3 w. ago China grants rare earth export permits after US trade talks, offers relief but uncertainty persists

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The high-level negotiations over China’s export controls of rare earths is giving U.S. businesses some relief, even though it may be only for now. China has approved “a certain number” of export permits for rare earth elements and related items, its commerce ministry said on Thursday, one day after U.S. President […]

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3 w. ago US Makes Export Controls Negotiable as Part of China Trade Talks

Trade talks between the US and China this week cemented a seismic change in Washington’s approach to the countries’ economic relationship: US export curbs, meant to keep sensitive technologies out of Beijing’s hands, are now explicitly up for negotiation.

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4 w. ago S&P/TSX composite rises on Tuesday, U.S. stocks also climb higher

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index rallied Tuesday on the strength of battery metals and energy stocks, while U.S. stock markets also rose. Investors were sitting tight as the U.S. and China held a second day of talks aimed at easing their trade dispute. Stocks have rallied on expectations that President Donald Trump will lower […]

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4 w. ago U.S., China trade talks ‘going well’ on 2nd day, Lutnick says

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said he expects trade talks to continue all day, but added discussions between the U.S. and China were "going well."

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4 w. ago Trump Says China ‘Not Easy’ as Trade Talks to Continue Tuesday

Trade talks between the US and China will continue into a second day, according to a US official, as the two sides look to ease tensions over shipments of technology and rare earth elements.

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4 w. ago U.S. and China are holding trade talks after Trump’s call with Xi

LONDON (AP) — High-level delegations from the United States and China are meeting in London on Monday to try and shore up a fragile truce in a trade dispute that has roiled the global economy, A Chinese delegation led by Vice Premier He Lifeng was due to hold talks with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, […]

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4 w. ago U.S., China to resume trade talks as focus shifts to critical minerals

The has U.S. complained about a decline in shipments of rare-earth magnets

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4 w. ago Asian Stocks Gain on Trade Talks, Meta Lifts Tech: Markets Wrap

Stock futures held firm on Monday as investors set out to monitor talks between the US and China in London for signs that trade tensions between the two biggest economies might be cooling. The dollar fell.

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4 w. ago Global shares are mixed as investors await details from the US

HONG KONG (AP) — Global markets were mixed on Monday as investors waited to see the outcome of trade talks between Washington and Beijing in London. The futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were 0.1% higher. The CAC 40 in Paris lost 0.1% to 7,797.64 and Germany’s DAX edged 0.4% […]

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last month China’s exports climb 4.8% in May as shipments to the US fall nearly 10%

BEIJING (AP) — China’s exports rose 4.8% in May from a year earlier, a bit lower than expected as shipments to the United States fell nearly 10%, according to customs figures released Monday just hours ahead of another round of trade talks between the U.S. and China. Imports declined 3.4% year-on-year, leaving a trade surplus […]

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