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IMF warns US-China trade war will ‘jeopardise’ 2019 global growth
Donald Trump says a primary goal of the aggressive tariff strategy is to reduce the trade imbalance with China, which totalled $379 billion last year.
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China fires back at US with tariff hike on goods worth $60bn
China's rates will target a number of American imports with tariffs rising to as high as 25%, according to a statement by China's cabinet.
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Tense future for US-China ties, with or without trade deal
The United States faces a growing challenge to its lone superpower status from a Communist-ruled China whose global influence, military might and high-tech capabilities are rapidly rising.
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Trump orders tariff hike on remaining Chinese imports
The move came less than 24 hours after Washington increased punitive duties on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports
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World stocks dive as Trump threatens China tariffs
Equities in Asia, Europe, and the US were a sea of red as Trump's remarks rekindled fears of a trade war with potentially devastating consequences for world growth.
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#RandReport: Rand falls on subdued risk appetite
At 15:20 GMT the rand was 0.77% weaker at 14.0425 against the US dollar.
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Trump to meet Chinese trade negotiator amid effort to defuse conflict
President Trump has signalled he could extend the 1 March deadline to more than double tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods.
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US-China trade talks: What’s under debate
President Donald Trump said the talks were going ‘extremely well, while his advisors deep in the details warned there was still ‘much work’ to do.
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China-US trade talks ‘making a final sprint’ - report
Chinese state media on Saturday expressed cautious optimism over trade talks between the United States and China.
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US-China trade talks in Beijing 'led to progress': White House
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin led the talks on the US side while the Chinese side was led by Vice Premier Liu He.
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Trump to Apple: ‘Make your product in the US’
President Donald Trump’s comments marked his latest effort to press US firms to bring back manufacturing amid a simmering trade war between Washington and Beijing.
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China to restrict imports of scrap steel, aluminum from July
Relevant departments were researching the formulation of standards for recycled copper and aluminum, the Chinese environment ministry said.
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Tokyo stocks plunge in Christmas rout
Tokyo markets, which were closed on Monday for a national holiday, plummeted at the open on Tuesday, with the Nikkei closing down more than 5% - over 1,000 points.
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IMF warns storm clouds gathering for global economy
The biggest immediate risk, though, is the current trade war between the United States and China.
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Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou to appear in Canada court
Meng Wanzhou, 46, who is also the daughter of the company founder, was arrested on 1 December at the request of the United States.
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China to 'immediately' implement US trade truce measures
The commerce ministry's remarks came days after US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to give negotiators 90 days to resolve their trade spat.
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Rand weakens as trade worries sour risk appetite
The waning hopes of a swift resolution to the US-China trade war overshadowed news of the South African economy snapping out of recession in the third quarter and surpassing economists’ expectations.
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Trump says China to cut car tariffs in trade truce
Us President Donald Trump's surprise announcement late Sunday came a day after he and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to suspend any new tariffs and give negotiators 90 days to strike a deal.
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China, US declare 90-day halt to new tariffs - White House
If no deal is reached within 90 days, both parties agreed that the 10% tariffs will be raised to 25%, the White House said.
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Trump-Xi meet, a turning point in global trade war?
The state-run 'China Daily' newspaper said any deal was unlikely to be a comprehensive solution to the impasse due to 'diverging demands and agendas'.
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Pence vows tariffs to remain until 'China changes its ways'
Pence warned Saturday that US sanctions and pressure on China would remain in place until Beijing reforms its trade practices.
