TRADE WARS

News About World Trade

7,450 articles

China's Country Garden narrowly avoids default: Bloomberg
Sep 05, 2023 (AFP)
The firm in August said it was unable to make the payments, worth $22.5 million, and was given a 30-day grace period. That grace period was due to end either Tu...
Markets rise as US jobs data ease rate pressure on Fed
Sep 04, 2023 (AFP)
Confidence has been buoyed recently by a string of reports pointing to a softening of the labour market and signs the economy is slowing, indicating the US cent...
Chinese Premier Li Qiang to attend G20
Sep 04, 2023 (AFP)
"At the invitation of the government of the Republic of India, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang will attend the 18th G20 Summit to be held in New Delhi, In...
IMF chief hails 'productive' talks as China visit ends
Sep 04, 2023 (AFP)
The IMF warned in July that the overall global economic recovery from the pandemic was slowing, despite slightly upgrading its outlook for world growth this yea...
Myanmar crisis, South China Sea to headline ASEAN summit
Sep 04, 2023 (AFP)
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit will be followed by talks with Beijing, Washington and other powers where US Vice President Kamala Har...
US trade chief: Talking to China is no 'sign of weakness'
Sep 03, 2023 (AFP)
"It's in the US interest. It's in China's interest. Indeed, it's in the world's interest for the US and China to have a stable and significant commercial relati...
Australia sending delegation to China to 'stabilise' ties
Sep 02, 2023 (AFP)
Trade, investment, people-to-people links as well as regional and international security are among the issues up for discussion in next Thursday's talks, Foreig...
Italy says China trade deal not meeting expectations
Sep 02, 2023 (AFP)
In 2019, the highly indebted economy became the only nation from the G7 club of industrialised countries to take part in China's Belt and Road Initiative. Chine...
Country Garden wins vote on debt to avoid default: Bloomberg
Sep 02, 2023 (AFP)
Bondholders voted this week on whether to extend repayment terms on a key note worth 3.9 billion yuan ($535 million) into 2026. Had they voted against, the comp...
In Argentina, voters toy with ditching pesos for dollars
Sep 01, 2023 (AFP)
The US dollar has long been a refuge for Argentines from pesos which lose value faster than they can spend them. Citizens bypass strict currency controls to buy...
Markets largely rise as traders prepare for US jobs data
Sep 01, 2023 (AFP)
The labour report comes at the end of a week that has seen traders cheered by figures indicating the world's top economy is showing signs of softening, easing p...
China's Xi to skip G20 summit, EU official says
Aug 31, 2023 (AFP)
"My last information... was that Xi didn't intend to travel, it would be the prime minister," the official told reporters in Brussels ahead of the September 9-1...
Markets mostly down ahead of key US inflation report
Aug 31, 2023 (AFP)
New York traders cheered news that fewer jobs were created in the US private sector and second-quarter growth was less than initially thought, suggesting the ec...
Nicaragua to export tariff-free to China from 2024
Aug 31, 2023 (AFP)
The agreement, signed Wednesday, will enter into force in January, trade minister Jesus Bermudez told reporters. "We believe that the negotiation of the treaty ...
Chinese developer Country Garden faces crunch vote on debt repayment
Aug 31, 2023 (AFP)
One of China's biggest builders, the firm has racked up debts of more than $150 billion and this week reported a record 48.9 billion yuan ($6.7 billion) loss fo...
China factory activity contracts for fifth straight month in August
Aug 31, 2023 (AFP)
The reading is the latest to indicate the nation's post-Covid recovery is running off the tracks owing to a decline in overseas demand as well as a drop-off in ...
US says seeking more 'predictable' business environment in China
Aug 30, 2023 (AFP)
Speaking with Shanghai Communist Party chief Chen Jining on day four of a bridge-building trip to China, Raimondo said a "stable economic relationship is good f...
Equities extend gains on US jobs data, China hopes
Aug 30, 2023 (AFP)
The mood was brightened by a report that China's biggest state-backed banks would slash rates on mortgages and deposits as part of a drive to support the countr...
US seeking more 'predictable' business environment in China: Raimondo
Aug 30, 2023 (AFP)
Speaking with Shanghai Communist Party chief Chen Jining on day four of a bridge-building trip to China, Raimondo said a "stable economic relationship is good f...
US says its firms could deem Chinese business environment 'too risky'
Aug 30, 2023 (AFP)
Speaking on her fourth day in China and after several rounds of talks with officials as well as with US firms, Raimondo said she had raised "tough issues" with ...
Buy Advertising About Us Editorial & Other Enquiries Privacy statement
The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, is Copyright 1995-2026 Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principles for news reporting and research purposes.