WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump late on Wednesday played up prospects of a “fair deal” on trade with China, but his top officials offered few details of how Washington might de-escalate its damaging tariff war with Beijing. Trump told reporters his country would have a “fair deal with China,” adding that “everything’s active” when asked […]
William Ruto and Xi Jinping (AP) BEIJING: Kenyan President William Ruto pledged to build closer ties with China on Thursday, a day after saying a global trade war triggered by Washington could deal a “death blow” to the current world order. Ruto is on a five-day visit to China, his third trip to Beijing since […]
A growing split in US economic messaging is evident, as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s call for international cooperation collided with president Trump’s renewed threats of trade tariffs and a hardline message from the White House press room.Speaking at the Institute of International Finance, Bessent reassured investors that the US remained committed to its global leadership […]
A coalition of 12 US states filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in the US Court of International Trade in New York, seeking to overturn President Donald Trump’s tariff policy, which they say is unlawful and has disrupted the national economy. The legal challenge accuses Trump of abusing emergency powers under the 1977 International Emergency Economic […]
Donald Trump held an impromptu press conference outside the White House Wednesday morning. A day after softening his stance on trade war against China, President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration is in discussion with China on trade and that negotiations with countries are “going very well”. Trump made an impromptu comment outside the […]
China on Wednesday signaled a renewed willingness to engage in trade negotiations with the United States, declaring that “the door for talks is wide open” amid ongoing tariff tensions.The statement follows recent comments by US President Donald Trump, who hinted that the sweeping tariffs on Chinese imports—some as high as 145 percent—could be significantly reduced […]
US president Donald Trump has suggested that the historically high tariffs he imposed on Chinese imports will not last. Speaking from the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump told reporters the 145% tariff rate would eventually “come down substantially,” even as he maintained a confident tone about the US’s bargaining position.“145% is very high, and it […]
US President Donald Trump on Easter Sunday issued a stern message to international trade partners, posting an eight-point list of alleged “non-tariff cheating” practices that he claimed could damage relations with the United States. Among the listed tactics were currency manipulation, government subsidies, counterfeiting, and transshipping to evade tariffs. The post comes shortly after Trump […]
Senator Chris Van Hollen (left), Elsalvador president Nayib Bukele, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Senator Chris Van Hollen on Friday accused El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele of staging a deceptive media stunt during his meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia — a man the US government wrongfully deported under the Trump administration — by planting margarita glasses on […]
US President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed that China was willing to have a meeting amid the growing tensions between the two nations as tariff war escalated. However, there has been no confirmation from the Asian nation regarding any official meeting.While informing about his “productive” talks with Mexico, Japan, Trump said, “Had a very productive […]
