Tag: trade talks

June 30, 2021

The U.S. and Taiwan agreed to hold regular talks on issues ranging from technology supply chains to meat imports following their first Trade and Investment Framework Agreement meeting in five years. The two sides will establish working groups to discuss […]

June 2, 2020

Amid the crippling uncertainty caused by the novel coronavirus and the measures needed to fight it, British businesses still have no idea what will happen to trade with their biggest partner at the end of this year. Although the U.K. […]

November 15, 2019

U.S. farmers have paid a steep price during Washington’s months-long trade war with Beijing, losing almost two-thirds of their exports to China. Now, however, there is hope as trade talks—with U.S. agriculture squarely in the center—seem to be closing in […]

October 11, 2019

Global stocks rose sharply Friday on optimism about U.S.-Chinese talks on ending a tariff war, while oil prices gained as much as 2% after a rocket attack on an Iranian tanker. Benchmarks in Frankfurt, Paris, London, Shanghai and Tokyo all […]

September 5, 2019

(BEIJING) — U.S. and Chinese envoys will meet in early October for more talks aimed at ending a tariff war that threatens global economic growth. Stock markets rose on Thursday’s announcement but there has been no sign of progress since […]

August 19, 2019

U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher start on Monday, lifted by moves by encouraging comments from President Donald Trump and other officials on trade talks, along with a move by China over the weekend to lower borrowing costs for […]

July 30, 2019

U.S. stocks moved slightly lower on Wall Street Tuesday as President Donald Trump ramped up criticism of China just as negotiators began a new round of trade talks. The latest tweets injected anxiety into the markets in an already busy […]

June 28, 2019

Traders sent stocks higher on Friday on renewed hopes of de-escalation in the US-China trade war. President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are set to meet on Saturday in a high-stakes encounter that could determine whether the US […]

April 15, 2019

World stocks mostly edged up on Monday after the U.S. and China said they were closing in on a trade deal, without giving a timeline, and amid optimism over corporate earnings. Britain’s FTSE 100 was flat at 7,433 while the […]

March 11, 2019

Shares were mostly higher in Europe on Monday, tracking gains in Asia as investors awaited further developments in trade talks between the U.S. and China. Britain’s FTSE 100 gained 1 percent in early trading to 7,175.46 as Prime Minister Theresa […]

February 18, 2019

World stocks were mixed on Monday ahead of more trade talks between Chinese and American officials in Washington this week. In Europe, France’s CAC 40 fell 0.1 percent to 5,150.17 while the DAX in Germany eased 0.2 percent to 11,274.70. […]

February 12, 2019

Global stocks rose Tuesday following a listless day on Wall Street as investors looked ahead to U.S.-Chinese trade talks. In early trading, London’s FTSE 100 rose 0.3 percent to 7,153.12 and Germany’s DAX gained 1.2 percent to 11,141.98, while France’s […]

February 11, 2019

Global stocks are rallying sharply Monday ahead of a busy week for markets in which investors are bracing for significant volatility. With trade talks between Washington and Beijing kicking off Monday, as well as China’s markets reopening after a week […]

February 6, 2019

Ahead of anticipated trade talks between Washington and Brussels, expectations appear to be miles apart. The two sides have long sought to rearrange their bilateral trade partnership, which is the largest in the world. But preliminary back-and-forths have suggested a […]

January 4, 2019

2019’s ugly start for markets looks to be taking a breather on Friday after Asian stocks responded positively to a stimulus package announced by Beijing, and news that renewed trade talks between China and the US are set to take […]