Trade
Trade Gap With China Narrows as Exports Hit Five-Month High
SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg News
The United States’ merchandise trade deficit with China narrowed in August as exports rose to a five-month high, a possible sign of goodwill from the Asian nation as the countries try to resolve their trade war.
October 4, 2019EU Eyes $4 Billion Tariff Strike to US
President Donald Trump (Al Drago/Bloomberg News)
The European Union is weighing an aggressive new approach to its trade dispute with the U.S., signaling a willingness to engage in the combative tactics embraced by President Donald Trump and risking a further deterioration in transatlantic relations.
September 25, 2019Trade Feud May Impact Parcels From China
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro the week of Sept. 23 will lead a delegation to Geneva to try to reform the 145-year-old global system of coordinating postal policies, a method he says treats American companies unfairly.
September 23, 2019US, China Exchange Goodwill Gesture Ahead of Trade Talks
China's government says its importers are inquiring about prices for American soybeans and pork in a possible goodwill gesture ahead of talks aimed at ending a tariff war with Washington. (Associated Press/Jim Mone)
WASHINGTON — The United States and China traded conciliatory gestures, raising hopes they can de-escalate a standoff over trade that has shaken financial markets and cast gloom over the global economy.
September 12, 2019VW Warns Trade War Causing Slow Car Sales
Alex Kraus/Bloomberg News
Volkswagen AG and other carmakers warned that trade tensions risk dragging the global economy into a recession as the fallout starts to hit consumers.
September 10, 2019Small-Business Optimism Drops to Lowest in Five Months
Demetrius Freeman/Bloomberg News
Optimism among U.S. small-business owners fell in August to the lowest level in five months, with the outlook for the economy and sales slumping amid escalating trade tensions and recession fears.
September 10, 2019Trade Deal Before Presidential Election May Suit Beijing
Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News
President Donald Trump tweeted this week that any trade deal China might secure from America would get “much tougher” upon his re-election. The insinuation being of course that Beijing should really work something out before November 2020.
September 6, 2019Federal Reserve Finds Wide Tariff Anxiety
Justin Sullivan/Bloomberg News
U.S. companies showed widespread concerns about tariff and trade policy uncertainty, but generally reported minimal impact thus far, according to a regional survey from the Federal Reserve.
September 5, 2019US and China Locked in New Tariff Stare-Down
Tim Rue/Bloomberg News
Labor Day picnic products are just a sampling of the more than 3,200 categories of Chinese goods targeted for the new tariff starting Sept. 1, barring a last-minute flinch by President Donald Trump.
August 30, 2019Second-Quarter Growth Revised Down to 2%
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News
U.S. economic growth decelerated in the second quarter by more than initially reported, suggesting President Donald Trump’s trade actions are weighing more heavily on the pace of expansion.
August 29, 2019