Some gifts may soon get more expensive.
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New tariffs on $160 billion of Chinese goods including smartphones and sneakers are set to take effect on Dec. 15.
Media and others prepare the stage for the Democratic presidential debate in Atlanta.
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Health care, immigration and trade have been hot topics during the campaign and are likely to come up during the fifth Democratic debate.
As the public face of globalism, the WTO mobilised protesters. It’ll be replaced by the law of the jungle.
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We are about to go from having rules that overreached to having few rules. The US, China and the EU will be able to act with impunity.
The new faces of Trump’s trade disputes.
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The Trump administration’s tendency to follow rules only if they’re in its interest could end up hurting the US in the long run.
The Huawei Cyber Security Lab in Donggguan, Guangdong Province, specializes in cyber counterattacks.
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China and the United States are not at war, but cyberspace has created opportunities for intelligence gathering, influence and sabotage that are already taking place.
French wines for sale at a Los Angeles supermarket on August 18, 2019.
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French wine is the subject of an ongoing trade dispute between the US and EU, but tariffs could have impacts not intended by US president Donald Trump.
Trump has nobbled the umpire. The rules that have governed trade need a new line of defence.
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Illegality doesn’t matter when you’ve kneecapped the umpire who would have enforced the rules.
We are being sucked in to something Trump started.
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Australia has more to fear than most countries from a global trade and currency war. All eyes will be on the Reserve Bank governor Friday as he attempts to outline what might happen.
The Australian dollar has already slipped, falling to its lowest point against the US since the global financial crisis.
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President Trump’s decision to slap tariffs on US$300 billion of China’s exports has set up a currency war that has engulfed Australia.
China retaliated with tariffs on U.S. imports after Trump imposed tariffs on $250 billion of Chinese imports.
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The US-China trade war shows no signs of slowing down. Here’s what readers need to know.
Wall Street traders watch as Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks.
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The Fed’s decision to cut interest rates for the first time since 2008 could lead to economic policies that are even more reckless.
It’s true, research says.
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While the US is a nation of immigrants, China is not. That’s a huge competitive advantage when doing business in emerging markets.
The founders weren’t exactly free traders.
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Arguments over Trump’s tariffs and trade wars are just the latest salvo in a heated debate that has raged since the dawn of the American republic.
Will a handshake lead to a deal?
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Presidents Xi and Trump agreed to restart trade talks at the G-20, but even if a major deal is reached, US companies would still have a very hard time doing business in China.
The components of an iPhone add up to a different cost than the phone itself.
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Trump believes the money Americans spend on Chinese imports like the iPhone goes straight into China’s pockets. In reality, China gets very little value from it.
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Donald Trump says trade wars are easy to win. Is he right?
A weaker domestic economy could limit Trump’s options.
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Trump may find it harder to maintain support for his escalating tariffs on China if the US economy shows further signs of weakness.
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He has been leading his side in trade negotiations.
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US-China relations are fast deteriorating, leading to fears that a ‘cold war’ may be brewing. A China expert explains what’s motivating its behavior.
Though a Cold War between China and the US seems unlikely, there are still repercussions of a deepening rift.
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The first great power rivalry of the 21st century has begun – and it’s unlike any rivalry the world has ever seen.
The Trump administration says its trade policy saved the U.S. steel industry.
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Trump claims the tariffs he’s imposed on imports from China and elsewhere are saving US industries and jobs. The data offers a murkier picture.