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US wants to make 'meaningful progress' in China trade talks

Heather Scott, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 13 08:42 AM

US trade negotiators want to make "meaningful progress" in upcoming talks with China, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday, one day after conciliatory gestures by both sides boosted hopes of an eventual resolution. Read more »

China lodges WTO trade complaint against US

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 03 08:36 AM

China said Monday it had lodged a complaint against the United States with the World Trade Organization (WTO), one day after new tariffs imposed by Washington on billions of dollars worth of Chinese goods came into force.   Read more »

China's factory activity shrinks for 4th month as trade woes deepen

Roxanne Liu and Dominique Patton, Reuters
Posted at Aug 31 06:27 PM

BEIJING - Factory activity in China shrank in August for the fourth month in a row as the United States ramped up trade pressure and domestic demand remained sluggish, pointing to a further slowdown in the world's second largest economy. Read more »

China to impose new tariffs on $75 bn of US imports

Ryan Mcmorrow, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 24 04:18 AM

BEIJING, China—China announced Friday it will hit US soybeans, lobsters, peanut butter and other imports worth $75 billion with new tariffs in retaliation for Washington's planned duty hikes, further intensifying the bruising trade war between the world's top 2 economies. Read more »

Signs of hope in trade war as US delays new tariffs on Chinese electronics

Heather Scott, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 14 06:52 AM

US retailers and global financial markets got an early Christmas present Tuesday as President Donald Trump's administration announced it is delaying tariffs on key consumer electronic goods imported from China. Read more »

How Trump's latest tariff threat affects Asian currencies

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 11:10 PM

The latest escalation in the US-China trade war may have helped central banks around the world decide on moves to ease monetary policy. Read more »

Trump's latest tariff move jolts stocks, oil, bond markets

John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 02 07:04 AM

President Donald Trump's new tariffs on China sent a shockwave through global markets Thursday, pushing Wall Street stocks into the red, sharpening an oil-price rout and pressuring US Treasury yields. Read more »

Trump says China may try to delay trade deal until 2020 election

Steve Holland and Jeff Mason. Reuters
Posted at Jul 27 11:57 AM

US President Donald Trump on Friday offered a pessimistic view on reaching a trade deal with China, saying Beijing may not sign one before the November 2020 election in hopes a Democrat who will be easier to deal with, will win. Read more »

The pits: How China's US tariff jab choked a cherry import boom

Yawen Chen and Shivani Singh, Reuters
Posted at Jul 23 07:32 AM

For public relations officer Rachel Li, paying top dollar for "beautiful" cherries imported from the United States was a no-brainer. Read more »

COA: Customs officials, importer liable for P381-million tariff on 1998 sugar import

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 05:11 PM

MANILA - The Commission on Audit (COA) has ruled that officials of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Iloilo and a sugar importation firm are liable for payment of P381.471-million tariff on raw cane sugar released through the Port of Iloilo in 1998 without duties and taxes. Read more »

5 Chinese, 1 Pinoy timbog sa paggawa ng mga pekeng pakete ng yosi

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 12:29 PM

Naabutan ng mga awtoridad na gumagawa ng mga pekeng label ng sigarilyo ang 6 na suspek.   Read more »

Meat processors welcome retention of lower tariffs on some poultry products

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 10:58 PM

Among the anti-inflationary measures imposed by the Duterte administration, the retention of lower tariffs on some poultry products, a move welcomed by local meats processors. Read more »

Taas-presyo sa mga delata di tuloy sa pagpako ng taripa: manufacturers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 07:23 PM

Di na matutuloy ang nakaambang taas-presyo sa mga delatang karne kasunod ng pagbaba ng taripa sa sangkap nito.  Read more »

Duterte keeps lower tariffs on some poultry products

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 05:38 PM

 President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order keeping reduced tariff rates on certain poultry products. Read more »

US to launch public hearings on additional China tariffs next week

Reuters
Updated as of Jun 15 11:28 AM

WASHINGTON - The US Trade Representative's Office on Monday will kick off 7 days of testimony from US retailers, manufacturers and other businesses about President Donald Trump's plan to hit another $300 billion worth of Chinese goods with tariffs. Read more »

Over 600 US companies urge Trump to resolve trade dispute with China

Nandita Bose, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 14 09:01 AM

Walmart Inc, Target Corp and more than 600 other companies urged US President Donald Trump in a letter on Thursday to resolve the trade dispute with China, saying tariffs hurt American businesses and consumers. Read more »

Expert sounds alarm over Trump's threat to impose higher tariff on vehicles

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 11:08 PM

An international expert sounded the alarm over US President Donald Trump's threat to drag the automotive industry into Washington's trade dispute with Beijing. Read more »

Trump delivers hard line on new China tariffs threat

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 11 07:20 AM

President Donald Trump warned Monday he will slap huge new tariffs on China if his counterpart Xi Jinping doesn't show up for a planned face-to-face meeting later this month and insisted the Chinese economy will never overtake the United States.  Read more »

Trump renews tariff threat if US-Mexico deal fails

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 11 06:42 AM

The United States is pulling back from another trade war, at least for now. Read more »

Trump threatens China with tariffs on a further $300 billion of goods

Steve Holland, Reuters
Posted at Jun 06 05:00 PM

US President Donald Trump threatened to hit China with tariffs on "at least" another $300 billion worth of Chinese goods but said he thought both China and Mexico wanted to make deals in their trade disputes with the United States. Read more »