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Government, Business, Technology

China Hits US With Higher Tariffs on Soybeans, Cars, Oil

China announced plans to impose additional tariffs on $75 billion of American goods including soybeans, automobiles and oil retaliation for President Donald Trumps latest planned levies on Chinese imports that sent U.S. stock futures tumbling.

August 23, 2019
Government, Business

China Warns US Tariffs Will Escalate Trade Friction

BEIJING China appealed to Washington on Aug. 22 to meet each other halfway and settle a trade war instead of going ahead with planned tariff hikes that Beijing warned will trigger retaliation.

August 22, 2019
Government, Business

IMF Says Tariffs Are Ineffective Tool to Right Trade Imbalances

Tempting as it might be to think a stronger dollar offsets higher U.S. tariffs by making Chinese imports cheaper, the International Monetary Fund says the greenbacks global prevalence tells a different story.

August 21, 2019
Government, Business

China Signals US Tariff Delay Not Enough to Stop Retaliation

China called planned U.S. tariffs on an additional $300 billion in Chinese goods a violation of accords reached by Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, signaling an American move earlier this week to delay some of those levies was not enough to stave off retaliation.

August 15, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

53-Foot Domestic Containers From China Not on Tariff List

The 53-foot containers that are vital to the movement of goods into the United States from overseas have been removed from a list of items that would be subject to tariffs on goods arriving from China, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said Aug. 13.

August 14, 2019
Government, Business, Technology

US Delays Tariffs on Some Chinese Goods, Drops Others

WASHINGTON The United States is delaying tariffs on Chinese-made cellphones, laptop computers and other items and removing other Chinese imports from its target list altogether.

August 13, 2019
Government, Business

Trump Says US-China Trade War Tariffs Arent Boosting US Prices

President Donald Trump decried Chinas massive intervention to suppress the yuan, portraying the U.S. as the beneficiary of his tariffs on Chinese imports and signaling the policy isnt pushing up domestic prices.

August 13, 2019
Government, Business

US Rushes to Ready New China Duties as Companies Fret Pain

The Trump administration is rushing to finalize a list of $300 billion in Chinese imports it plans to hit with tariffs in a few weeks time, as U.S. companies make a last-ditch appeal to be spared from the latest round of duties.

August 8, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

China Halts Crop Imports, Weakens Yuan

China responded to President Donald Trumps tariff threat with another escalation of the trade war Aug. 5, asking state-owned companies to suspend imports of U.S. agricultural products.

August 5, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Trump Ratchets Up China Trade War With New Tariffs

President Donald Trump abruptly escalated his trade war with China, announcing that he would impose a 10% tariff on $300 billion in Chinese imports that arent yet subject to U.S. duties after setbacks in negotiations with Beijing.

August 1, 2019