Trade War

China waives tariffs on some US goods for first time since the trade war began

Trump's trade war is triggering a 'sharp slowdown' among American small businesses

On September 6, chair of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Hayden Jay Powell attended an event at the University of Zurich. In the event, he said the uncertainty around trade policy is one of the major factors behind the global slowdown. Since H2 2018, Germany, C…

Chinese exports to the US tanked in August as Trump's trade-war tariffs hit demand - Business Insider

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in August, reflecting the U.S. trade war with China and raising expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut this month. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 130,000, some 28,000 less than analysts expecte…

On it's face, the August jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn't look too bad for the economy. The economy added 130,000 jobs, missing the 150,000 mark expected by economists. Unemployment is steady at an excellent 3.7%. But buried in the numb…

The US jobs report out Friday is expected to show hiring slowed in August but held at a solid pace, offering the latest official snapshot of the economy weeks after a key recession warning flashed. Economists forecast the Labor Department report will show …

(Reuters) - The United States and China have agreed to meet for senior-level trade talks in Washington in October, raising hopes that world’s two largest economies could make progress toward ending a damaging tit-for-tat tariff war that is now in its second y…

WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew at a modest pace in recent weeks, with manufacturing buffeted by a global slowdown while consumer purchases gave mixed signals on the strength of household spending, the Federal Reserve reported on Wednesda…

Reuters Stocks tumbled on Tuesday as weak factory data for August signaled the trade war is dampening demand for products from US manufacturers.  The Institute for Supply Management said its closely-watched purchasing managers index slid for the first time …