China halted purchases of US crude in March as trade tensions between the two countries ramped up, casting a shadow over demand for oil produced from American shale formations.
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Tesla’s China-made electric vehicle sales fell 6% in April from a year earlier, extending declines for a seventh month, as the U.S. automaker grapples with intense competition from its Chinese rivals …
Major Gulf bourses mixed on earnings, US-China talks, Fed policy in focus
Major stock markets in the Gulf were mixed in early trade on Wednesday following a string of lacklustre corporate earnings, while focus was also on U.S.-China trade negotiations and the Federal Reserve’s policy decision.
AMD forecasts US$1.5 billion revenue hit from US curbs on China chip exports
Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday (May 6) forecast a US$1.5 billion hit to revenue this year due to new US curbs on chips, which require the company to obtain a licence to ship advanced …
Rocky Brands Could Be A Trade War Winner
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Vietnam’s shipments from China, to US reach record high amid trade fraud crackdown
Vietnam’s imports from China and exports to the United States both reached a post-pandemic record in April, amid talks with Washington to reduce Hanoi’s trade surplus and a crackdown on Chinese goods …
China’s wait-and-see approach exposes policy limit
China is biding its time ahead of planned trade talks with the United States. On Wednesday, the country’s top three regulators announced a raft of new measures but held off on major spending. The …
BMW earnings drop on China slump as tariffs cloud outlook
BMW AG’s earnings plunged 23% in the first quarter as intense competition in China pushed sales in its biggest single market to a five-year low. Earnings before interest and tax came in at €3.14 …
India vs. Pakistan Is Also U.S. vs. China When It Comes to Arms Sales
Increasing Western military support to India, and China’s to Pakistan, signals a shift in global alignments — and another potential flashpoint for international tensions.
Ahead of Hong Kong IPO, China drug maker Hengrui touts partnership with US giant Merck
Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals, a leading Chinese developer of novel drugs that recently received approval to go public in Hong Kong, is likely to see an acceleration in growth as its research and …
China Cuts Interest Rates to Shore Up Economy Hit by Trade War
China’s central bank acted shortly after news that officials from China and the Trump administration will hold their first formal trade talks since the punishing tariffs began.
China’s trade tsar in the limelight for US tariff talks
Opposite U.S. officials for talks on Saturday aimed at breaking a trade deadlock between the world’s top two economies will be He Lifeng, a longtime confidant of Chinese President Xi Jinping who has slowly cultivated…
