Trade War

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s foreign ministry said on Friday it hoped China can work with the United States for progress on trade consultations, when asked about trade talks between the two countries. Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang made the comments …

President Donald Trump said Thursday's trade talks between the U.S. and China went well as the world's two largest economies try to end a damaging trade war.  The president made the comments before he traveled to Minnesota for a campaign rally. As Trump spok…

The southern Chinese city of Dongguan is feeling the effects of the trade war with the U.S. Nicknamed the "workshop of the world," the city is a sprawling manufacturing hub of more than 8 million people. Jolie Myers/NPR In the industrial city of Dongguan, C…

Stocks rose on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would meet with Chinas top trade negotiator on Friday, while oil rose as OPEC pledged a decision on supply at its December meeting. A drop in the U.S. currency, also tied to trade talks, suppo…

Federal Reserve officials have grown increasingly concerned that ongoing trade tensions with China could begin to weigh on some of the brightest spots in the US economy.They said uncertainty from tariffs could begin to ripple through to hirin…

As the Democrats ratchet up impeachment talk, they may be giving the Chinese false hope that high-level trade negotiations with the U.S., which resume Thursday, will get easier. “They are looking very closely at what’s going on in the U.S., and this impeachm…

China is still open to agreeing a partial trade deal with the U.S., an official with direct knowledge of the talks said, signaling that Beijing is focused on limiting the damage to the worlds second-largest economy. Negotiators heading to Washington for talk…

REUTERS/Stringer China's central bank has plowed funds into gold over the last 10 months, adding over 100 tons of the precious metal to its reserves. China's gold reserves rose by 5.9 tons in September, bringing the total added since Decembe…

Associated Press European stocks and US futures dropped on Monday following reports China will adopt a tougher negotiating stance in trade talks with the US this week.Chinese officials don't plan to offer concessions such as reforms to indus…

Mary E. Lovely is a professor of economics at Syracuse University and non-resident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. The opinions expressed in this commentary are her own. As the United States and China prepare to resume t…