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Dollar slides, stocks diverge as US-China trade war escalates
Apr 11, 2025 (AFP)
Wall Street opened in the red but quickly rose to cap a highly volatile week as investors grapple with President Donald Trump's unpredictable tariffs policy. Eu...
EU, Beijing set to hold summit in China in July
Apr 11, 2025 (AFP)
The European Union had announced plans for a summit in January, before US President Donald Trump took office and unleashed swingeing tariffs. "We are coordinati...
US trade war could divert Chinese goods to EU markets: analysts
Apr 11, 2025 (AFP)
The European Union may have expressed some relief at Trump's decision on Wednesday to suspend his threat to slap swingeing customs duties on foreign goods enter...
Stocks, dollar sink and gold hits record as Trump tariff panic returns
Apr 11, 2025 (AFP)
The US president's decision to delay crippling duties for 90 days sparked a frenzied scramble for equities that had been beaten down since his "Liberation Day" ...
Australia rebuffs China's appeal to 'join hands' in trade
Apr 10, 2025 (AFP)
Ambassador Xiao Qian urged Australia and other trading partners to "jointly respond to the changes of the world" in an opinion piece written for a Sydney newspa...
Trump stuns with tariff backtrack but hikes China rate to 125%
Apr 10, 2025 (AFP)
After days of turmoil, stocks on Wall Street and across Asia saw huge surges in reaction to Trump's announcement that he was halting a levy hike for almost all ...
Trump tariff hike brings added China rate for many goods to 145%
Apr 10, 2025 (AFP)
Since returning to the presidency, Trump has imposed waves of tariffs on sectors like steel and aluminum imports, as well as autos. Most recently, he slapped a ...
Asian stocks crack higher as Trump delays painful tariffs
Apr 10, 2025 (AFP)
Equities surged across the board, tracking a blistering performance on Wall Street, after the US president said he would delay for 90 days measures announced la...
China consumer prices slump for second straight month: data
Apr 10, 2025 (AFP)
The drop comes as Beijing seeks to boost domestic consumption, which has yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels. The consumer price index (CPI) -- a key measure ...
Trump's 10% baseline likely to remain; Shanghai finance workers have front-row to turmoil
Apr 10, 2025 (AFP)
A day earlier, Trump announced a 90-day pause on higher tariffs against all countries except China, reversing a policy that had roiled global stock markets and ...
China ready to fight trade war, EU seeks to cool it; as 104% tariffs take effect on China
Apr 09, 2025 (AFP)
Following the imposition of sweeping 10 percent tariffs have rocked the global economy since coming into force over the weekend, rates on imports to the United ...
UK mulls nationalising troubled British Steel: reports
Apr 09, 2025 (AFP)
Government sources, cited by The Guardian newspaper, said Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Finance Minister Rachel Reeves considered steel to be of "huge strateg...
Equities resume selloff as Trump cranks up trade war
Apr 09, 2025 (AFP)
After a brief respite Tuesday from the panic-selling at the start of the week, investors were once again scurrying for the hills amid fears that the US presiden...
Who stands in the crosshairs of Trump's tariffs?
Apr 09, 2025 (AFP)
Here is a rundown of what tariffs Trump has implemented in his second presidency, as a trade fight between Washington and Beijing again heats up. - China focus ...
US will not let China disrupt Panama Canal: Pentagon chief
Apr 09, 2025 (AFP)
Hegseth is the second senior US official to visit Panama since President Donald Trump took office in January vowing to "take back" the US-built canal to counter...
Strength in numbers: Latin America urges unity in face of Trump tariffs
Apr 09, 2025 (AFP)
Lula was among 11 heads of state gathered in Honduras for a meeting of the 33-member Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). It was also atten...
Tariff war could cut US-China goods trade by 80 percent: WTO chief
Apr 09, 2025 (AFP)
President Donald Trump raised tariffs on China to 125 percent on Wednesday as the world's two largest economies fought over retaliatory levies. "The escalating ...
China central bank says backs sovereign fund for 'smooth operation' of market
Apr 08, 2025 (AFP)
Beijing's People's Bank of China said it "firmly supports Huijin Investment... in increasing its holdings of stock market index funds". It promised to provide t...
'Malignant stupidity', 'weak': Economists on Trump's tariffs
Apr 08, 2025 (AFP)
Here are comments from some leading economists: - 'Spectacle of failed policies' - Li Daokui, one of China's most influential economists, told AFP that Trump's ...
Shanghai's elderly investors keep faith despite stock market woes
Apr 08, 2025 (AFP)
Asian and European equities collapsed on Monday after China retaliated to President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs against US trading partners, as fears grow t...
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