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8 Jan 21
Tariffs on French goods such as champagne, cheese and designer handbags will not be imposed by the US government as planned this week – a move that was intended as retaliation against France’s...
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24 Jan 20
East and South Asian economies face weak growth prospects amid trade tensions and uncertainty around policy, according to a new report.
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16 Dec 19
The trade war between the US and China appears to have cooled, with a ‘phase one’ agreement having been agreed by both countries.
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9 Dec 19
China has urged its local authorities to introduce more measures to boost employment and job creation.
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3 Dec 19
The US is likely to hit France with new tariffs on products including cheese and champagne to retaliate against the European country’s tax on ‘internet giants’, such as Google and Facebook.
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26 Nov 19
The German economy is set to grow slightly this quarter as business confidence improves, the Ifo Institute for Economic Research has said.
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17 Oct 19
China has indicated it is keen to end the trade war with the US as early as possible after talks in Washington last week.
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11 Sep 19
Germany’s economy is “on the brink of recession”, researchers have warned.
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15 Aug 19
The US Chamber of Commerce has urged Donald Trump not to retaliate against France for introducing a tax on internet giants like Google and Facebook, voicing concerns it could lead to a trade war with...
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16 May 19
The ongoing US-China trade war will have an effect on the UK economy, the UK international trade secretary has warned.
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5 Mar 19
US president Donald Trump has said he wants to end an arrangement with India, which allows $5.6bn worth of the South Asian country’s exports to enter the US duty free.
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27 Feb 19
US president Donald Trump has said he will delay imposing new tariffs on Chinese goods, which were due to kick in on 1 March.
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7 Feb 19
The ongoing trade row between China and the US could have a hugely negative impact on both countries, the United Nations has warned.
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23 Jan 19
Japan will use its G20 chairmanship to rebuild trust in the global trade system, its prime minister Shinzo Abe has said.
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21 Jan 19
World leaders should immediately work to end the tensions in their countries that are impacting on the global economy, the IMF’s chief economist has urged.
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11 Jan 19
China has said talks with the US this week “laid the foundations” to resolve the ongoing trade war.
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9 Jan 19
The World Bank has called on developing countries to prioritise “effective public spending” as growth stalls amid rising borrowing costs and global trade tensions.
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4 Jan 19
The US and China are due to hold talks next week in an attempt to ease the ongoing trade war.
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14 Dec 18
China could cut tariffs on US-made cars to 15% from the current 40%, undoing the import duty hike it introduced this summer.
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19 Nov 18
For the first time, world leaders wrapped up an Asian economic summit without a formal joint statement because of trade tensions between the US and China.
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7 Nov 18
Sub-Saharan African countries are “not immune” to global risks even though economic growth in the area is rising, the IMF has said.
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22 Oct 18
The Chinese economy is growing at the slowest pace in a decade as the trade war with the US escalates.
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10 Oct 18
The International Monetary Fund has cut its global economic growth forecast for this year and the next by 0.2 percentage points because of worldwide trade wars.
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19 Sep 18
The US and China have imposed new tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of goods, marking the biggest round of US tariffs so far in the escalating trade war.
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24 Aug 18
The US and China have escalated their ongoing trade war by implementing new 25% tariffs on billions of dollars worth of imports on both sides.