Xi Jinping calls for global unity and criticises tariff wars at the China-Celac Forum as he unveils major cooperation plans with Latin America and the Caribbean amid US tensions
The decision comes a day after the two countries announced a 90-day pause on tariffs and agreed to slash them by 115 percentage points
The domestic currency opened 71 paise higher at 84.67 after ending at 85.38 against the greenback on Friday
The US will reduce tariffs on Chinese goods to 30 per cent from the current 145 per cent, while China will lower tariffs on US-made goods to 10 per cent from 125 per cent
In the previous trading session, Sensex jumped 2,975.43 points, or 3.7 per cent, to close at 82,429.90 levels. The Nifty50 closed at 24,924.7, up by 916.7 points, or 3.8 per cent.
During this 90-day window, the US will lower its tariffs on Chinese goods from 145 per cent to 30 per cent. In a similar move, China will bring down tariffs on American imports from 125% to 10%
India today reopened 32 airports across the northern and western parts of the country after both India and Pakistan reached a ceasefire understanding over the weekend to halt military action.
Earlier on Sunday, the US announced a trade deal with China in Geneva. US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said there has been substantial progress between the nations
Asian shares advanced Monday after two days of trade talks between China and the US made what the US side said was substantial progress. US futures and oil prices advanced. Officials said a joint statement would be issued later Monday following the trade talks in Geneva over the weekend. Investors are also watching for developments in other flashpoints including clashes between India and Pakistan, the war in Ukraine and conflict in the Middle East. India's Sensex jumped about 2.5% after it and Pakistan agreed to a truce after talks to defuse their most serious military confrontation in decades. The two armies have exchanged gunfire, artillery strikes, missiles and drones that killed dozens of people. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng gave up early gains to trade up 0.6% at 23,009.64, while the Shanghai Composite Index picked up 0.4% to 3,355.54. Chinese EV battery maker CATL, or Contemporary Amperex Technology Co, Ltd., said in a prospectus filed with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that i
Early indicative prices in foreign exchange markets in Australia and Asia, showed both euro and yen edging lower against the US dollar
Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said the world's two biggest economies agreed to create a mechanism for further discussions
The highly anticipated meeting in Switzerland could mark one of the biggest developments since US President Donald Trump launched sweeping tariffs on April 2
The US treasury secretary and America's top trade negotiator will meet with high-ranking Chinese officials in Switzerland this weekend to de-escalate a dispute that threatens to cut off trade between the world's two biggest economies and to damage global commerce. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will meet in Geneva with a Chinese delegation led by Vice Premier He Lifeng. Prospects for a major breakthrough appear dim. But there is hope that the two countries will scale back the massive taxes tariffs they've slapped on each other's goods, a move that would relieve world financial markets and companies on both sides of the Pacific Ocean that depend on US-China trade. US President Donald Trump last month raised U.S. tariffs on China to a combined 145%, and China retaliated by hitting American imports with a 125% levy. Tariffs that high essentially amount to the countries' boycotting each other's products, disrupting trade that last year topp
The talks are expected to be exploratory, focusing on airing grievances rather than resolving the many issues between the US and China, according to people familiar with the matter
The weekend talks involving top US and Chinese economic and trade officials are widely seen as a first step towards resolving a trade war
Among US companies that have disclosed financial projections so far, GM sees a $5 billion hit this year, while Apple expects $900 million in higher costs in the current quarter
He Lifeng, China's Vice Premier and close ally of Xi Jinping, is set to lead crucial trade talks with the US in Switzerland amid rising tensions, as both sides face escalating tariffs
US-China trade war: Beijing urges respectful dialogue ahead of high-level trade talks with Washington in Switzerland
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian, speaking at a briefing on Tuesday, called the CIA's campaign "a serious infringement on China's national interest and pure political provocation"
Both President Donald Trump and his predecessor, Joe Biden, have implemented progressively tighter export controls of Nvidia's chips to China