US and China Agree on Tariff Pause
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Beijing is trying to win over other countries with vows of economic cooperation. But it won’t back down from its territorial claims, experts predict.
Following a US-China trade agreement where tariffs are suspended for 90 days, President Trump claimed Apple CEO Tim Cook plans to increase US investme
WASHINGTON (AP) — Online shoppers in the U.S. will see a price break on their purchases valued at less than $800 and shipped from China after the Trump administration reached a truce with Beijing over sky-high tariffs.
US economic outlook improves, inflation forecasts drop and recession odds fall after US-China trade deal to reduce the highest tariffs for 90 days.
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global hedge funds reaped limited gains from a big Wall Street stock rally triggered by a U.S.-China agreement on tariffs on Monday, a Morgan Stanley note on Tuesday showed. Hedge funds rose 0.60% on average on Monday, underperforming the S&P 500 index, which advanced 3.23% and closed at its highest level since March 26.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer spoke Monday night with CNN's Kaitlan Collins, who asked: "If there were no major concessions made in Geneva by the Chinese officials, some businesses may ask,
Both nations pledged to cut their broad, ballooning tariffs after weekend talks. US tariffs dropped to 30% from 145%, while China’s moved to 10% from 125%, per a joint statement
When she heard the news that Washington had slashed punitive tariffs on China for at least 90 days, Deng Jinling, manager of a Chinese company that exports thermos flasks to the U.S., popped open a bottle of champagne with her husband.