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Senate Republicans told Fox News Digital that President Donald Trump's tariffs create manufacturing jobs and economic growth, despite criticism over potential price increases.
Their relationship is defined by a bloody border dispute, a vast power imbalance and a fierce contest for influence across Asia. Yet, President Donald Trump’s latest trade war may be achieving the unthinkable: pushing India and China into a wary but tactical embrace.
India is inching closer to Beijing. After US President Donald Trump doubled down with a 50% tariff on Indian goodspunishing New Delhi over discounted Russian oil purchasesPrime Minister Narendra Modi is quietly reopening the China playbook.
There's peace and quiet as another extension of the trade truce was announced this week. But it may not last, writes Scott Kennedy.
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Beneath Trump’s China truce, a race to find pressure points in high stakes game of ‘3D chess’
The bilateral agreement to extend the temporary trade war truce this week came after a third round of negotiations framed by both sides as positive. Trump’s advisers regularly cite his “excellent” personal relationship with Xi and continue to weigh the possibility of a face-to-face meeting in China later this year.
Although President Trump's tariff and trade policy is headline news, another factor is of far greater importance to the stock market.
China's economy showed signs of slowing in July as factory output and retail sales slowed and housing prices dropped further, according to data released Friday. Uncertainty over tariffs on exports to the United States is still looming over the world's second-largest economy after President Donald Trump extended a pause in sharp
Gavekal Dragonomics’ Arthur Kroeber says tariffs haven’t hurt China’s growth perceptions and Beijing won’t accept a weak U.S. trade deal leaving little scope for a trade deal between the two major economies.