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US-China trade war
Trump ally urges duties on goods shipped via China’s Peru port
The duties should apply to goods from China or countries in South America that pass through the new deep-water port Chancay, a town 60km north of Lima, said Mauricio Claver-Carone.
11 days ago
US-China trade war
Xi tells Biden China is ready to work with Trump to boost relations
Xi told Biden that the US and China should strive for peaceful co-existence over the long term.
11 days ago
US-China trade war
Xi seizes role as global defender of free trade against Trump
On Friday, Xi met one-on-one with the leaders of Thailand, Singapore, Chile, South Korea, Japan and New Zealand at the APEC CEO Summit in Peru.
12 days ago
US politics
Trump names Karoline Leavitt as White House Press Secretary
Trump went through four press secretaries during his last stint at the White House.
12 days ago
US-China trade war
China’s dream of ‘powerful currency’ runs into Trump’s return
The president-elect favours a weaker US dollar, which would make US goods cheaper for the rest of the world, although Wall Street banks think he is unlikely to get his wish.
12 days ago
Geopolitics
G20 set to back climate goals, global trade in message to Trump
Trump pulled out of the Paris accords the last time he was in the White House, promised to boost fossil fuel production and called climate change a big hoax.
12 days ago
Geopolitics
Nothing will be easy in working with Trump, says Trudeau
“It wasn’t easy, and nothing is going to be easy this time,” Trudeau said. He went on to say that no American administration is “automatically easy” for a government in Ottawa.
12 days ago
US stocks
US stocks erase more than half post-election gains
Stocks fell on Friday, closing out the worst week in more than two months, as Trump trades lost steam and investors bet the US Federal Reserve will have to slow the pace of policy easing.
12 days ago
US Presidential Race
What Trump 2.0 means for investors
Donald Trump’s victory immediately unleashed a massive rally in the dollar, US equities and cryptocurrencies. The challenge for investors is to figure out which segments will ensue.
14 days ago
Global Markets
A tri-Trumpian hat-trick
I might have missed out on some of the exciting returns, but I am still not suffering from Fomo trades
14 days ago