US and Colombia Reach Agreement, Avoid Trade War Over Deportations
In a diplomatic breakthrough, the United States and Colombia have stepped back from the brink of a trade war following negotiations over the deportation of migrants.
In a diplomatic breakthrough, the United States and Colombia have stepped back from the brink of a trade war following negotiations over the deportation of migrants.
China has suspended additional tariffs on some U.S. goods that were meant to be implemented on Dec. 15, the State Council’s customs tariff commission said on Sunday, after the world’s two largest economies agreed a “phase one” trade deal on Friday.
Trump says China talks coming, Beijing calls for trade war resolution. The United States and China sought to ease trade war tensions on Monday, with Beijing calling for calm and U.S. President Donald Trump predicting a deal after markets fell in response to new tariffs from both countries.
The United States and China agreed on Saturday to restart trade talks after President Donald Trump offered concessions including no new tariffs and an easing of restrictions on tech company Huawei in order to reduce tensions with Beijing.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter that he had a “long and very good call” with Chinese President Xi Jinping and that a possible trade deal between the United States and China was progressing well.
President Donald Trump kicked off a closely watched dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday by expressing guarded optimism that the two nations could make progress in their simmering trade war "at some point."
UK’s outlook for 2019 stays at 1.5% but previous forecast for 1.3% this year cut to 1.1%
Chinese government confirms invite, only two weeks after Donald Trump said it was not the right time and a week after his latest US$200 billion tariffs threat