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US, China agree to slash tariffs in trade war de-escalation
May 12, 2025 (AFP)
After their first talks since US President Donald Trump launched his trade war, the world's two biggest economies agreed in a joint statement to bring their tri...
US, China agree to slash tariffs as Trump says will speak to Xi
May 12, 2025 (AFP)
After the first meetings between Washington and Beijing since Trump ratcheted up his trade war, the world's two biggest economies agreed in a joint statement to...
Kazakhstan to dredge port for key China-EU trade route
May 12, 2025 (AFP)
The Trans-Caspian trade route, also known as the "Middle Corridor", allows goods to flow from China to Europe while bypassing Russia. The work, expected to be f...
Markets rally after China and US slash tariffs for 90 days
May 12, 2025 (AFP)
Investors have been on a rollercoaster ride since Donald Trump unveiled eye-watering tolls on trading partners on April 2, with the heftiest saved for Beijing, ...
US tariffs to weigh on economy despite recent reprieve: Fed official
May 12, 2025 (AFP)
The comments by Fed governor Adriana Kugler, at a symposium in Ireland, came shortly after the United States and China said they would sharply lower tariffs on ...
Markets rally after China, US slash tariffs
May 12, 2025 (AFP)
Wall Street's main stock indices jumped at the start of trading and held steady much of the day before finishing with a flourish. The broad-based S&P 500 ended ...
Texas push to ban non-citizens from buying land prompts racism worries
May 12, 2025 (AFP)
The legislation previously failed in 2023, but has gained new steam in the Republican-led state since President Donald Trump's return to office on a stark anti-...
US, China hail 'substantial progress' after trade talks in Geneva
May 11, 2025 (AFP)
The increasingly ugly trade spat between Washington and Beijing has rocked financial markets and raised fears of a global economic slowdown, and an inflationary...
China's consumption slide deepens as tariff war bites
May 10, 2025 (AFP)
The world's second-largest economy has grappled with persistent deflationary pressure in recent years, as longstanding woes in the property sector and export he...
Brazil's Lula to visit China ahead of regional summit
May 10, 2025 (AFP)
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's state visit comes at the invitation of counterpart President Xi Jinping and will last until Wednesday, a Chinese foreign ministry sp...
'Pragmatic' approach could reap 'ambitious' UK-EU deal: Starmer
May 10, 2025 (AFP)
London and Brussels are hopeful of signing a deal at the first UK-EU summit since Brexit, which will take place in the British capital on May 19. However, Labou...
EU envoy says China not taking trade barriers seriously
May 09, 2025 (AFP)
Beijing has said its ties with Europe bring "precious stability" after US President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping tariffs on trading partners across the globe,...
China can play hardball at looming trade talks with US: analysts
May 09, 2025 (AFP)
Trade between the world's two largest economies has nearly skidded to a halt since US President Donald Trump slapped China with various rounds of levies that be...
China exports beat forecasts ahead of US tariff talks
May 09, 2025 (AFP)
Experts said that the forecast-smashing 8.1-percent rise indicated that Beijing was re-routing trade to Southeast Asia to mitigate US tariffs of up to 145 perce...
Chinese fabric exporters anxious for US trade patch-up
May 09, 2025 (AFP)
Her company, which relies on US customers for around half its client base, is one of many caught in the crosshairs as the standoff between Washington and Beijin...
Japan's Panasonic targets 10,000 job cuts worldwide
May 09, 2025 (AFP)
The cuts, which represent around four percent of the group's workforce of nearly 230,000, will be implemented mainly in the current financial year to March, it ...
Stocks lifted by hopes for US-China talks after UK deal
May 09, 2025 (AFP)
Britain and the United States reached a deal on trade on Thursday and President Donald Trump hinted that an easing of tariffs on China was possible as officials...
Stocks rise on trade hopes, London boosted by reports of deal
May 08, 2025 (AFP)
After the fireworks sparked by the US president's "Liberation Day" on April 2, markets have enjoyed a period of calm in recent weeks on optimism that countries ...
Stocks rise further on growing trade deal hopes
May 08, 2025 (AFP)
After the fireworks sparked by the US president's "Liberation Day" on April 2, markets have enjoyed a period of calm in recent weeks on optimism that countries ...
Asian stocks rise as China-US trade talks boost optimism
May 07, 2025 (AFP)
Beijing's moves to ease some key monetary policy tools to kickstart the world's number two economy boosted hope among investors who have been left punch drunk b...
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