Us tariffs
Airbus 'deeply regrets' US tariff increase
Friday's decision to hike tariffs to 15% from March 18 'further escalates trade tensions between the US and the EU', the company said in a statement.
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Trump moves ahead with new tariffs on Chinese products
The additional 15% tariffs, affecting a portion of the $300 billion in goods from the Asian giant that so far has been spared, took effect at 04H01 GMT, according to the US Trade Representative's office.
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US government staff told to treat Huawei as blacklisted
In May, the company was added to the so-called Entity List, which bans American firms from selling to it without special permission, as punishment for actions against US national security interests.
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Trump says open to 'historic' trade deal with China at G20
The meeting kicked off in a positive tone, with Trump saying: "It would be historic if we could do a fair trade deal... We are totally open to it."
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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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FedEx misses delivery of Huawei package to US
China threatened in late May to unveil its own unprecedented hit-list of “unreliable” foreign firms, groups and individuals that harm the interests of Chinese companies.
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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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Trump vows rapid increase in tariffs on Mexico unless illegal immigration ends
Higher tariffs will start at 5% on June 10 and increase monthly until reaching 25% on 1 October, unless Mexico takes immediate action, he said.
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Nike, Under Armour, among others, urge Trump to remove footwear from tariff list
Trump increased tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports to 25% from 10% earlier this month.
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Google suspends some business with Huawei after Trump blacklist – source
The extent to which Huawei will be hurt by the US government’s blacklist is not yet known as its global supply chain assesses the impact.
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Huawei ban clouds US-China trade talks, tech sector
The US crackdown, announced on Wednesday, was the latest shot fired in a US-China trade war that is rattling financial markets and threatening to derail a slowing global economy.
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China: No developing country will fall into debt trap by cooperating with China
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying made the comment in an online statement responding to remarks made by US Vice President Mike Pence.
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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.
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Trade Dept welcomes US tariff hike exemption on steel, aluminium
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies wrote submissions to the US arguing that South Africa should be exempt from the tariff hikes due to the impact it could have on local jobs.
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US blocks pork from Poland over African swine fever
African swine fever has spread rapidly in eastern Europe and China, the world’s largest pork producer, where new cases are appearing and the disease is traveling far distances.
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Trade war would slow but not stop global growth: IMF
The IMF's baseline forecast for the global economy is 3.7% growth in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
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US withdraws from international accords, says UN world court 'politicised'
Tehran had argued that the US sanctions imposed since May by the Trump administration violated the terms their 1955 Treaty of Amity.
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China cancels security talks with United States
The official, who is involved in China policy and spoke on condition of anonymity, said it was not clear if or when the meeting would be rescheduled.
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US invites China to trade talks as tariffs loom: White House adviser
Larry Kudlow told Fox Business Network that US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin had sent an invitation to senior Chinese officials, but he declined to provide further details.
