US Buys More Taiwan Exports Than China for First Time Since 2003

(Bloomberg) -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping and former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou just used a landmark meeting to underscore their view that the two sides of the strait are close as family. Trade data ... Read More

US-China Trade War

Background and explainers on the trade war between China ... 18 months due to additional import tariffs levied by both China and the US. The US has accused China of unfair trading practices ... Read More

China-Russia trade hits snag amid US sanction threats

Bloomberg reported in March that Chinese exports to Russia fell by 16 percent this year, marking the first significant drop since mid-2022. This decline is attributed to growing threats of US ... Read More

Top China scholar says US tensions will be ‘with us for a long time’

China-US relations deteriorated around late 2017. Around that time, there were two major ... One, the US has never, since the end of World War II, confronted a rivalry so comprehensive and all ... Read More

US Manufacturing Expands For First Time Since September 2022

US manufacturing expanded last month for the first time since September 2022 ... economy despite elevated interest rates, which is good news for Joe Biden as he seeks to talk up his record ... Read More

China Wants to Crush More Local Soybeans in Self-Reliance Push

China buys more than 60% of the world’s soybeans and any cut to imports would likely impact major growers Brazil and the US, which have expanded to cater for rising appetite from Asia’s ... Read More

How has the US-China trade war affected forex?

Image: Pixabay There are many factors that affect the value of currencies and influence the flow of foreign exchange, but few have a more significant impact than a trade war. So far, the ongoing ... Read More

With eye on China, US tests hypersonic missile in Pacific for first time

NEW DELHI: The US Air Force has conducted its first ... China and Russia currently leading. China has been actively testing hypersonic vehicles capable of carrying nuclear and conventional ... Read More

How Drones Might Decide a Future US-China War

"It's clear that drones would play a large role in any U.S.-China conflict. First and foremost ... be ready to invade Taiwan in three years, top US admiral says US ally says Chinese ships intruded ... Read More

China eases car loan policy for first time since 2018 to boost demand

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's central ... promote auto trade-ins and scrap government-set minimum down payments for consumers financing new car purchases. The revisions, the first since the start ... Read More

US Manufacturing Activity Expands for First Time Since 2022

(Bloomberg) -- US factory activity unexpectedly expanded in March for the first time since September 2022 on a sharp rebound in production and stronger demand, while input costs climbed. Read More