Trade tariffs

President Biden may remove some trade tariffs on Chinese imports to alleviate inflation

SINGAPORE (Dec 20): The US and China two weeks ago reached an agreement on a “phase one” trade deal, which is slated to be signed in January after legal review and translation. Markets heaved a collective sigh of relief.

(Nov 12): The Trump administration may punt a decision on whether to slap tariffs on European automobiles as efforts of German automakers to highlight their new investments have helped in the talks, people familiar with the White House deliberations said.

(Oct 11): President Donald Trump said the first day of high-level trade negotiations between the US and China on Thursday went “very well” and that he plans to meet with the top Chinese negotiator Friday.

SINGAPORE (July 22): “Carrying around their cup was a status symbol. They were the first store in New York to offer extra virgin olive oil. Now Amazon has extra virgin olive oil. Everyone has extra virgin olive oil.” — Restaurant critic Joshua David

(July 8): US President Donald Trump has based his foreign policy on a series of harsh economic blockades, each designed to frighten, coerce and even starve the target country into submitting to US demands. While the practice is less violent than a militar

SINGAPORE (July 8): US President Donald Trump has based his foreign policy on a series of harsh economic blockades, each designed to frighten, coerce and even starve the target country into submitting to US demands. While the practice is less violent than

WASHINGTON (July 11): The Trump administration pushed ahead with plans to impose tariffs on additional US$200 billion ($272 billion) in Chinese products by releasing a list of targets, marking a sharp escalation in a trade war between the world’s two la

HONG KONG (July 3): Chinese banks were seen selling dollars after the yuan weakened past a key level, stoking speculation that authorities were seeking to slow the losses.

PARIS (June 29): Despite the uncertainty driven by US and China trade tensions that are scaring financial markets and threatening economic growth, there are reasons to cheer amid the pessimism.