U.S. China Trade War

• World Bank, IMF call for an end to trade wars, warn of global impact

  The IMF’s managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, cited the fallout from a variety of factors.

  Oct 18, 2019
  
• Bank of Canada holds rates at 1.75% with no hint about future moves

  Canada's central bank said the economic damage from the U.S.-China trade war is worse than expected but did not mention the possibility of a future rate cut.

  Money

  Sep 4, 2019
  
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• Trump orders U.S businesses to stop dealing with China, owners say move will hurt profits

  Although Trump has told U.S. companies to stop dealing with China, small business owners say complying would hurt, even devastate them.

  Economy

  Aug 26, 2019
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• ANALYSIS: Trump tries to juice the economy by attacking the Fed Chair he appointed

  The President of the United States has just branded the Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, as an “enemy,”

  Economy

  Aug 23, 2019
• Trump trades barbs with Federal Reserve chair amid economic turmoil

  Powell said President Donald Trump's trade wars have complicated the Fed's ability to set interest rates and have contributed to a global economic slowdown.

  Economy

  Aug 23, 2019
• German recession fears weigh on stock markets amid U.S.-China trade tensions

  The markets have been in a spin cycle since President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 1 that he would impose 10% tariffs on about $300 billion in Chinese imports.

  Economy

  Aug 14, 2019
• Laptops, cellphones from China spared Trump tariffs – for now

  The exemptions, combined with renewed talks with China, suggest Trump may be willing to compromise.

  World

  Aug 13, 2019
• New figures show U.S.-China trade war is hurting Germany — Europe’s economic motor

  The heart of the matter is Germany, Europe’s largest economy and a key trade partner of both the U.S. and China.

  World

  Aug 12, 2019
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• Stock market rumbles and maybe a recession? What the U.S.-China trade war means for you

  The recent spat between the world's two economic superpowers has implications for both investors and mortgage-holders in Canada.

  Money

  Aug 7, 2019
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• Anxiety over Trump’s trade war with China causes stocks to plunge on Wall Street

  China let its currency, the yuan, drop to its lowest level against the dollar in more than a decade, a move that Trump railed against as “currency manipulation.”

  Economy

  Aug 5, 2019