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Trump Officials to Meet With Chinese Counterparts Amid Trade Standoff
Top officials from the Trump administration will meet with their Chinese counterparts in Switzerland this week, the first formal meeting…
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India and UK Strike Trade Deal Amid Trump’s Tariff Upheaval
Britain and India agreed to a trade deal on Tuesday, strengthening economic ties between two of the world’s largest economies amid…
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Hong Kong’s freight forwarding industry hit by trade war, SCMP reports
Hong Kong’s freight forwarding industry is reeling from the US-China trade war with 41 per cent of container capacity from the city to…
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Farmers in Iowa Are Caught in Trump’s Trade War
It was time for Beau Hanson to lay down his bets. Like other farmers in western Iowa, in early April Mr. Hanson was preparing for spring…
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Singapore dollar surges against US dollar as Asia currencies rally on trade hopes
Asian currencies rallied on Monday (May 5) on hopes of a thaw in the US-China trade war and regional tariff deals with the Trump…
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Malaysia plans cargo rail link to Bangkok to boost trade
Malaysia is planning to start a direct rail cargo service between its capital Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok in neighbouring Thailand this year…
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Warren Buffett Criticizes Trump’s Trade Policies
Warren E. Buffett took a shot at President Trump’s efforts to use tariffs to batter global commerce on Saturday, as his $1.1 trillion…
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US: Wall Street stocks buoyed by strong economic data, possible US-China trade talks
Wall Street stocks advanced on Friday (May 2), notching the second straight week of gains, helped by strong economic data and potential…
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HSBC warns trade turmoil poses serious risks to global growth
Shifting global trade relations have increased economic uncertainty with serious risks to growth, making it difficult for international…
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Japan's Nikkei posts first monthly gain for the year on trade talk hopes
Japan’s Nikkei share average gained on Wednesday (Apr 30) as investors awaited developments in US-Japan tariff talks, helping the…
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Chinese Factories Slow in Early Sign of Trade War’s Toll
President Trump’s tariffs are already taking a toll on China’s factories. Three weeks into a trade war that pushed import tariffs of…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq open lower as investors eye trade developments, earnings
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell at the open on Tuesday (Apr 29), while the Dow was flat as investors assessed a mixed bag of corporate…
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Howard Lutnick, Trump’s ‘Buoyant’ Trade Warrior, Flexes His Power Over Global Business
Since Howard Lutnick was tapped to serve as President Trump’s commerce secretary, executives from some of the world’s largest companies…
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Asia: Markets mixed on Monday as investors eye trade talks
Asian stocks were mixed on Monday as investors assess how the land lies on the trade war front with countries seeking to temper Donald…
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Europe: Shares hit three-week high as US-China trade tensions ease
European shares ended at a three-week high on Friday (Apr 25), notching up their second straight weekly gain as signs of a potential…
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Stocks Post a Weekly Gain, Carried by Hope for Easing Trade Tensions
The stock market recorded a weekly gain, as investors latch on to any signs of easing trade tensions. The S&P 500, which was roughly flat…
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Trump Claims He’s Negotiating With China on Trade. China Says Otherwise.
President Trump, whose trade war with China has rattled financial markets and threatened to disrupt huge swaths of trade, suggested on…
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US: Wall Street opens slightly lower as China trade uncertainty lingers
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Friday (Apr 25) as investors sifted through conflicting comments from US President Donald Trump…
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How Trump’s Tariffs Could Reorder Asia Trade and Exclude the U.S.
As President Trump uses tariffs as a weapon in his quest to even the score on trade with the world, Asia is emerging as target No. 1. And…
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Trump Eyes a Bigger, Better Trade Deal With China
During the Biden administration, Donald J. Trump would sit in his mirrored and gold-trimmed salon at Mar-a-Lago where he had once hosted…
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Singapore evolves to meet commodity sector’s changing needs amid trade tensions: EnterpriseSG’s Cindy Khoo
IN A much more complex global trade environment, Singapore will focus on growing new trade flows, specialised trade expertise and…
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New UPS air route targets trade from France to Hong Kong
A Boeing 747-8 freighter is guided to its parking stall at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. UPS has begun operating five cargo flights per…
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What Happens to Global Trade If ‘the W.T.O. Is Toast’?
When President Trump announced he would impose new tariffs on imports from countries around the world, he launched a frontal attack on the…
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Opec warns that US trade policy risks stoking market volatility
ORGANIZATION of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) warned that President Donald Trump’s trade policies risk stoking volatility in…