The U.S.-China bilateral trade negotiations are back in the news after a brief respite, and media pundits and stock markets have reacted with predictably negative sentiment. This recent dust-up … ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For May 2019
Mnuchin to visit China soon as trade war clouds global economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday he will likely travel to China soon to continue … over the global economy and financial markets. … ( read original story …)
China Mobile & Huawei Launch First Ever Live 4K Stream Over A 5G Network
While live 4K ultra HD broadcasting of content over the air on public and cable TV networks is still barely a thing, it is at least making some headway through the newest in cellular network…
Mnuchin says U.S.-China trade talks likely to continue in Beijing as tariff war rages on
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday he will likely travel to Beijing soon to continue negotiations with Chinese counterparts as the world’s two biggest economies try to salvage … ( read original story…
U.S.-China trade talks likely to continue in Beijing, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday he will likely travel to Beijing soon to continue negotiations with Chinese counterparts as the world’s two biggest economies try to salvage … ( read original story…
China bans Wikipedia before 30th anniversary of 1989 Tiananmen Square uprising
In another move to restrict what its citizens see online, China has banned the wikipedia.org domain just weeks before the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests. In April, organizations … ( read original story…
Global Trade Instability Could Hit Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSX:TD) Hard
The U.S. is currently in the midst of a dangerous trade war with China, and financials in that country are very likely to be hit. To understand how this could affect TD bank, we first…
Trump’s trade war won’t stop Burger King from opening 1,000 new restaurants in China
Restaurant Brands (QSR) CEO Jose Cil still has a whopper of a number in mind when it comes to new restaurant openings in China — 1,000 to be exact, at least as it pertains to…
Trade war to hit high-end US fashion brands dependent on specialised Chinese manufacturing
Photo: Agence France-Presse High-end US fashion brands have become more reliant on China for manufacturing, making them more vulnerable to an increase in trade war tariffs, a new study shows. While … ( read original…
China’s exporters of Donald Trump wigs and American flags ‘had no idea’ they face higher trade war tariffs
A Chinese producer of socks brandishing the face and hair of US President Donald Trump is set to be hit with a new trade war tariff Manufacturers of ‘Trump … Alibaba is the owner of…
China’s Jan-April property investment up 11.9%, slightly quicker from Q1
Former Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein: Trump’s tariffs aren’t a bad… The United States may be feeling the pain of tariffs now, but they will hurt China in the longer term, says former Goldman Sachs CEO…
Down to Business podcast: Why the Canada-China trade relationship is making Canadian businesses uneasy
Welcome to Down to Business, a weekly podcast from the Financial Post. Our fourth episode covers the Canada-China trade relationship. Reporter Naomi Powell joins host Emily Jackson to discuss why … ( read original story…
How China’s censorship on trade war throws off the algos
China’s financial market slump highlights sensitivity to Trump’s trade threats — in one chart Analysts said government censorship presented a challenge for social media algorithms. Chinese internet … ( read original story …)