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World could boost growth by reducing trade doubt: IMF chief economist
Washington (AFP) - Policymakers should find a way to reduce the uncertainty over trade policy kicked up by Donald Trump's...
Trump tariffs torch chances of meeting with China’s Xi
Beijing (AFP) - With his storm of tariffs on Chinese goods, US President Donald Trump has torched ties with Beijing...
US official asserts Trump’s agenda in tariff-hit Southeast Asia
Siem Reap (Cambodia) (AFP) - The first US official to visit Southeast Asia since Washington announced punitive tariffs on the...
US to impose new duties on solar imports from Southeast Asia
Washington (AFP) - The United States on Monday announced its intention to impose tariffs of up to 3,521 percent on...
US to impose new duties on solar imports from Southeast Asia
Washington (AFP) - The United States on Monday announced its intention to impose tariffs of up to 3,521 percent on...
Woe is the pinata, a casualty of Trump trade war
Granada Hills (United States) (AFP) - The humble pinata has become one of the latest targets to take a whacking...
US VP Vance meets Indian PM Modi for tough talks on trade
New Delhi (AFP) - US Vice President JD Vance met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a red carpet...
Vance lands in India for tough talks on trade
New Delhi (AFP) - US Vice President JD Vance began a four-day visit to India on Monday as New Delhi...
China slams ‘appeasement’ of US as nations rush to secure trade deals
Beijing (AFP) - China on Monday hit out at other countries making trade deals with the United States at Beijing's...
Trump goes to war with the Fed
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump's simmering discontent with the US Federal Reserve boiled over this week, with the president threatening...
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