Mexico says it is close to U.S. metals tariff deal, waiting for Canada
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Mexico is close to resolving its dispute with the United States over steel and aluminum tariffs without…
Exclusive: Trump expected to sign order paving way for U.S. telecoms ban on Huawei
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order this week barring U.S. companies from using…
Trump and Xi to meet after defiant China hits U.S. with new tariffs
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would meet Chinese President Xi Jinping next month as…
U.S. and China at impasse over trade, Kudlow says new tariffs will remain
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States and China appeared at a deadlock over trade negotiations on Sunday as Washington demanded…
China still ‘cautiously optimistic’ on U.S. trade talks despite new tariffs
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China and the United States have agreed to hold more trade talks in Beijing, Vice Premier Liu…
China, U.S. to hold more trade talks as Trump ratchets up tariff threat
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China and the United States have agreed to hold more trade talks in Beijing, Vice Premier Liu…
Trump says talks with China to continue as trade war escalates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that trade talks with China would continue even after Washington…
China, U.S. agree to hold more trade talks: Vice Premier Liu He
(Reuters) – China and the United States have agreed to hold more trade talks in Beijing, Vice Premier Liu He…
U.S. says Huawei lawyer’s prior work at Justice Department poses conflict
(Reuters) – Huawei Technologies Co Ltd lawyer James Cole’s prior work at the U.S. Department of Justice created a conflict…
First day of U.S.-China trade talks ends; Trump’s tariff hike set to take effect
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators concluded the first of two days of talks on Thursday to…
U.S. Customs agency issues tariff increase notice, allows grace period
FILE PHOTO: A general view of Hongkong International Terminals (HIT), owned by Hutchison Port Holdings, as part of the Kwai…
China Vice Premier says hopes to engage in rational, candid talks with U.S.: Xinhua
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He leaves the office of the U.S. Trade Representative in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2019. REUTERS/James…
Trump readies more China tariffs as make-or-break trade talks start
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was taking steps to authorize new tariffs on $325…
From Paris to Omaha: How Occidental CEO out-maneuvered Chevron in Anadarko bid
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Occidental Petroleum chief executive Vicki Hollub was caught off guard when U.S. oil giant Chevron swooped…
Seeking to avert higher tariffs, China dispatches top negotiator to U.S.
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will travel to Washington for two days of trade talks this week,…
U.S.: China reneged on trade commitments, sparking Trump tariff hike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China backtracked on substantial commitments it made during trade talks with the United States, prompting President Donald…
Trump vows tariff hike on Chinese goods, escalating tension in trade talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump dramatically increased pressure on China on Sunday to reach a trade deal, saying he…
Trump vows new tariff hike on Chinese goods, escalating tension in trade talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump dramatically increased pressure on China to reach a trade deal by announcing on Sunday…
U.S. rejects Tesla bid for tariff exemption for Autopilot ‘brain’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. trade officials rejected Tesla Inc’s bid for relief from President Donald Trump’s 25-percent tariffs on the…
Europe wants to sign Belt and Road MOU as a group: German minister
BEIJING (Reuters) – Major European Union countries want to sign a memorandum of understanding on China’s Belt and Road initiative…
Trump says he is holding big Pharma accountable in opioid fight
ATLANTA (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump touted progress in the fight against opioid abuse on Wednesday and promised to…
U.S. to end all waivers Iran oil imports, crude price jumps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Monday said it will eliminate in May all waivers granted to eight economies…
Iran says ready for U.S. waivers end, as Guards threaten to shut Hormuz
FILE PHOTO: A gas flare on an oil production platform in the Soroush oil fields is seen alongside an Iranian…
U.S. intelligence says Huawei funded by Chinese state security: report
(Reuters) – U.S. intelligence has accused Huawei Technologies of being funded by Chinese state security, The Times said on Saturday,…
Venezuela congress to weigh 2020 PDVSA bond payment next week
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition-controlled National Assembly expects to vote on making a $71 million bond interest payment when it…
Exclusive: Spain’s Repsol suspended swap deal for Venezuelan oil under U.S. pressure
HOUSTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Spain’s Repsol suspended its swaps of refining products for crude with Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA,…
New North American trade deal modestly boosts U.S. economy, trade panel finds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The new North American free trade pact would modestly boost the U.S. economy, especially auto parts production,…
U.S. to press allies to keep Huawei out of 5G in Prague meeting: sources
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – The United States will push its allies at a meeting in Prague next month to adopt shared…
EU says it is ready to launch U.S. trade talks, but without agriculture
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is ready to start talks on a trade agreement with the United States and…
Mnuchin says hopes U.S.-China trade talks nearing ‘final round’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday a U.S.-China trade agreement would go “way beyond” previous…
U.S., China agree to establish trade deal enforcement offices: Mnuchin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and China have largely agreed on a mechanism to police any trade agreement they…
U.S. proposes list of EU goods for tariff retaliation against Airbus subsidies
FILE PHOTO: The Airbus logo is pictured at Airbus headquarters in Blagnac near Toulouse, France, March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau…
World Bank board elects U.S. Treasury’s Malpass as next president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – David Malpass, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the World Bank, won unanimous approval from the…
As latest round of U.S.-China talks end, ‘significant work’ remains
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and Chinese negotiators wrapped up their latest round of trade talks on Friday and were scheduled…
Biotech crops still a sticking point in U.S.-China trade deal: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China’s lengthy approval process for genetically modified crops remains a sticking point in talks to end the…
Trump says U.S.-China trade deal may be reached in four weeks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States and China were getting very close to…
Factbox: Cyclone Idai’s death toll rises to 843, hundreds of thousands displaced
BEIRA, Mozambique (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of people are in need of food, water and shelter after Cyclone Idai…
Cholera vaccinations launched in post-cyclone Mozambique
GENEVA (Reuters) – Health officials launched a vaccination campaign in Mozambique’s cyclone-hit port city of Beira on Wednesday in an…
U.S., China report progress in Beijing trade talks
BEIJING/PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that trade talks with China were going very…
Exclusive: Trump eyeing stepped-up Venezuela sanctions for foreign companies – Bolton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is considering imposing sanctions on companies from other countries that do business with…
U.S.’ Mnuchin says had ‘productive working dinner’ in China
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, a member of the U.S. trade delegation, speaks to the media upon his…
Factbox: Cyclone Idai kills 686, displaces hundreds of thousands
BEIRA, Mozambique (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of people are in need of food, water and shelter after Cyclone Idai…
U.S. expands abortion ‘gag rule,’ cuts funding to regional bloc: Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Tuesday expanded its anti-abortion policies, cutting funding to the Organization of American States…
Top Wall Street banks working on Deutsche-Commerzbank merger: sources
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs and Citi are helping Germany’s two biggest lenders work on their potential $28 billion-plus merger,…
Deutsche Bank merger talks with Commerzbank raise job fears, lift shares
BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank faced concerns from workers unions, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office and top shareholders on…
Trump says China trade talks going well, predicts ‘good deal’ or no deal
FILE PHOTO: A Benjamin Franklin U.S. 100 dollar banknote and a Chinese 100 yuan banknote with late Chinese Chairman Mao…
Long before Trump’s trade war with China, Huawei’s activities were secretly tracked
(Reuters) – The surprise arrest of Huawei’s chief financial officer in December quickly turned the executive, Meng Wanzhou, into a…
Huawei set to announce lawsuit against U.S. as it seeks to strike back
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Huawei Technologies is set to announce a lawsuit on Thursday against the United States, ratcheting up…
China says it welcomes delay on U.S. tariff increase
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (7thR), Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, White House economic adviser…
U.S. says rejects WTO’s ‘straitjacket’ of trade obligations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration filed another salvo at the World Trade Organization on Friday, saying U.S. trade policy…
Trump asks China to lift tariffs on U.S. farm products
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said he had asked China to immediately remove all tariffs on U.S. agricultural products…
Canada approves Huawei extradition proceedings, China seethes
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Canadian government, as expected, on Friday approved extradition proceedings against the chief financial officer of Huawei…
Canada seen approving extradition hearing against Huawei executive
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada is likely to announce on Friday that an extradition hearing against a Huawei Technologies Co Ltd…