasingly conscious of the need to limit any economic damage, particularly among key political constituencies like farmers, who have suffered the most. The American farm economy has…