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Government, Business, Logistics

Trump Says US Is Talking With China but Not Ready for Deal

President Donald Trump said the United States is “doing very well with China, and talking!†but suggested he wasn’t ready to sign a trade deal, hours after his top economic adviser laid out a potential timeline for the resumption of substantive discussions with Beijing.

August 19, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel

Trump’s Bid to Ease Auto Rules Would Hike Fuel Costs, Study Says

President Donald Trump’s plan to freeze U.S. vehicle efficiency standards would hike costs for motorists without doing anything to boost highway safety, according to an analysis by Consumer Reports that undermines the administration’s chief talking points in favor of the move.

August 7, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow Says US Still Expects China for September Trade Talks

President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, said the United States still expects Chinese negotiators to come to Washington for another round of trade talks in September, even after the two nations escalated their trade war.

August 6, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Commodities Roiled as Trump Pours Gasoline on Trade War Inferno

Raw materials are reeling after President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on Chinese goods, dashing hopes that the two sides might soon negotiate an end to the trade war that’s sapping global growth and demand for commodities.

August 2, 2019
Government, Business

Trump Threatens Tougher Tactics With China on Trade

President Donald Trump is threatening to get “much tougher†with China on trade if he wins re-election in 2020.

July 30, 2019
Government, Business

Trump, Xi Struggle to Chart Path for Trade Talks

Slow progress and disagreement on key initial demands from Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping is raising doubts about whether the U.S. and China will actually return to the negotiating table to overcome their much deeper differences.

July 18, 2019
Government, Business

Trump Says He Could Impose More China Tariffs

President Donald Trump reiterated that he could impose additional tariffs on Chinese imports if he wants, after promising to hold off on more duties in a trade-war truce he reached with China’s Xi Jinping last month.

July 17, 2019
Government, Business

China’s Economy Growth Cools Further Amid US Tariff War

BEIJING — China’s economic growth sank to its lowest level in at least 26 years in the quarter ending in June, adding to pressure on Chinese leaders as they fight a tariff war with Washington.

July 15, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel

Trump Defends Refinery Waivers by Noting Expanded Ethanol Sales

President Donald Trump has cited his move to allow year-round sales of high-ethanol gasoline as farmers pressure him to dial back decisions to exempt oil refineries from biofuel-blending mandates, signaling the president sees the two issues as related.

July 11, 2019
Government, Business

Trump, Xi to Meet at Trade-War Crossroads Fraught With Risks

President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping are set to meet June 29 amid hopes they will hit the pause button in their trade war and resume the search for a longer-term peace.

June 28, 2019