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Trump Sets $50bn In China Tariffs, With Beijing Ready To Strike Back

US President Donald Trump announced hefty tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports on Friday as Beijing threatened to respond in kind, in a move that look...

Canada Has Agreed With US To Keep NAFTA Alive, No Talks Set

Canada agreed with the United States on Thursday that slow-moving talks to update NAFTA should continue although they did not set a date for the next round...

China Urges US To Make "Wise Choice" Ahead Of Tariffs Decision

China urged the United States on Thursday to make a "wise decision" on trade, saying it was ready to respond in case Washington chose confrontati...

COFCO Buys US Soybeans But New Trump Threats Make Buyers Nervous

China's state grains and agricultural trader COFCO has bought cargoes of soybeans from the United States, two sources familiar with the matter said, though...

And The Kitchen Sink: EU To Hit Back At US Tariffs

The European Union's plans to hit back at new US tariffs on EU steel and aluminium exports include hiking duties on a range of imports from the United Stat...

G7 Allies Vow To Fight US Tariffs, See Threat To Growth

The United States' allies in the G7 vowed on Thursday to push back against Washington's decision to impose tariffs on their steel and aluminum exports, say...

US Allies Hit Back At Washington's Steel, Aluminum Tariffs

Canada and Mexico retaliated on Thursday after Washington imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports while the European Union had its own reprisals read...

It's Time To Reform Global Trade Rules, Says France's Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said it was time for the world's biggest economic powers to start talks on reshaping World Trade Organisation...