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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
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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
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Factory Gauge Sinks to Lowest Since 2016 as Exports Drop

U.S. manufacturing activity deteriorated in July to an almost three-year low, dragged down by slower production and shaky export markets that help explain the Federal Reserve’s decision to reduce interest rates July 31.

August 1, 2019
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China, US Plan Next Round of Trade Talks for September

U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators plan to meet again in early September, as the latest round of negotiations ended with few signs of concrete progress.

July 31, 2019

Tariffs or No Tariffs, US Corn May Be Too Expensive for China

With or without retaliatory tariffs, Chinese companies probably will show little interest in buying U.S. corn because the jump in Chicago benchmark futures since May has wiped out the price advantage over domestic supplies, according to Yigu Info Consulting Ltd.

July 31, 2019
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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
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Majority of Trade Aid Went to Biggest Farms, Study Finds

More than half of the Trump administration’s trade war aid for farmers went to just 10% of the recipients in the program, according to analysis of payments by an environmental organization.

July 30, 2019
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US-China Talks Set to Resume as Neither Seems Eager for Deal

Almost three months after their trade talks broke down in acrimony, Chinese and American negotiators meet again in Shanghai this week amid tempered expectations for breakthroughs in their yearlong trade war.

July 29, 2019
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Aluminum Giant’s CEO Sees Trade War’s Lasting Impact on Use

The trade war between the U.S. and China that’s clouded the global growth outlook will have a lasting negative effect on aluminum demand, Norsk Hydro ASA CEO Hilde Merete Aasheim said.

July 26, 2019
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China Allows Some Tariff-Free US Cotton, Pork Purchases

The Chinese government has approved several domestic companies to buy U.S. cotton, corn, sorghum and pork without being subject to hefty retaliatory tariffs, according to people familiar with the situation.

July 26, 2019