US-China trade war

Saudi riyal, yuan, Turkish lira, pound, US dollar, euro and Jordanian dinar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Global Economy

Currencies creep back, but Sino-US tensions temper mood

Public holidays in Japan and China lightened trade, while caution on the global growth outlook and looming Australian and New Zealand central bank meetings capped further moves

President Donald Trump, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan/ UNB-AFP
Global Economy

US-China trade deal a mixed success for Trump

Get ready to reverse course. Photographer: Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Thoughts

Trump’s trade wars expose an abiding truth

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, US, before his departure to New York, November 2, 2019/ Reuters
Global Economy

Trump will make final call on China tariffs: Kudlow

Chinese and US flags flutter near The Bund, before US trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019/ Reuters
World+Biz

Trump comments, Uighur bill hit prospects of US-China trade deal

Many firms have no contingency plans amid worsening US-China trade war
Global Economy

Many firms have no contingency plans amid worsening US-China trade war

Photo: Reuters
Global Economy

Getting rid of tariffs a win-win situation

The global economy has witnessed the lowest global growth in 2019 since the 2009 recession. Photo: Bloomberg
Global Economy

Global economy will weaken in 2020, says Moody’s

Containers are seen at Yantian port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China July 4, 2019/ Stringer via Reuters
Global Economy

US-China trade war is a ‘lose-lose’ situation for them and the world: UN economists

US-China trade war hits Bangladeshi denim makers
RMG

US-China trade war hits Bangladeshi denim makers

A US Department of Agriculture inspection stamp is displayed on a package of baby back pork ribs. Photo: Bloomberg
Global Economy

China wants tariffs cut to enable $50 bln imports from US

Flags of US and China are displayed at American International Chamber of Commerce (AICC)'s booth during China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing, China, May 28, 2019/ Reuters
Analysis

Trade talks seen as unlikely to mend US-China divide

An employee works on the production line of a tyre factory under Tianjin Wanda Tyre Group which exports its products to countries such as US and Japan, in Xingtai, Hebei provinc, China, May 21, 2019 /Reuters
World+Biz

Asian factories lashed by trade wars, slowing demand in August