China’s Xi wants to meet U.S. halfway on trade deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China’s leader Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump in a letter that he hopes both sides will be able to meet each other halfway to reach…
White House says March 1 is hard deadline for China trade deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump sees March 1 as a hard deadline to reach a trade deal with China, the White House said on Thursday, saying U.S. tariffs on…
Oil tumbles 4 percent on growing U.S. supply, China trade worries
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil fell more than 3 percent on Monday, heading for its biggest one-day percentage drop in a month due after an increase in U.S. crude drilling…
Siemens: Key to have dialogue based on trust with EU about Alstom deal
FILE PHOTO: Henri Poupart-Lafarge, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alstom, and Siemens President and CEO Joe Kaeser attend a news conference to announce their deal to merge their rail…
France, Germany step up pressure over Alstom-Siemens deal
PARIS (Reuters) – France and Germany raised pressure on the European Union’s competition chief to approve the merger of Alstom and Siemens’ rail businesses, warning that thwarting the proposed European…
EU must approve Siemens/Alstom deal, says French finance minister
FILE PHOTO: French High Speed Train (TGV) made by French train maker Alstom stops next to a German High Speed Train (ICE) made by Siemens at Munich’s railway station June…
EU tax on big digital companies could be struck by March: French minister
FILE PHOTO – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire leaves following the weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, December 19, 2018. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer PARIS (Reuters) –…
U.S. consumer morale at two-year low; factory output surges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer sentiment tumbled in early January to its lowest level since President Donald Trump’s was elected more than two years ago as an ongoing partial shutdown…
China has ‘good faith’ to fix trade issues as talks with U.S. resume
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has the “good faith” to work with the United States to resolve trade frictions, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday, as the world’s two largest economies…
Southeast Asia wary of China’s Belt and Road project, skeptical of U.S.: survey
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Southeast Asian countries should be cautious in negotiating with China on its flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to avoid being trapped in unsustainable debt, 70 percent…