China would undertake the required measure to protect the interests of its companies and businesses, said the country in retaliation to the decision of the United States to ban American telecom from using equipment and technology from the Chinese telecom… Read More ›
Geopolitics
US Shopper Will Face Higher Prices Due To Increased Tariffs, Warns Walmart
The higher tariffs imposed on goods from China would result in increased pricves for shoppers, said the world’s largest retailer Walmart Inc on Thursday. This warning was issued by the company even as it reported the best comparable growth in… Read More ›
China sold U.S. Treasuries worth $20.45 billion in March 2019
Although, this could be part of a retaliatory move, it is to be noted that central banks of export-oriented countries often sell their U.S. Treasury holdings in order to hedge their currencies from a sharp appreciation of the greenback. According… Read More ›
Widespread Store Closure In US Predicted Due To Renewed Trade War
There can be massive closures of retail stores because of the latest round of US tariffs on China and tit-for-tat tariffs from China on US goods imported into the country. A new list of Chinese goods worth about $300 billion… Read More ›
U.S.-China trade war unlikely to trigger “Lehman shock” on global economy
in order to mitigate some of the impact of the U.S.-China trade war, Japan plans on laying the groundwork for a hike in sales tax. On Tuesday, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso stated the U.S.-China trade war is not likely… Read More ›
No Agreement On Trade In Latest Round Of US-China Talks
The latest round of talks between trade representatives of China and the United States ended in Washington without any breakthrough even as the Trump administration announced increase of the already existing tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods imported into… Read More ›
Trump escalates trade war
A trade war is far better than a weak non-enforceable agreement given China’s history of reneging on its commitments. In order to be more effective, Trump will have to make manufacturing in China more expensive. That should perk up the… Read More ›
U.S. sanctions on metals exports against international commitments: Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump is clamping down on Iran’s export revenue streams so as to force it to change its political stance on Israel. On Thursday, a spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry stated, U.S. sanctions on its metals are against… Read More ›
BMW takes steps to mitigate escalating U.S.-China trade war
BMW’s strategic decision comes in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump raising the stakes for China in the trade war by saying he is willing to slap tariffs on Chinese exports to the U.S. worth $200 billion. BMW’s Chief… Read More ›
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He to travel to Washington on Thursday: South China Morning Post
Trump’s threat of adding additional tariffs ion $200 billion exports of Chinese goods to the U.S. is most likely seen as a negotiating tactics by Beijing. On Monday, in a move that essentially underscores the impact U.S. trade tariffs are… Read More ›