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S.Africa to offer US new deal to avoid 30% tariff
Pretoria (AFP) - South Africa will offer a "generous" new trade deal to the United States on Tuesday to avoid...
US consumer inflation holds steady but tariff risks persist
Washington (AFP) - US consumer inflation held steady in July, with an uptick in underlying price pressures that could spell...
In China’s factory heartland, warehouses weather Trump tariffs
Guangzhou (AFP) - Labourer Shuai Hang went a week without work earlier this year when sky-high US tariffs on Chinese...
Trump signs order to extend China tariff truce by 90 days
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Monday ordered a delay in the reimposition of higher tariffs on Chinese...
Trump says dealing ‘nicely’ with China as tariff deadline looms
Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States has been "dealing very nicely with China" --...
Indonesia, Peru strike trade agreement as leaders meet
Jakarta (AFP) - Indonesia and Peru sealed a trade agreement Monday as their leaders met in Jakarta, with Southeast Asia's...
Brazil’s Petrobras posts $4.7 bn second-quarter profit
Brasília (AFP) - Brazil's state-owned oil company Petrobras posted a hefty net profit of $4. 7 billion in the second...
‘Optimistic’: Champagne growers hope for US tariff shift
Vincelles (France) (AFP) - Champagne growers say President Donald Trump's tariffs on European goods will hurt sales to the United...
India exporters say 50% Trump levy a ‘severe setback’
New Delhi (AFP) - Indian exporters warned on Thursday that the cost of additional US tariffs risked making businesses "not...
Trump offers data to justify firing of labor stats chief
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Thursday alleged that jobs data had been "purposely" altered by the government's...
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