US Trade War
"When necessary we will fight back but we have been working actively to try not to have a trade war," he says.
Updated 22 Nov, 2019 12:21pm
Key European markets close in the red and the Dow Jones on Wall Street index is also lower.
Updated 22 Nov, 2019 08:36am
After four days of falling, the dollar is up 0.1pc against both the euro and a basket of currencies.
Published 20 Nov, 2019 05:54pm
The 16-month trade war between the world's two biggest economies has slowed economic growth around the world.
Published 11 Nov, 2019 09:27am
Hong Kong sinks more than 2pc as the city is gripped by another wave of protests.
Published 11 Nov, 2019 08:47am
WTO ruling says that illegal US anti-dumping practices had caused "impairment of benefits accruing to China".
Updated 02 Nov, 2019 09:02am
US crude inventories fell 708,000 barrels in the week ended Oct 25 to 436 million.
Published 30 Oct, 2019 12:02pm
Both sides have not announced rollbacks of existing tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars in trade.
Updated 26 Oct, 2019 08:41am
“We will look at the trade friction between China and the US with an open mind and a big heart,” says an official.
Published 22 Oct, 2019 03:28pm
Tariffs come after talks between European officials and US trade representatives failed to win a last-minute reprieve.
Published 18 Oct, 2019 10:36am
Global trade growth reached just 1pc in the first half of 2019, the weakest level since 2012.
Updated 17 Oct, 2019 07:55am
"The problem is that we have the largest economy in the world that (is acting) in a very unstable manner," says Sachs.
Updated 09 Oct, 2019 08:40am
The 28 entities blacklisted include 18 public security bureaus in Xinjiang, one police college and eight businesses.
Published 08 Oct, 2019 11:08am
The White House officially confirms that the high-level talks will begin on Thursday.
Updated 08 Oct, 2019 08:08am
Foreign ministry appeals Washington to “meet us halfway” and resolve disputes amid a tariff war.
Updated 01 Oct, 2019 08:01am
Some officials worry that the US manufacturing sector may already be in recession.
Updated 29 Sep, 2019 08:12am
"We are not in a rush to act as central banks of some other countries have done," says Yi Gang.
Updated 26 Sep, 2019 05:40pm
Chinese officials were expected to visit US farmers next week as a goodwill gesture.
Published 22 Sep, 2019 12:25am
The US has been warning allies against using the Chinese company’s equipment, which it says presents a security risk.
Updated 13 Sep, 2019 08:44am
Ma, a former English teacher, founded Alibaba in 1999 to connect Chinese exporters to American retailers.
Published 10 Sep, 2019 12:20pm
“It's a national security concern,” Trump tells reporters at the White House.
Published 04 Sep, 2019 10:19pm
The world’s two biggest economies have been embroiled in a bruising year-long trade war.
Updated 03 Sep, 2019 09:20am
The Trump administration will begin collecting 15pc tariffs on more than $125 billion in Chinese imports.
Published 01 Sep, 2019 12:39pm
August saw dramatic escalations in the bitter year-long Sino-US trade row.
Updated 01 Sep, 2019 09:45am
US president says his economic pressure is forcing Beijing to take a more moderate line in Hong Kong.
Published 31 Aug, 2019 01:32pm
Global recession worries from US-China frictions and spectre of a no-deal Brexit has driven investors to safer harbours.
Published 29 Aug, 2019 04:15pm
Google spokesman says the new Mate 30 cannot be sold with licensed Google apps and services due to US sales ban.
Published 29 Aug, 2019 03:56pm
Questions over what Donald Trump may say next triggers uncertainty around the globe as trade dispute heats up.
Published 26 Aug, 2019 02:28pm
US President Donald Trump promises UK premier Boris Johnson a "very big trade deal, bigger than we've ever had".
Updated 26 Aug, 2019 03:44pm
“Vast amounts of money made and stolen by China from the US must stop [...] start making your products in the USA."
Updated 26 Aug, 2019 03:44pm
