6 h. ago US seeks deal in London on China rare earth flows, says Trump’s economic advisor

US seeks deal in London on China rare earth flows, says Trump’s economic advisor  The Straits Times

Economics

3 d. ago Trump and China’s Xi speak after president calls trade adversary ‘extremely hard to make deal with’

US, Chinese leaders speak after Trump calls Xi ‘very tough’ on Truth Social

Politics

5 d. ago Trump is ‘obsessed’ about having a call with China’s Xi this week to hammer out trade deal, insiders reveal

A person familiar with the matter reportedly said the administration is “under a lot of pressure” following China’s critical minerals blockade

Politics

6 d. ago China vows ‘forceful measures’ after accusing US of violating tariffs truce

Beijing says it is ‘strictly implementing’ consensus reached in Geneva but US is taking steps that ‘seriously undermine’ it

Politics

9 d. ago Trump says China ‘totally violated’ tariffs pause deal: ‘So much for Mr. Nice Guy’

Friday Truth Social post also claimed China had been in “grave economic danger” before a deal was reached two weeks ago

Economics

9 d. ago Donald Trump accuses China of ‘totally violating’ tariffs deal with US in blow to moves to avoid trade war

Trade talks between Washington and Beijing were said to be a ‘bit stalled’

Economics

3 w. ago China lashes out at PM's trade deal with Trump complaining it is designed to damage them

Beijing warned the pact broke 'basic principles' after it featured a commitment to 'address non-market policies of third countries'.

Politics

3 w. ago Chinese businesses view tariff pause with caution and uncertainty

While U.S. President Donald Trump has talked of victory after reaching a weekend deal with China to reduce the sky-high tariffs levied on each others’ goods, businesses in China are reacting to the temporary deal with a cautious wait and see approach

Economics

3 w. ago US and China strike temporary trade truce. Could it be a turning point in Trump

After months of economic brinkmanship, world’s two largest economies have hit pause

Politics

3 w. ago White South Africans given ‘refugee’ status arrive in US as Trump administration told they got ‘wrong end of the stick’ – live

Trump administration welcomes 59 white South Africans who were granted refugee status in US for being deemed victims of racial discriminationQatar has offered to donate a plane to the United States and details are still being worked out, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Monday.“The Qatari Government has graciously offered to donate a plane to the Department of Defense. The legal details of that are still being worked out,” Leavitt said in an interview with Fox News. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Trump says US will raise tariffs on China if deal is not reached in 90 days

US stocks jump in morning trading while oil and dollar rise as countries reverse punitive levies

Economics

3 w. ago Trump says tariffs on China imports won’t return to 145% and that he sees a deal – live

Trump warns US could raise tariffs after 90-day pause on trade war with China but expresses confidence a deal will be madeChina and US agree 90-day pause to trade warQatar has offered to donate a plane to the United States and details are still being worked out, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Monday.“The Qatari Government has graciously offered to donate a plane to the Department of Defense. The legal details of that are still being worked out,” Leavitt said in an interview with Fox News. Continue reading...

Economics

3 w. ago Trump’s China deal leaves world exposed to trade policy lottery

Beijing and London’s pacts with US create exceedingly uncertain future

Politics

3 w. ago Trump – live updates: US strikes trade deal with China as tariffs slashed for 90 days

Tariffs will drop 115 percent after weeks of escalation, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said

Economics

3 w. ago US and China agree deal to slash tariffs for 90 days in bid to end massive trade war

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says reciprocal tariffs will come down over 100 percentage points to 10%

Economics

3 w. ago Trump live: US strikes trade deal with China as tariffs slashed for 90 days

Tariffs will drop 115 percent after weeks of escalation, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said

Economics

3 w. ago US and China agree deal to slash tariffs for 90 days as superpowers lay down economic arms

The United States and China have agreed a deal to slash reciprocal tariffs as Washington and Beijing seek to end a trade war that has sparked fears of a global economic recession, officials announced on Monday.

Economics

4 w. ago Trump administration reveals bombshell trade deal with China weeks after tariffs ripped apart world economy

President Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary struck a trade deal with China during negotiations in Switzerland this weekend.

Economics