Trump may find it harder to maintain support for his escalating tariffs on China if the US economy shows further signs of weakness.
Under a new deal between the U.S. and Mexico, Mexico will send 6,000 troops to its southern border with Guatemala to prevent migrants from continuing their northward journey toward the United States.
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Mexico says it emerged from tariff negotiations in Washington with its ‘dignity intact.’ But that dignity comes at great cost to the migrants fleeing extreme violence in Central America.
China has reportedly halted all purchases of US soybeans. Here’s why that’s going to be very painful for American farmers.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has played a lot of golf with President Donald Trump over the past two years.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe needs the US to confront North Korea, revitalize Japan’s economy and boost his standing at home. And he knows flattery is the way to this president’s heart.
The trade war has high costs for both the U.S and China.
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An economist explains why the US and Chinese governments are most likely to dig in their heels rather than find a compromise to end the costly trade conflict.
Resolution of the US-China trade dispute will requite the intervention of the two countries’ leaders, Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.
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Boasting the world’s biggest and strongest economy, the U.S. has enormous leverage when it sits down with a partner to negotiate a trade deal. Threats and tariffs are not really helping.