Trade war shifts into high gear as China's tariffs go into effect, Trump threat looms
China and the U.S. escalate trade tensions with retaliatory tariffs and new steel and aluminum tariffs, signaling a shift towards protectionism.
Chinese tariffs to take effect, ratcheting up trade war with U.S.
Chinese tariffs on U.S. products including LNG, coal and agricultural equipment are set to be imposed Monday, in response to Trump’s 10 percent blanket levy.
The first shots of a potential trade war have been fired. What’s next for Beijing?
The first return volley in a new trade clash between China and the United States was fired on Monday as Beijing’s tariffs on nearly $14 billion in US imports came into effect.
Trump in no hurry to talk to Xi amid new tariff war
China's new tariffs on targeted US exports will start on Feb. 10, giving Washington and Beijing time to reach a deal that Chinese policymakers have indicated they hope to strike with Trump.
What is a trade war, and is the U.S. in one after Trump’s tariffs?
What to know as President Donald Trump imposes steep new tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China, prompting retaliation and countermeasures.
US and China teeter on edge of trade war as tariff deadline looms
President Donald Trump last week unveiled an extra 10 per cent tariff on Chinese goods to force Beijing to do more to tackle fentanyl-related exports to the US and Mexico and threatened more if China retaliated.
In a tariff war, everybody loses: economist Joel Naroff
Why, Naroff asks, would the White House upend the international trade structure by going after our closest trading partners?
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