59 h. ago Trump’s China Gambit Belies Rocky Road Ahead on Tariff Deals

Trump’s China Gambit Belies Rocky Road Ahead on Tariff Deals  Bloomberg.com

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3 d. ago Trump sends Bessent and Lutnick to haggle with Chinese on tariff war after Xi chat

Trump sends Bessent and Lutnick to haggle with Chinese on tariff war after Xi chat  The Independent

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4 d. ago ‘At least we’re not out of business’: small companies in the Trump tariff era

In 2017, tired of supporting other people’s entrepreneurial dreams and watching e-commerce take off, Matt Rollens started Dragon Glassware in his garage with US$10,000 from savings and a small inheritance. A tea drinker, his first idea was a glass vacuum flask. But the prototype fell short, so he settled on drinking glasses as the US microbrewery craze exploded. Over the next eight years, he built ties with skilled Chinese factories and expanded into licensed Barbie and Wicked drinkware as...

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4 d. ago ‘From awful to bad’: how Trump’s tariff war with China crushes small US firms

In 2017, tired of supporting other people’s entrepreneurial dreams and watching e-commerce take off, Matt Rollens started Dragon Glassware in his garage with US$10,000 from savings and a small inheritance. A tea drinker, his first idea was a glass vacuum flask. But the prototype fell short, so he settled on drinking glasses as the US microbrewery craze exploded. Over the next eight years, he built ties with skilled Chinese factories and expanded into licensed Barbie and Wicked drinkware as...

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4 d. ago Malaysia’s Anwar faces more woes as sexual harassment case against him proceeds

A crisis of credibility hangs over Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as he prepares to face a sexual harassment suit later this month, the latest in a series of controversies that has rocked his administration and cast doubts over his reformist agenda. Anwar faces allegations that he has sexually assaulted a former aide, as the case threatens to dredge up past sex scandals that hounded him for years while he was in opposition. A high court in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday threw out Anwar’s...

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4 d. ago Australia’s Albanese to meet China’s Xi in Beijing this summer: source

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to become the latest world leader to travel to Beijing for trade talks, as countries around the world scramble to navigate the turbulence unleashed by US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies. The Australian leader is expected to arrive in the Chinese capital in July or August, a source with knowledge of the situation told the Post on condition of anonymity, with the European Union also scheduled to hold a crunch summit with China during the...

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5 d. ago China’s trade gambit: Beijing plays hardball in Trump tariff talks to try to save its economy

China’s trade gambit: Beijing plays hardball in Trump tariff talks to try to save its economy  Washington Times

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7 d. ago The Trump administration is delaying a 25% tariff on Chinese

The Trump administration is delaying a 25% tariff on Chinese-made graphics cards  Quartz

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7 d. ago Dow futures dip as Wall Street weighs likelihood of Trump's latest tariff threat, while U.S. eyes call to resolve China trade snag

Dow futures dip as Wall Street weighs likelihood of Trump's latest tariff threat, while U.S. eyes call to resolve China trade snag  Fortune

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9 d. ago Trump to double steel tariffs to 50%, backs Nippon Steel investment in US Steel

US President Donald Trump on Friday pledged support for investments of more than US$20 billion by Japan’s Nippon Steel into US Steel, and said he would double tariffs on the industrial metal that they produce. He claimed that both moves would strengthen steelmaking in America. Without exception, Trump said, steel import tariffs would jump to 50 per cent, “which will even further secure the steel industry in the United States”. He later said on his Truth Social platform that the increase would be...

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1 week ago Trump gets tariff reprieve from court; says Beijing ‘violated’ trade talks pact

Trump gets tariff reprieve from court; says Beijing ‘violated’ trade talks pact  Tribune India

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1 week ago China hits back after Trump claims it is 'violating' tariff truce

China hits back after Trump claims it is 'violating' tariff truce  BBC

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1 week ago Trump Says China ‘Violated’ Trade Agreement. The Tariff Twists Keep Coming.

Trump Says China ‘Violated’ Trade Agreement. The Tariff Twists Keep Coming.  Barron's

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1 week ago Trump lashes out at China, says country 'totally violated' tariff deal

Trump lashes out at China, says country 'totally violated' tariff deal  USA Today

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1 week ago Wall St set for lower open as Trump says China violated tariff terms

Wall St set for lower open as Trump says China violated tariff terms  Reuters

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1 week ago 'So much for being nice guy': Donald Trump reignites trade tensions, warns China it has violated tariff d

'So much for being nice guy': Donald Trump reignites trade tensions, warns China it has violated tariff d  Times of India

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1 week ago Taco vs Tina: which acronym will win out when traders have a taste for both?

US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats, with some reaching what he considers to be “a ridiculous high” level before being drastically lowered or suspended, have given rise to an acronymic market trend that Trump lashed out at a reporter for mentioning: Taco trades. But despite Trump’s back-and-forth tariff whiplash that has roiled markets and left many investors scrambling to keep up, many still believe “there is no alternative”. So, when it comes to putting their money in US assets, it’s in...

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1 week ago Trump says China ‘totally violated’ tariff truce after US warns trade talks have ‘stalled’

Trump says China ‘totally violated’ tariff truce after US warns trade talks have ‘stalled’ - business live  The Guardian

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1 week ago US targets Chinese student visas, Trump tariffs blocked: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. A US court has blocked Trump’s tariffs. What does that mean for China? A US court order blocking President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs marks a setback for the US leader, but is unlikely to provide China and other American trading partners with more than a temporary reprieve, analysts said. 2. US to start ‘aggressively’ revoking visas for Chinese...

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1 week ago Future battlefield robots, China upgrades destroyer: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. US appeal court allows Donald Trump’s tariffs to stay in effect A US federal appeals court has temporarily halted a lower-court ruling against President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs, as well as a separate set of fentanyl-related levies on China, Mexico, and Canada. 2. US to start ‘aggressively’ revoking visas for Chinese students,...

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