Trump says any China trade deal would need to be somewhat tilted in U.S. favor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Monday that trade talks with China were under way and any deal would need to be somewhat tilted in favor of the…
Trump says China trade talks ‘back on track,’ new tariffs on hold
OSAKA (Reuters) – The United States and China agreed on Saturday to restart trade talks after President Donald Trump offered concessions including no new tariffs and an easing of restrictions…
USTR proposes $4 billion in potential additional tariffs over EU aircraft subsidies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Just days after reaching a truce in the U.S.-China trade war, the U.S. government on Monday ratcheted up pressure on Europe in a long-running dispute over aircraft…
OPEC set to extend oil supply cut as Iran endorses pact
VIENNA (Reuters) – OPEC and its allies look set to extend oil supply cuts this week at least until the end of 2019 as Iran joined top producers Saudi Arabia,…
China warns of long road ahead for deal with U.S. after ice-breaking talks
BEIJING/OSAKA (Reuters) – China and the United States will face a long road before they can reach a deal to end their bitter trade war, with more fights ahead likely,…
Vietnam, EU sign landmark free trade deal
Hanoi (Reuters) – The European Union signed a landmark free trade deal with Vietnam on Sunday, the first of its kind with a developing country in Asia, paving the way…
White House official: New sales to China’s Huawei to cover only widely available goods
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s decision to allow expanded sales of U.S. technology supplies to Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei will only apply to products widely available around the world,…
Swine fever toll in China may be twice as high as reported, industry insiders say
BEIJING (Reuters) – As many as half of China’s breeding pigs have either died from African swine fever or been slaughtered because of the spreading disease, twice as many as…
G20 heads struggle to narrow differences beyond their concern on global growth
OSAKA (Reuters) – Many leaders of the world’s top 20 economies on Friday voiced concern over trade tensions and the risk they pose to global growth, but were at loggerheads…
U.S.-China trade talks: where they are and what’s at stake
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are due to meet on Saturday at the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Japan to try to resurrect…