Aug 14 Treasury yields invert, stoking fears of possible recession By Associated Press Yields on 2-year and 10-year Treasury notes inverted early Wednesday, a market phenomenon that shows investors want more in return for short-term government bonds than they are for long-term bonds. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 6:33 News Wrap: Hong Kong's airport again crippled by protests In our news wrap Tuesday, chaos gripped Hong Kong again, as demonstrations crippled the city’s busy airport for a second day in a row. Violent clashes broke out when riot police armed with pepper spray confronted pro-democracy protesters. Also, the… Continue watching
Aug 13 U.S. delays tariffs on some Chinese goods, drops others By Paul Wiseman, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Aug 13 Survey: Trade war dims Americans' view of China By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Sixty percent of Americans say they have an unfavorable view of China — up from 47 percent last year. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: U.S., China exchange new threats on trade In our news wrap Tuesday, China’s central bank denied manipulating its currency to gain advantage in a trade fight with the U.S. Beijing urged Washington to pull back on trade aggression, but White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow countered that… Continue watching
Aug 06 Global stocks rebound as China eases up on currency By Pan Pylas, Associated Press The more buoyant tone follows a big sell-off Monday, when stocks were hammered after the Chinese government allowed its currency to depreciate against the dollar and was accused by the U.S. Treasury Department of being a currency manipulator. Continue reading
Aug 06 China stabilizes currency but tensions with US remain high By Joe McDonald, Associated Press The move came a day after Beijing sent financial markets tumbling by allowing the currency to fall to an 11-year low. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 5:55 News Wrap: Trump, Beijing exchange more threats on trade In our news wrap Friday, China and the U.S. exchanged jabs over trade, with Beijing warning it will retaliate if President Trump imposes 10 percent tariffs on all of China’s remaining trade with the U.S. -- about $300 billion in… Continue watching
Aug 02 WATCH: Trump says new EU trade deal will boost beef exports By Darlene Superville, Kevin Freking, Associated Press The White House's top economic adviser says the U.S. will be selling more beef to the European Union. Continue reading
Aug 02 China threatens retaliation for Trump's planned tariff hike By Joe McDonald, Associated Press Trump rattled financial markets with Thursday's surprise announcement of 10% tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese imports, effective Sept. 1. Continue reading