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AI spending helps save global economy under threat of trade war, IMF director says Trade War

AI spending helps save global economy under threat of trade war, IMF director says

The world economy has shown resilience despite US trade wars with its major trading partners, thanks in part to strong investment in artificial intelligence, according to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) director. “The global economy remained resilient after the rising tariffs” partly as “the inflationary impact of higher tariffs has…
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December 8, 2025
Trump’s trade war shift away from Chinese manufacturing has reached tipping point Trade War

Trump’s trade war shift away from Chinese manufacturing has reached tipping point

A container is offloaded from the Wanhai 175 cargo ship at the Tan Vu Terminal, operated by Vietnam Maritime Corp., at Haiphong Port in Haiphong, Vietnam, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The proportion of volume from suppliers in China, Hong Kong, and Korea has declined…
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December 7, 2025
China’s factory activity contracts for 8th month in November despite trade war truce Trade War

China’s factory activity contracts for 8th month in November despite trade war truce

FILE - Workers check aluminum panels produced at a factory of Kam Pin Industrial (HK) Ltd, in Dongguan city in southern China's Guangdong province April 17, 2025. Photo by Ng Han Guan /AP Article content HONG KONG (AP) — China’s factory activity contracted for the eighth straight month in November,…
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November 30, 2025