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CHINA IMPOSES ADDITIONAL TARIFFS IN RESPONSE TO US DUTIES ON STEEL, ALUMINIUM
China's Ministry of Commerce MOFCOM said it was suspending its obligations to the World Trade Organization WTO to reduce tariffs on 120 US goods, including fruit... READ MORE›
WHY COUNTER-PUNCHER TRUMP'S LOOMING TRADE WAR SCARES EVERYONE
US President Donald Trump's is arguably the closest thing America has ever seen to a Potemkin presidency... READ MORE›
ANOTHER RETREAT FROM THE POSTWAR WORLD ORDER
China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001 but has chafed against its rules... READ MORE›
CHINA 'WILL DEFEND ITS TRADE INTERESTS'
China warned the US it will defend its interests on trade, Chinese state media says, after US President Donald Trump backed tariffs on Chinese goods... READ MORE›
U.S. METAL-TARIFFS SHOWDOWN AT WTO TO SHAKE WORLD TRADE ORDER
The U.S. looks set to join the group of countries embroiled in disputes at the World Trade Organization involving curbs imposed on national security grounds... READ MORE›
CHINA HITS BACK AT TRUMP WITH PLANNED TARIFFS ON $3 BILLION OF U.S. IMPORTS
It plans a 25 percent tariff on U.S. pork imports and 15 percent tariffs on American steel pipes, fruit and wine, the statement said... READ MORE›
CHINA TO RESPOND TO US TARIFFS, RESIST PROTECTIONISM
Zhang Xiangchen said China was considering a WTO complaint against the package of tariffs that President Donald Trump was expected to announce later on Thursday... READ MORE›
'A FLAVOR OF TRADE WAR'
Xiangchen Zhang, Chinese Ambassador to the World Trade Organization WTO attends an interview with Reuters in Geneva, Switzerland March 22, 2018... READ MORE›
WALL STREET DROPS AS GARY COHN LEAVES WHITE HOUSE
General Electric dipped 1.3 percent after Deutsche Bank analysts warned of the potential impact from Trump's planned tariffs on steel and aluminum... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP FACES PUSHBACK ON TARIFFS BUT SAYS HE WILL NOT BACK DOWN
Efforts by Trump and U.S. trade negotiators to link the NAFTA trade pact talks to the duties received short shrift from Ottawa and Mexico City... READ MORE›
SWISS VOTERS PONDER AXING TV LICENCE
Voters in Switzerland will go to the polls on Sunday to decide whether to abolish the mandatory licence fee for public broadcasting... READ MORE›
WHY THE TPP WAS REVIVED WITHOUT DONALD TRUMP
The first is that they aren't Free Trade Agreements at all... READ MORE›
U.S. GIVES DAVOS TRADE MEETING NO CLUES ON ENDING WTO CRISIS
FILE PHOTO U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer speaks at a news conference in Washington, United States, Aug. 16, 2017... READ MORE›
TRUMP TO PITCH AMERICA FIRST TO DAVOS ELITES
Thank you very much, Trump told reporters in Davos on Thursday... READ MORE›
TRUMP TO PITCH AMERICA FIRST TO DAVOS ELITES
Thank you very much, Trump told reporters in Davos on Thursday... READ MORE›
US NOT STARTING TRADE WAR, BUT SEES CHINA TECH THREAT
US not starting trade war, but sees China tech threat US at Davos... READ MORE›
MERKEL AND MACRON TAKE AIM AT TRUMP AS GERMAN LEADER WARNS AGAINST 'NATIONAL CHAUVINISM' AT DAVOS
President Macron called for the European Union to reform itself this year and come up with a 10-year strategic plan to compete with China and America... READ MORE›
'AMERICA FIRST' TARIFFS ON IMPORTS SPARK ASIA OUTCRY
China and South Korea have vowed to defend their interests after the US imposed new tariffs on imported washing machines and solar panels... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREA, VIETNAM FILE WTO COMPLAINTS AGAINST U.S.
South Korea, Vietnam seek redress from U.S. through World Trade Organization... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREA ASKS WTO FOR 700 MILLION TRADE SANCTIONS OVER US NON-COMPLIANCE
South Korea seeks trade sanctions on U.S. as disputes pile up... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Didier Burkhalter
TRUMP SPOKESMAN WALKS BACK ON IMPORT TAX IDEA AMID UPROAR JOKES
A similar tax on U.S. imports imposed by the Mexican government would make American goods more expensive in Mexico and their market shares would drop... READ MORE›
GLOBALISATION: THE RISE AND FALL OF AN IDEA THAT SWEPT THE WORLD
Globalisation can mean many things, but what lay in particular doubt was the long-advanced project of increasing free trade in goods across borders... READ MORE›
TRANS-PACIFIC TRADE DEAL ADVANCES WITHOUT UNITED STATES
Canada's position has been further complicated by the fact that it is simultaneously renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement with the Trump administration... READ MORE›
CHINA STEPS UP AS VOICE FOR GLOBAL TRADE
In Era of Trump, Chinas President Champions Economic Globalization... READ MORE›
CHINA'S XI TO PROMOTE GLOBALIZATION AT DAVOS, NOT 'WAR AND POVERTY'
Xi will attend the Davos forum on Jan. 17, part of a three-day state visit to Switzerland from Jan. 15 to 18... READ MORE›
CHINA, RUSSIA TO PUSH FOR FREE-TRADE AREA IN ASIA-PACIFIC
President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin met during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in the South American city... READ MORE›
SWITZERLAND TO HOLD FIRST EVER VOTE ON BASIC INCOME
But Che Wagner from the campaign group Basic Income Switzerland, says it wouldn't be money for nothing... READ MORE›
CHINA PLAYS THE ADULT AS TRUMP ATTACKS THE SYSTEM
This year, it's right-wing nationalists, including the American president-elect, who are giving Davos the cold shoulder... READ MORE›
TRANS-PACIFIC TRADE DEAL ADVANCES WITHOUT UNITED STATES
Canada's position has been further complicated by the fact that it is simultaneously renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement with the Trump administration... READ MORE›
TRUMP IMPACT: HOW WILL AMAZON FARE?
NRF strongly opposes new tariffs and supports TPP and other free trade agreements because retailers rely heavily on imported merchandise, he wrote... READ MORE›
US EXIT FROM TPP MAY OPEN THE DOOR TO CHINA
If the deal succeeds, China could become the center of a vast free trade area... READ MORE›
IN RARE BIPARTISAN DISPLAY, DEMOCRATS BACK TRUMP ON CHINA TRADE PROBE
It is unclear whether such a probe would result in trade sanctions against China, which Beijing would almost certainly challenge before the World Trade Organization... READ MORE›
DEMOCRATS' NEW BILL PRESSES DONALD TRUMP TO HONOR HIS 'BUY AMERICA' CAMPAIGN PROMISES
I want a solid commitment from Washington and Donald Trump on a strong Buy America standard and I hope I'll get that... READ MORE›
A 'CATHOLIC' PRESIDENT? FRENCH CONSERVATIVE FILLON BREAKS WITH SECULARISM
Burkhalter said his country was the first Western country to recognize the People's Republic of China in January,1950... READ MORE›
TRUMP SET TO CLASH WITH OTHER G7 LEADERS OVER REFUGEES, TRADE AND CLIMATE
Pope looks glum after vatican meeting with donald trump... READ MORE›
TRUMP TO ORDER A STUDY ON ABUSES OF U.S. TRADE AGREEMENTS
Remaking U.S. trade relations has been a top priority for Trump, who has argued that the United States has been treated unfairly in international trade... READ MORE›
HOW ONTARIO IS TACKLING U.S. PROTECTIONISM IN A TRUMP ERA
Quebec is expected to share the cost. Ontario emphasized to New York lawmakers that about 680,000 jobs in their state depend on trade and investment with Canada... READ MORE›
SWISS ELECTIONS: ANTI-IMMIGRATION SVP PARTY HEADING FOR RECORD VICTORY
Along with advances made by the centre-right Liberal party Switzerland's third-largest party SVP's gains should tip the scale from the centre-left towards a centre-right majority... READ MORE›
AT FED CONFERENCE, TRUMPONOMICS DRAWS A NOT SO SUBTLE REBUTTAL
But they also agreed that Trump's seemingly singular focus on trade agreements won't fix the problem... READ MORE›
XI, TRUMP OFFER DUELING VISIONS OF GLOBALIZATION AT ASIA FORUM
Xi's speech glossed over regional unease over China's rising clout while pledging free trade and stability... READ MORE›
THE INTERPRETER WHAT IS DONALD TRUMPS FOREIGN POLICY
President-elect Donald J. Trump will enter the White House having promised to radically alter United States foreign policy, with ramifications for Americans and the world... READ MORE›
TRUMP CHALLENGING CHINA ON TRADE WOULD SPARK 'VERY AGGRESSIVE' RESPONSE, EXPERT PREDICTS
Taking on Beijing in areas such as intellectual property rights could lead to 'a downward spiral' in relations... READ MORE›
SWISS ANGER AT MUSLIM HANDSHAKE EXEMPTION IN THERWIL SCHOOL
A Swiss secondary school has caused uproar by allowing two Muslim boys not to shake hands with women teachers... READ MORE›
WORLD ECONOMIC POWERS YIELD TO TRUMP, DROP PLEDGE TO FIGHT PROTECTIONISM
Canada took a middle approach in the talks, urging a statement supporting free trade but not taking a position on specific wording... READ MORE›
RUSSIA, CHINA, AND JAPAN FILL THE TRUMP TRADE GAP
Japan also wants to accelerate trade ties with Mercosur, the South American trading bloc, Abe said on a visit to Buenos Aires on Nov. 21... READ MORE›
THE WORLD ISN'T WAITING FOR TRUMP ON TRADE
Leaders of Asean, the Southeast Asia regional organization, recently proposed another trade pact that would expand the deal covering the region to include other Asian economies... READ MORE›
CHINA, AUSTRALIA TO SAFEGUARD GLOBAL TRADE
The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement has boosted bilateral trade since it took effect in December 2015... READ MORE›
TRUMP CLOSE TO DECISION ON ADDRESSING CHINESE TRADE PRACTICES
Trump is considering encouraging U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to initiate an investigation of Chinese trade practices under the 1974 Trade Act's section 301, the official said... READ MORE›
TRUMP OR NOT, THE RICH WORLD IS ALREADY IN A QUIET TRADE WAR
Free trade is already in retreat, even before Donald Trump moves into the White House... READ MORE›
WHY CHINA DOESNT MIND BEING LEFT OUT OF THE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP
Then China can ship the fabric to Vietnam via an existing free trade agreement with China ... READ MORE›