Page 14 - Trade War

Donald Trump does not expect much from China trade talks this week

The talks this week come as new US tariffs on $16 billion of Chinese goods take effect at 12:01 am (0401 GMT) on Thursday

New tariffs on Chinese imports may cost Americans from cradles to coffins

Higher prices may prompt more parents to buy car seats, swings and portable play yards on the second-hand market

From Industrial policies to cloud computing, 5 sticking issues of trade war

Chinese President Xi Jinping has built much of his plan to complete China's rise to superpower status

Trade war: Donald Trump tariffs to stay on Turkey; Qatar offers aid

After hitting a record low of 7.24 this week, the lira gained some support from Qatar's investment pledge and rose to 5.76 against the US currency

Seeking breakthrough in trade talks, China sends a feisty bureaucrat to US

Wang is a key official leading China's trade talks worldwide and he led an advance team to Washington in May

Risks to macroeconomic stability from trade war

Though the RBI maintained its growth projection for FY19 at 7.4%, it has alluded to risks on account of protectionist measures and further escalation in trade tensions.

Trade war: US' methods of blackmail will not bear fruit, says China

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo remained staunch on Washington's push for fairer trading conditions with China

Tim Cook hopes for calm heads to prevail as US-China tariff war looms

Cook said trade relationships and agreements between the US and other major economies are "very complex"

Trade war: Companies pass on financial burden of tariffs to customers

The Trump administration's tariffs have pushed up the prices of steel and aluminium and have raised costs for companies that make everything from cars and tractors to dishwashers

Lessons learned - and forgotten - from the last Trade War in 1930

President Herbert Hoover signed the Tariff Act of 1930, commonly known as the Smoot-Hawley law, which raised already-high tariffs on hundreds of imports.

EU to hit back with $20 bn tariffs if US imposes levies on imported cars

EU trade commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said that she didn't think US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's proposal to drop tariffs, non-tariff trade barriers and subsidies were serious

Trade war: EU commissioner seeks broad tariff cuts in negotiations with US

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker travels to Washington today for talks focused on trade tensions

Trump says tariffs are greatest, hints more sanctions on trade allies

Trump's tweet comes as he is scheduled to meet with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker

Donald Trump's trade war is already hurting American gadget makers

The 200-page list of products affected by the latest round of tariffs includes finished consumer electronics

Tariffs not the only reason Trump is attacking EU and siding with Russia

Trump is attacking Europe and siding with Russia for political - and not just personal - reasons

EU leaders to hammer out deal on car tariffs during Washington visit: Trump

Trump considers the EU's 10% tariff on cars to be unfair compared to the US' 2.5%

As trade war looms over Hollywood, can Bollywood script a China fairy tale?

3 Idiots marked the beginning of the love affair between Bollywood and China. Since then, Dangal and a couple of other films have been successful in the Chinese box office

Mnuchin has no China meet scheduled at G20, but is ready for informal talks

The United States and China have imposed tariffs on $34 billion of each other's imports, and President Donald Trump has threatened tariffs on over $500 billion worth of Chinese goods

Trade war: US hikes anti-dumping duty on Indian shrimps by 60 per cent

Previously, the levy was 0.84 per cent duty

Trade war's next casualty? Growth in Southeast Asia's 6 biggest economies

Trade tensions and domestic politics add to risks this year