5 h. ago Trump takes aim at China’s fentanyl trade — calls out Xi Jinping over broken promises

Trump takes aim at China’s fentanyl trade — calls out Xi Jinping over broken promises  Fox Business

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33 h. ago Repairing Trump’s tariff ‘damage’ will take time, warns former US Treasury chief

US President Donald Trump’s “badly misguided” tariff policy is impairing the efficiency of America’s economy despite its short-term resilience, and the damage will need to be repaired down the road, according to a former US Treasury secretary. “It’s a very unwise policy, and yet it seems to be the policy they’re committed to,” said Robert Rubin, who administered the Treasury from 1995 to 1999, during the Democratic presidential administration of Bill Clinton. Rubin, 87, was speaking via video...

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51 h. ago Cuba arrests alleged Chinese fentanyl kingpin who escaped custody in Mexico | Drugs trade

Cuba arrests alleged Chinese fentanyl kingpin who escaped custody in Mexico | Drugs trade  The Guardian

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54 h. ago Trump’s meeting with China’s Xi ‘scheduled’ to take place in South Korea

After repeated on-again, off-again signalling in recent weeks, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he has a “pretty long meeting scheduled” in South Korea with Chinese President Xi Jinping to ensure that “we can work out a lot of our questions and our doubts”. This followed comments by Trump on Tuesday that the meeting between himself and Xi might not take place. The mercurial US president has a history of teasing events for publicity and in order to extract last-minute concessions from...

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66 h. ago ‘Very ambitious’: China’s wind firms aim to double installations for 2026

‘Very ambitious’: China’s wind firms aim to double installations for 2026-2030  South China Morning Post

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4 d. ago Watch Trump Lists Rare Earths, Fentanyl as Top Demands Before China Trade Talks Resume

Watch Trump Lists Rare Earths, Fentanyl as Top Demands Before China Trade Talks Resume  Bloomberg.com

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7 d. ago Trump confirms Xi meeting, retreats on 100% tariffs: ‘not sustainable’

In a turnaround from the tough stance he took a week ago, US President Donald Trump said Friday that he planned to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea in two weeks and suggested that imposing an additional 100 per cent tariff on all Chinese goods appeared unworkable. But he also blamed China for the latest stand-off in trade talks. The mercurial president called into question his planned sit-down with Xi seven days ago and threatened the draconian tariff increase in addition to...

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8 d. ago Trump wades deeper into private sector minerals to take on China

Trump wades deeper into private sector minerals to take on China  E&E News by POLITICO

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8 d. ago Trump to meet Putin in Hungary, as Ukraine presses for Tomahawk missiles

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will meet again with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in an effort to end the war in Ukraine. A date has not been set, but Trump wrote on social media that the meeting would take place in Budapest, Hungary. “I believe great progress was made with today’s telephone conversation,” Trump wrote after talking to Putin. They previously met in Alaska in August, which did not produce a diplomatic breakthrough. Before Trump and Putin meet, US officials led by...

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9 d. ago Bunge Global Stock and Archer Daniels Rise as Trump Takes Aim at China in Cooking Oil Dispute

Bunge Global Stock and Archer Daniels Rise as Trump Takes Aim at China in Cooking Oil Dispute  Barron's

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9 d. ago E&E News: Trump takes aim at cooking oil imports from China as soybean sales sink

E&E News: Trump takes aim at cooking oil imports from China as soybean sales sink  POLITICO Pro

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1 week ago Wall Street takes back some of Friday's losses as Trump softens tone on China trade talks

Wall Street takes back some of Friday's losses as Trump softens tone on China trade talks  NBC News

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1 week ago FTSE 100 LIVE: European stocks rise as Trump takes sting out of fresh US

FTSE 100 LIVE: European stocks rise as Trump takes sting out of fresh US-China trade spat  Yahoo

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1 week ago US stocks rebound after Donald Trump takes softer tone on China

US stocks rebound after Donald Trump takes softer tone on China  Financial Times

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1 week ago European stocks and US futures rise as Donald Trump takes softer tone on China

European stocks and US futures rise as Donald Trump takes softer tone on China  Financial Times

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2 w. ago Chip Stocks Take Hit From Trump Threat to Ramp Up China Tariffs

Chip Stocks Take Hit From Trump Threat to Ramp Up China Tariffs  The Wall Street Journal

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2 w. ago China tightens rare earth export curbs, taking aim at military and chip applications

China tightens rare earth export curbs, taking aim at military and chip applications  MSN

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2 w. ago Soy Wars: Trump takes on Xi as China’s ban leaves US farmers stuck with mountains of beans

Soy Wars: Trump takes on Xi as China’s ban leaves US farmers stuck with mountains of beans  The Economic Times

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2 w. ago India sides with Taliban, Pakistan & China, slams Trump bid to take over Bagram base

India sides with Taliban, Pakistan & China, slams Trump bid to take over Bagram base  The Indian Express

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3 w. ago US takes driver’s seat in crypto sector amid Trump policy, stablecoin frenzy

The United States is expanding its influence over the US$4 trillion global cryptocurrency industry amid favourable regulation under the Trump administration and the growing use of US dollar-backed stablecoins, according to participants at this year’s Token2049 event in Singapore. The US is on a path to becoming the world’s “crypto capital”, said Bo Hines, the former executive director of the White House’s Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, at a fireside chat on Thursday to conclude the...

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