Asian shares were trading mixed early Thursday after Wall Street’s rally stalled as investors appeared not to react much to the results of the latest round of China-U.S. trade talks. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Trump administration is “highly likely” to extend next month’s deadline for countries to agree one-for-one trade deals — so long as they are engaged in “good-faith negotiations,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told lawmakers Wednesday.

Asian shares are trading higher after China and the U.S. said they have a framework for following up on the trade truce reached last month in Geneva.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has warned the U.S. economy may soon “deteriorate.” “I think there’s a chance real numbers will deteriorate soon,” Dimon said at a Morgan Stanley conference on Tuesday, according to CNBC.

WASHINGTON (AP) — American businesses are cancelling orders from China, postponing expansion ... at first-quarter economic growth. The U.S. economy shrank 0.3% from January through March ...

BANGKOK — China's economy expanded at a 5.4% annual pace in January-March, the government said Wednesday, supported by strong exports ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s rapid increases in ...

Languages: English. You can get in touch with Hugh by emailing h.cameron@newsweek.com China's economy outperformed expectations in the first quarter of 2025, even as the trade war with the U.S ...

China’s major banks have reported flat annual profits and lower margins as a slowing economy and a struggling property sector have weighed on their earnings. Analysts have urged Chinese ...

U.S. and Chinese negotiators agreed late Tuesday to try again to implement the trade war truce that had collapsed after it was reached during an earlier round of talks in Geneva.