Dec 14 China suspends tariff hike on U.S. cars and auto parts By Joe McDonald, Associated Press The suspension is China's first step in response to President Donald Trump's Dec. 1 agreement to suspend U.S. tariff hikes for a similar 90-day period. Continue reading
Dec 12 Are tariffs boosting the U.S. aluminum industry? By Gretchen Frazee U.S. aluminum production is expected to increase 67 percent between 2017 and the end of this year because of increased investment in the industry, according to a recent report. Continue reading
Dec 06 Record imports push U.S. trade deficit to $55.5 billion By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The gap between the United States sells and what it buys from foreign countries in October marked the fifth straight increase and highest since 2008. Continue reading
Dec 06 Arrest of Chinese tech executive could complicate U.S.-China trade talks By Joe McDonald, Rob Gillies, Associated Press Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, was arrested in Canada and faces possible extradition to the United States. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 5:28 News Wrap: Global markets fall again on China concerns In our Wednesday news wrap, global markets fell again due to continuing trade tensions between the U.S. and China, though Beijing did say it will abide by a tariff cease-fire. Also, President Trump did not comment on a newly released… Continue watching
Dec 04 Stocks plunge amid confusion over U.S.-China trade truce By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press After a series of confusing and conflicting words from President Trump and some senior officials, the Dow Jones shed about 800 points, or 3.1%. Continue reading
Dec 03 U.S., China agreement buys time in trade war By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The agreement between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping bought the two leaders at least 90 days to try to resolve a host of complicated issues. Continue reading
Dec 03 Stocks open higher on U.S.-China trade truce By Alex Veiga, Associated Press The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped more than 400 points in early trading Monday. Continue reading
Nov 30 Could the Trump-Xi meeting be a turning point for trade? By Gretchen Frazee President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Saturday amid an ongoing trade battle between the two nations. Continue reading
Nov 27 White House economic adviser warns China about trade dispute ahead of G20 By Zeke Miller, Associated Press National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said if the U.S. doesn't get "satisfactory" responses to its trade positions soon, more tariffs will be imposed on China. Continue reading