TRADE WARS - SINO DAILY

Australian PM Albanese to visit China this week

Jul 08, 2025 (AFP)

Beijing and Canberra have navigated turbulent ties in past years, butting heads on a range of issues spanning technology, trade and geopolitics, but they have t...

Markets rise as Trump sends tariff letters, delays deadline

Jul 08, 2025 (AFP)

Days before the three-month pause on his "Liberation Day" tariffs was set to expire, the US president said he would give governments an extra three weeks to ham...

Trump says to set 50% copper tariff, no extension to August deadline

Jul 08, 2025 (AFP)

The copper levy would come after a probe into imports of the metal, broadening a slate of sector-specific tariffs Trump has imposed since returning to the White...

China says BRICS not seeking 'confrontation' after Trump tariff threat

Jul 07, 2025 (AFP)

"Regarding the imposition of tariffs, China has repeatedly stated its position that trade and tariff wars have no winners and protectionism offers no way forwar...

Stock markets struggle as Trump's tariff deadline looms

Jul 07, 2025 (AFP)

While the White House has said several deals were in the pipeline, only two have been finalised ahead of the July 9 cut-off set by Trump. Governments from major...

BRICS nations to denounce Trump tariffs

Jul 05, 2025 (AFP)

Emerging nations representing about half the world's population and 40 percent of global economic output are set to unite over what they see as unfair US import...

Markets struggle as Trump warns tariff letters to be sent soon

Jul 04, 2025 (AFP)

Uncertainty leading up to next week's cut-off tempered the positive lead from another record on Wall Street, where a forecast-busting US jobs report soothed wor...

China says US lifted some export curbs, warns against 'blackmail'

Jul 04, 2025 (AFP)

"Currently, both teams are working quickly to implement the results outlined in the London framework", China's commerce ministry said in a statement, referring ...

US-Vietnam trade deal sows new China standoff

Jul 03, 2025 (AFP)

Vietnam has the third-biggest trade surplus with the United States of any country after China and Mexico, and was targeted with one of the highest rates in the ...

Asian markets mixed as trade deal cut-off looms

Jul 02, 2025 (AFP)

Sentiment was also mixed after the US president's signature budget bill scraped through the Senate, with optimism over the extension of deep tax cuts offset by ...

China's top diplomat visits Europe pitching closer ties in 'volatile' world

Jun 30, 2025 (AFP)

Wang Yi's tour will take him to the European Union's headquarters in Brussels as well as France and Germany as China seeks to improve relations with the bloc as...

China manufacturing shrinks in June despite trade war respite

Jun 30, 2025 (AFP)

The Purchasing Managers' Index -- a key measure of industrial output -- came in at 49.7, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The figure was hi...

China to keep anti-dumping steel duties on EU, UK, S. Korea and Indonesia

Jun 30, 2025 (AFP)

The duties on stainless steel billets and hot-rolled plates, first levied by Beijing in 2019, range from 20.2 percent for Indonesian imports to 43 percent for t...

Most Asian stocks rise as investors eye US trade talks

Jun 30, 2025 (AFP)

And the dollar weakened on growing expectations for more interest rate cuts, while eyes were on US Presiident Donald Trump's signature tax-cutting bill -- now i...

China confirms trade deal framework reached with United States

Jun 27, 2025 (AFP)

A top priority for Washington in talks with Beijing had been ensuring the supply of the rare earths essential for products including electric vehicles, hard dri...

China's top diplomat to visit EU, Germany, France next week

Jun 27, 2025 (AFP)

Beijing has sought to improve relations with Europe as a counterweight to superpower rival United States, though frictions remain over trade and China's close t...

US stocks back at records on US-China trade progress

Jun 27, 2025 (AFP)

Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq finished at all-time highs following a roller-coaster session that included a stint in negative territory after Trump announced he w...

Trump ends trade talks with Canada over tax on US tech firms

Jun 27, 2025 (AFP)

Trump was referring to Canada's digital services tax, which was enacted last year and forecast to bring in Can$5.9 billion (US$4.2 billion) over five years. Whi...

After NATO deal, how far will EU go for trade peace with Trump?

Jun 26, 2025 (AFP)

Time is running out. The European Union has until July 9 to reach a deal or see swingeing tariffs kick in on a majority of goods, unleashing economic pain. The ...

Stocks mixed with eyes on Mideast, dollar hit by Trump Fed comment

Jun 26, 2025 (AFP)

Uncertainty over the US president's trade war was also keeping sentiment subdued, with most countries still not reaching deals with Washington to avert the reim...