Trade War

BEIJING (Reuters) - To the outside world, China’s ruling Communist Party - faced with an expanding trade war crimping an already slowing economy and spiraling protests in Hong Kong - is confronting some of its strongest political and economic headwinds in dec…

Chinese shoppers don't appear to be paying much attention to fears of an imminent slowdown in the world's second-largest economy. At least if Alibaba's latest numbers are anything to go by. The enormous e-commerce company managed to add 98 million customer…

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares were heading for weekly losses on Friday as conflicting messages on the Sino-U.S. trade war only added to worries for the global economy, while talk of aggressive central bank stimulus drove bond yields to fresh lows. U.S. Pr…

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s government announced an economic support package worth HK$19.1 billion ($2.44 billion) on Thursday as escalating political protests and the prolonged Sino-U.S. trade war weigh heavily on the Asian financial center. Financia…

Export-reliant Chinese companies are slashing prices, moving production abroad, creating new domestic markets and even rebranding goods as they try to survive the escalating trade war with the United States. Factories along the eastern coast, fish processors…

To talk of a trade war between America and China is to misunderstand the magnitude of what the world economic order is confronting. Think of it as Brexit on a global scale. Just as Britain is struggling to separate itself from the European Union, America and …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Friday stood by its assessment that China’s yuan valuation was largely in line with economic fundamentals, but an IMF official said the fund was encouraging China to pursue a more flexible exchange rat…

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s factory gate prices shrank for the first time in three years in July, stoking deflation worries and putting pressure on Beijing to deliver more stimulus as the economy sputters amid an intensifying trade war with the United States.…

Today, China released its July trade data. Chinese exports rose despite President Trumps tariffs.The US will impose an additional 10% tariff on $300 billion worth of Chinese imports in September.Chinas July trade data Today, China …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed concerns over a protracted trade war with China, saying the United States was “in a very strong position,” a day after his administration ratcheted up tensions by labeling Beijing a curre…