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US extends tariff exclusions on some Chinese industrial goods as part of trade truce

The United States on Wednesday granted a one-year extension of tariff exclusions for some Chinese industrial and medical imports, including equipment for making solar-energy products, as part of a U.S ... Read More

Trump's tariffs hit the global economy

There is new evidence of global pain stemming from President Trump's trade policy, which single-handedly scrambled the world economy. Why it matters: From China to Switzerland, the economic ... Read More

Why a US-China trade deal matters to the global economy

Gyeongju, South Korea – Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s first face-to-face meeting since 2019 is expected to produce a deal to lower trade tensions between the United States and China. But ... Read More

What’s going on with U.S. tariffs on the world’s No. 2 economy

The Fed's monetary-policy makers are working to figure out the economic impact of the Trump administration's tariffs, and a key factor on that front is the size of the import taxes levied on Chinese ... Read More

A Trump-Xi trade deal won’t fix either country’s economy

The extraordinary trade war President Donald Trump unleashed has been taking a toll on the Chinese and American economies. China is in a far more precarious state, mostly due to preexisting problems, ... Read More

China's next economic shift is primed for backlash

Beijing will build on its successful Made in China 2025 plan which turned the country into an industrial powerhouse. The new iteration prioritises high-tech exports to grow the economy by 40% to $28 ... Read More

China's economy slows to 4.8% annual growth in July-September, hit by tariffs and slack demand

HONG KONG (AP) — China's economy expanded at the slowest annual pace in a year in July-September, growing 4.8%, weighed down by trade tensions with the United States and slack domestic demand. The ... Read More

US Treasury chief accuses China of wanting to hurt world economy

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has hit out at China as trade tensions between Washington and Beijing have been reignited in recent days - Copyright AFP ANDREW ... Read More

Will tariffs slow the U.S. economy in 2026?

The U.S. economy has largely weathered historically high tariffs so far this year, but a new study says tariffs will hit Americans in 2026. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and ... Read More

Japan's economy contracts as exports get hit by US tariffs

Japan has reported its economy contracted at a 1.8% annual pace in July-September as President Donald Trump’s tariffs hurt exports ... Read More