41 h. ago Macron urges China to help end Ukraine war and ease Europe trade tensions

Macron urges China to help end Ukraine war and ease Europe trade tensions  RFI

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7 d. ago Trump tariffs live updates: US may cut income tax due to tariff revenue; Trump says Xi agreed to expand farm buys

Trump tariffs live updates: US may cut income tax due to tariff revenue; Trump says Xi agreed to expand farm buys  Yahoo Finance

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8 d. ago Swiss probe Rolex gifts to Trump over bribery concerns after tariff deal

Two Swiss lawmakers have asked prosecutors to examine whether gifts reportedly given to US President Donald Trump – including a Rolex watch and a gold bar - by Swiss business leaders may have violated Switzerland’s anti-bribery laws. Switzerland this month struck a framework agreement with the US to cut a 39 per cent tariff on Swiss goods to 15 per cent. The deal came 10 days after a delegation of Swiss business leaders visited Trump in the Oval Office, bearing the gifts, according to Swiss...

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1 week ago Hong Kong exports grow 17.5% in October as trade policy uncertainties ease

Hong Kong’s exports grew by 17.5 per cent year on year in October, with authorities expecting the improvement to continue in the near term given consistent moderate global economic growth and easing trade policy uncertainties. The value of goods exported from Hong Kong in the month stood at HK$461.8 billion (US$59.2 billion). The growth, coming on the back of double-digit rises since February this year, further accelerated from the 16.1 per cent increase in September. In particular, exports to...

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3 w. ago US and Switzerland agree to cut tariffs, easing trade tensions

The United States and Switzerland are set to unveil details of a trade pact on Friday, with both sides reaching an agreement to sharply lower tariffs recently imposed by US President Donald Trump, officials said. The progress was announced a day after talks in Washington, as the Alpine nation’s economy minister Guy Parmelin visited in hopes of easing steep duties the Trump administration rolled out this year. “We’ve essentially reached a deal with Switzerland. So we’ll post details of that today...

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3 w. ago China suspends sanctions on US units of South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean amid easing trade tensions

China suspends sanctions on US units of South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean amid easing trade tensions  ET Infra

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4 w. ago US government shutdown muddies China trade as agricultural officials miss expo

The ripple effects of the record-breaking US government shutdown have spread beyond Washington, denying US agricultural officials an opportunity to deepen cooperation with Chinese companies at a high-profile trade fair even as bilateral tensions show signs of easing. The Post learned on Thursday that, because of the shutdown, representatives from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) did not attend this year’s China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai. This marks the first absence of...

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