Tag: Global trade

  • US-China trade war: Deal agreed to suspend new trade tariffs

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    US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have agreed to halt new trade tariffs for 90 days to allow for talks, the US says. At a post-G20 summit meeting in Buenos Aires, Mr Trump agreed not to boost tariffs on $200bn (£157bn) of Chinese goods from 10% to 25% on 1 January. […]

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  • US-China trade war: Deal agreed to suspend new trade tariffs

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    US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have agreed to halt new trade tariffs for 90 days to allow for talks, the US says. At a post-G20 summit meeting in Buenos Aires, Mr Trump agreed not to boost tariffs on $200bn (£157bn) of Chinese goods from 10% to 25% on 1 January. […]

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  • US-China trade war: China to respond ‘resolutely’

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    China will continue to hit back against the US if more tariffs are imposed, the country’s finance minster has said. In an interview with Reuters, Liu Kun said China would respond “resolutely” to the “unreasonable” US measures. On Thursday, the US imposed a second wave of tariffs on Chinese goodsworth $16bn (£12.4bn), and China immediately […]

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