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G20 summit: World leaders vow to address trade and geopolitical tensions
As more countries get drawn into trade wars that threaten the global economy, the 'Sunday Times' reported President Cyril Ramaphosa has thrown Pretoria’s support behind China as it faces off with the United States.
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US-China trade war in 10 dates
Trump, who campaigned under the slogan "America First", announces tariffs of 25% on steel imports and 10% on aluminium from a number of countries in a bid to slash the huge US trade deficit.
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Huawei delays global launch of foldable phone by three months
Alphabet Inc’s Google has earlier said it would no longer provide Android software for Huawei phones after a 90-day reprieve granted by the US government expires in August.
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US immigration 'national emergency': what are the facts?
US President Donald Trump called the problem a 'national emergency' and demanded Congress take action to deal with it.
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Stock markets slump as trade war tensions spike
Investors piled into low-risk assets, sending the yield on 10-year German government bonds to a record low.
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Huawei reviewing FedEx relationship, says packages 'diverted'
FedEx China on Tuesday apologised on its Chinese social media account for the 'mishandling' of Huawei packages and confirmed there was no 'external pressure' to divert packages.
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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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IMF, CEOs sound warnings as leaders gather in Davos
Gloomy IMF forecasts highlight the challenges facing policymakers as they tackle an array of actual or potential crises.
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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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#RandReport: Rand edges up in light year-end trade
The rand gained on Thursday against a dollar weakened by lingering concerns about the trade wrangle between the United States and China.
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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.
