Trade War

For the 2020 Democratic hopefuls who have sought to challenge President Donald Trump on an economy that has consistently been one of his strongest arguments for reelection, trade has put them in an awkward spot. Democrats have historically favored a far to…

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s Commerce Ministry said on Thursday that Chinese companies have started to inquire about prices for U.S. agricultural goods purchases, in a further sign of a thaw emerging in a bitter trade war between the two countries. Speaking …

They took tariffs off, certain types, he said. I think it was a gesture. It was a big move. People were shocked. I wasnt shocked. Even so, China and the United States appear to have made little progress on the substantive differences that have prevented them…

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 …