United States president Donald Trump has announced that the US and China were “very” close to a “big” trade deal which saw a rise in the US stocks after the announcement. “They want it and so do we!” the US… Read More ›
Geopolitics
High stakes meeting at White House on China tariffs today
According to three sources familiar with the matter at hand, U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with top trade advisers on Thursday in order to discuss U.S. tariffs which are scheduled to kick-in on December 15 on $160… Read More ›
G5 Sahelian meeting postponed to early 2020
On Thursday, in a statement, the French presidency said, President Emmanuel Macron and Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou agreed on a proposal which calls for postponing a meeting of Sahelian country leaders which was scheduled to take place in France this… Read More ›
Historic Market Debut Of Saudi Aramco Followed By Growth In Share Price
The historic debut at the stock market by the Saudi Arabian oil giant Saudi Aramco has seen the stocks of the company rise by 10 per cent at the start of their trading on Wednesday. The Aramco IPO was the… Read More ›
Progress At UN Climate Change Talks Being Blocked By Major Emitters: BBC
Attempts are being made to block progress at the COP25 meeting in Madrid which has angered delegates from developing countries set to participate in the meeting, claimed a report by the BBC. The blocking actions of some large emitters was… Read More ›
Trump will have final say on tariffs and U.S.-China trade deal: Peter Navarro
U.S. President Donald Trump will have the final on tariffs as well as that on the U.S.-China trade deal, said White House trade adviser Peter Navarro. “Either way we’re going to be in a great place … The president loves… Read More ›
WTO’s Appellate Body To Get Crippled If US Follows Through On Its Threat
A long standing threat by the United States of cripple the system for settling disputes of the World Trade Organization is being carried out by Washington this week which also threatens to throw off track the entire system of governance… Read More ›
Diesel emission scandal ensnares Volkswagen in Canada
A Canadian government agency has charged German automaker Volkswagen AG of importing around 128,000 vehicles into the country in contravention to the country’s environmental laws. Volkswagen has been charged with violating 60 counts of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act by… Read More ›
Mexico accepts U.S. steel demand in USMCA deal with rider
Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard has stated, Mexico’s acceptance on U.S. demand on steel in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement would be conditional only if the rule takes effect at least five years after the trade pact’s ratification. Earlier this year,… Read More ›
New Legal Challenge Against US Ban Filed By Huawei
The decision by the regulators of the United States to classify the Chinese telecoms giant Huawei as a national security threat has been challenged in a court in the country. This development came after the decision of the US Federal… Read More ›