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(Dec 23): China cut import tariffs on a wide range of goods including food, consumer items and parts for manufacturing smart-phones, continuing Beijing’s drive to lower trade barriers and spur domestic demand.

SINGAPORE (Oct 29): The escalating trade feud between the US and China is increasingly viewed as the opening campaign of a new cold war. But this clash of titans, should it continue to escalate, will cost both parties dearly, to the point that even the wi

SINGAPORE (Oct 1): Now that US President Donald Trump has imposed a 10% tariff on yet another US$200 billion ($272.8 billion) worth of Chinese imports, the US-China trade war has entered a costly new phase. As China follows through on its pledge to retali

SINGAPORE (July 30): Amid rumblings of a potential full-blown trade war, it is important to understand why the current US administration has opted for this path, which in some states in the country is seen as politically attractive. 

SINGAPORE (July 30): When is a trade war not a trade war? When it’s a trade battle. Or a trade spat. Some have even called it a trade tiff, which makes it sound no more serious than a domestic disagreement, like a couple arguing over whose turn it is to

(June 19): China vowed to retaliate against US companies after President Donald Trump threatened to place tariffs on another US$200 billion ($270.3 billion) in Chinese imports, deepening a trade dispute between the world’s two biggest economies.

(Apr 12): Singapore is about to send a signal on trade wars. As one of the world’s most open economies, the city-state is caught in US-China crossfire. A central bank policy decision on Friday will hint at how much damage rate-setters expect tariffs to

SINGAPORE (Apr 6): CIMB Research believes China’s plan to slap a 25% import tariff on soybean imports from the US amid an escalating tit-for-tat trade spat could be potentially negative for China-based soybean crushers Wilmar International and Golden Ag

BEIJING (Apr 2): China has slapped extra tariffs of up to 25% on 128 US products including frozen pork, as well as on wine and certain fruits and nuts, in response to US duties on imports of aluminium and steel, China’s finance ministry said.

SINGAPORE (Mar 26): Investors have been anticipating a trade war following the Trump’s administration’s plan to impose up to US$60 billion ($78.9 billion) worth of tariffs on China imports, which accounts for about 9.4% of US-China trade and 2.6% of U