Page 50 - Us-china Trade War

The inseparable twin of a trade war

The depreciation of the renminbi in recent weeks has raised fears that China is aiming to counter US tariffs by weaponising its currency

India's export problem

Mere tinkering will not help

FPIs turn net buyers, infuse Rs 1,841 cr in first half of Sept

The latest inflows have been triggered by improving investor sentiment on the back of easing US-China trade war and supporting macroeconomic data, experts said

Goldman Sachs says US-China trade war, not Fed, is driving dollar

Goldman sees the US Dollar Index, which fell by as much as 0.5% on Thursday, reaching 99.7 by December

Trump favours 'whole deal' with China, two sides prepare for trade talks

China hopes both sides would continue to meet each other half way and adopt concrete actions

China exempts US soybean, pork from additional tariffs in trade war thaw

China has "broad prospects" for importing high-quality US agricultural goods, Xinhua reported, citing unnamed authorities

US doing quite well in trade war, China's supply chain breaking up: Trump

The president asserted that because of his policies, China was having one of the worst economic years in decades

China exempts 16 US goods from retaliatory tariffs ahead of trade talks

The exemption will take effect on September 17 and be valid for a year through to September 16, 2020

India hopes to tap $1-billion of jewellery export opportunity to US

US buyers are looking at India favourable as India already exports $10 billion worth jewellery there

China to exempt 16 types of US goods from tariffs with effect from Sept 17

The exemptions will apply to US goods including some anti-cancer drugs and lubricants, as well as animal feed such as whey and fish meal

US-China trade war is yet to bite Apple as clash of interests save the firm

Trump has introduced or threatened tariffs on $300 billion-worth of Chinese imports. In response, China has targeted US farmers with retaliatory tariffs.

Apple and Foxconn broke a Chinese labour law to build new iPhones

Foxconn said it fired two executives at one of its Chinese plants after another CLW investigation

US and China are fighting a trade war and Australia is reaping the benefits

Australia ships around a third of its exports to China, mostly commodities such as iron ore and coal that are used by heavy industry and in the building of apartments

China's exports fall in August as bruising trade war with US rumbles

China's trade surplus also dropped sharply in August to $34.83 billion

Shipping freight market defies ongoing trade war, global economic slowdown

Revival in iron ore exports from Brazil and Australia in last few months has helped improve the dry bulk segment

What China has and hasn't done to allay US gripes: mixed picture by experts

While many US companies acknowledge China's efforts to improve intellectual property laws, especially with respect to trademark and brand protection, they still feel China's safeguards come up short

Trade war impact? Asia's beaches go quiet as Chinese tourists stay home

The Chinese travel boom in the region is now in reverse gear

Companies in US blame trade war for 10,488 layoffs in August: Report

The pace of downsizing at American companies surged last month, with more than 10,000 job cuts blamed on "trade difficulties" alone, according to figures released Thursday. Employers also announced the most layoffs of any August since 2009, the outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said. Job cuts rose 38 percent over July, with 53,480 positions to be slashed from employer payrolls, led by workforce reductions in health care, which had been a mainstay of recent job creation, the tech sector and manufacturing. "Employers are beginning to feel the effects of the trade war and imposed tariffs by the US and China," Andrew Challenger, the firm's vice president, said in a statement. "We are continuing to see investor concerns shaking confidence in the market, and employers appear to be cutting workers in response to a slowdown in demand for their products and service." Among the reasons cited by employers who let go of workers last month, "trade difficulties" accounted for ...

India's BPCL buys US crude set to arrive in China after new tariffs kick in

Six tankers carrying about 12 million barrels of US crude were on the way to China at the time of the announcement of new tariffs

Canon mulls plants in India, elsewhere to hedge against US-China trade war

Firm is conducting feasilbility studies on setting up units in 40 countries, will take final call based on global fallout of trade spat