Dec 31 Trump says he’ll sign first-step China trade deal on Jan. 15 By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump says he'll be signing the first phase of a trade deal with China at the White House next month. Continue reading
Dec 19 Democratic-led House poised to pass USMCA trade deal By Kevin Freking, Associated Press One day after impeaching President Donald Trump, the House looks poised to overwhelmingly pass one of his signature priorities: a rewrite of the free trade agreement he blames for shipping U.S. manufacturing jobs to Mexico. Continue reading
Dec 12 U.S. and China near deal that would suspend planned tariffs By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The deal awaits final approval from President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Dec 12 S&P 500, Nasdaq at records as hopes build for a trade deal By Alex Veiga, Associated Press Stocks are closing at more record highs as traders hope that the U.S. and China can make enough progress on trade to avoid new tariffs kicking in over the weekend. Continue reading
Oct 02 U.S. tariffs on EU goods would include cheese, wine, aircraft By Paul Wiseman, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The latest escalation in the administration’s tariffs will open a new chapter in the trade wars that are depressing the world economy and heightening fears of a global recession. It comes just as the Trump administration is in the midst… Continue reading
Sep 04 New French tax turns Trump and tech giants into strange bedfellows By Courtney Vinopal What does French rosé have in common with American software? Both are wrapped up in a brewing trade scuffle between the U.S. and France, which has spawned an unlikely alliance between the Trump administration and major American tech giants. Continue reading
Aug 28 Japan’s move to lower South Korea trade status takes effect By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press South Korea has accused Japan of weaponizing trade because of a separate dispute linked to Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula from 1910 to 1945. Continue reading
Aug 22 South Korea cancels Japan intelligence-sharing deal amid trade dispute By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono called the decision "extremely regrettable" and summoned the South Korean ambassador to protest the linking of trade and security issues. Continue reading
Jul 31 3 things to watch at the Federal Reserve as it’s poised to cut interest rates By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The Fed under Chairman Jerome Powell has signaled a belief that uncertainties and threats unleashed by President Donald Trump's trade war and by a global slowdown justify a Fed rate cut. Continue reading
Jul 29 Warren pitches new trade agenda in Midwest swing By Elana Schor, Associated Press The Massachusetts Democrat and presidential candidate proposed nine preconditions U.S. trading partners would have to meet to participate in agreements. Continue reading