Nov 22 Xi says Beijing wants trade deal, but willing to ‘fight back’ By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press “As we always said we don’t want to start the trade war, but we are not afraid,” Xi said. Continue reading
Nov 20 Away from Washington, Trump praises Apple’s Texas expansion By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Trump’s visit follows Apple’s announcement in September that it would continue manufacturing the latest generation of the Mac Pro in Austin — a move that came once the Trump administration agreed to waive tariffs on certain computer parts made in… Continue reading
Nov 08 Trump disputes reports that U.S. will roll back tariffs on China By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Trump's pushback suggested that negotiations haven't progressed as far as hoped as the world's two biggest economies struggle to negotiate an end to their trade war. Continue reading
Nov 05 U.S. trade deficit falls to lowest level in 5 months By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The Commerce Department said Tuesday that the September gap between what America buys from abroad and what it sells shrank by 4.7% to $52.5 billion. Continue reading
Nov 05 3 reasons farmers hurt by the U.S.-China trade war still support Trump By Wendong Zhang, Lulu Rodriguez, Shuyang Qu, The Conversation The Trump administration’s efforts to ease the pain of farmers hurt by tariffs have paid off. Continue reading
Nov 04 Why Trump tariffs haven’t revitalized American steelmakers By Bani Sapra, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press After enjoying a brief tariff-induced sugar high last year, American steelmakers are reeling. Continue reading
Oct 18 Trump says China will buy more U.S. goods, but the devil is in the details By Gretchen Frazee The details of Trump's trade agreements are key to whether they actually benefit U.S. producers and whether they come to fruition at all. Continue reading
Oct 18 China’s economic growth drops again By Joe McDonald, Associated Press China's economic growth slipped to 6% in the three months ending in September, down from the previous quarter's 6.2%. Continue reading
Oct 11 What Trump’s tariffs have cost the U.S. economy By Kathryn Russ, Econofact The tariffs that are already in place and the threat of a renewed escalation present enormous costs to Americans. Continue reading
Oct 11 U.S. suspends China tariff hike in trade war cease-fire By Paul Wiseman, Kevin Freking, Associated Press The tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese imports was set to rise Tuesday from 25 percent to 30 percent. Continue reading