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China’s trade surplus hits $1 trillion for first time — even as US exports plunge 29%

China’s global trade surplus surpassed $1 trillion in November for the first time ever — despite President Trump’s attempts to crack down on US imports from the nation. So far this year through ... Read More

Trump Insists Tariffs Will Buoy the Economy. For Now, He’s on Damage Control.

The president rolled out a $12 billion bailout for farmers as he makes the case that his policy is working — or will soon. Read More

Mexico to Hike China Tariffs, Raising Hopes of US Steel Relief

Mexico’s Congress is set to vote this week on President Claudia Sheinbaum’s proposed tariffs on China, part of a broader plan to shield local producers and ease trade tensions with the US. The move is ... Read More

China’s trade surplus with the world tops $1 trillion, despite tariffs

Chinese exports to the United States continued to crater last month, but the drop was made up by booming sales in Southeast Asia and Europe. Read More

China’s trade surplus tops $1 trillion for the first time—even with Trump’s tariffs

A year-long trade truce between China and the U.S. was reached at a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in late October in South Korea. The U.S. has lowered its ... Read More

If you think Trump’s China deal is the end of the story, you haven’t been paying attention

Financial markets kicked off the week by gleefully cheering the weekend’s headlines that trade talks between the United States and China went smoothly. Just weeks earlier, Trump had threatened to ... 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

China and ASEAN, hit by US tariffs, sign upgraded free trade pact

China signs upgraded free trade deal with ASEAN Bloc is China's biggest trading partner Beijing stresses importance of avoiding 'protectionism' KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Reuters) - China and the ASEAN ... 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

What the Trump tariffs Supreme Court case could mean for the economy

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments about Trump's tariffs on Wednesday. The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on Wednesday in a case that will determine the fate of President Donald ... Read More

China seeks to inflict economic blow on Japan amid escalating spat over Taiwan

HONG KONG — Japan has been feeling the sting of China’s economic retaliation as their diplomatic spat over Taiwan worsens, with travel agencies canceling group tours and fears over an outright ban on ... Read More