Global Trade Wars News
Opinion | Perfectly free trade is neither likely nor good
Removal of barriers would strain international relations as the economically strong get stronger and the weak get weaker
4 min read6 Aug 2018A $220 billion manager says 2018 is good year for stock pickers
David Gaud, the Asia chief investment officer of the $220 billion Pictet Wealth Management is worried about currency risk, such as a strengthening US dollar
3 min read7 Jun 2018US trade policy ‘deplorable’, rages Japan
Close allies Japan and the US have been at loggerheads over trade policy after Washington refused to give Japan an exemption from the tariffs, which came into effect on Friday
1 min read4 Jun 2018Chinese investment into US slumps in 2017 on policy changes: report
Chinese investment in the United States fell more than a third last year to $29 billion from a record $46 billion in 2016, the first major correction in a decade
1 min read10 Apr 2018India among the hardest hit by protectionism
Among the largest economies in the G-20 group, China, the US and India have been hit the hardest by protectionist measures in 2017, according to data from the Global Trade Alerts (GTA) database. Among emerging economies, China faced the greatest number of protectionist interventions in the past year, followed by India. Recent developmentsincluding US tariff actions against Indiasuggest that India could be hit hard by the growing tide of protectionism in the coming months as well. India was affected by protectionist interventions implemented largely by rich economies, the data shows. Within the G-20 club, fellow emerging economies have been less unkind to India compared to the advanced economies.
10 Apr 2018China says it initiates WTO dispute procedure against US 301 probe
China said it would impose new tariffs on 106 US products ranging from autos, soybean and whisky worth $50 billion of 2017 imports, countering a US announcement of tariffs
1 min read4 Apr 2018Donald Trump veers into uncharted trade territory as China waits
The Donald Trump administration is under growing pressure to explain the details of its trade policies after fears of a tit-for-tat economic conflict between the US and China sent stocks tumbling last week
2 min read26 Mar 2018Jim Rogers says trade war is making his bearish view even darker
Veteran investor Jim Rogers is already predicting the worst bear market for stocks in his lifetime. And that's before you figure in a trade war
1 min read23 Mar 2018The many ways China can hit back at Donald Trump, from taxes to probes
Following Donald Trump's new tariff plans, China said it would take 'all necessary measures' to defend its interests, without mentioning anything specific
3 min read22 Mar 2018Goldman Sachs rips into Donald Trump’s tariffs plan as opposition builds
Goldman Sachs has flagged the potential for the Donald Trump tariffs to risk adding to inflationary pressures just as the Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates
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