US-China Trade War

The simmering trade war between the United States and China is the greatest ongoing risk to commercial vehicle forecasts, according to ACT Research. In addition to matching U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods, the Chinese use their renminbi currency (RMB) to make American imports more expensive. "...

With just two weeks left in the month of August, the markets remain volatile relative to what you’d expect to see this time of year. With everything from U.S./China trade talks ongoing, central banks cutting rates, and the yield curve inverting, we still have yet to get the lull in the action...

As the U.S.-China trade war intensified with the Trump administration announcing more tariffs, the two countries clashed in two disputes this week at the World Trade Organization (WTO). During a meeting of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on August 15, the DSB agreed to China's request to...

A.P. Moller–Maersk (OTCMKTS: AMKBY) reported a sharp improvement in second quarter earnings when compared to the same period last year despite a relatively small increase in revenue, and said trade tensions between the U.S. and China have had a limited impact on its business. Søren Skou, the...

It’s been one of those days. Stocks took it on the chin as the U.S. bond market flashed a signal for a potential recession, adding to investor worries stemming from disappointing economic data from China and Germany. But these were just symptoms of a larger problem, as they all suggest global...

As Chinese online retailer Alibaba Group Holding LTD (NYSE: BABA) forges into new markets in recent months, it’s been facing a few forces from a couple directions. On the one hand, its shares have lagged seemingly in tandem with negative news on the U.S.-China trade front, an issue that...

Any lingering doubts on the effect of trade-war rhetoric on U.S.-listed ocean shipping stocks should have been laid to rest in the first half of August. Trade politics is clearly moving these equities – which begs the question of whether shipping stocks can break out of their lows until the...

Well, that didn’t last long. Less than a day after the market got a shot in the arm on the tariff front, warning signs here and abroad seem to be flashing “recession.” Sentiment has slipped back into negative territory after German GDP data showed Europe’s largest economy...

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is delaying until December 15 the imposition of tariffs on some goods included on a list of $300 billion worth of products from China set to be subject to new trade remedies, USTR announced August 13.   While 10% tariffs across about $300 billion worth...

After last week’s volatility, some investors may be hoping for smooth sailing this week. But it appears that worries about global economic growth remain high as the U.S.-China trade dispute continues. Protests in the major financial center of Hong Kong also seem to be adding to the jitters as...

Have you ever been on a roller coaster that takes you on a series of dips, twists and turns, and then, just as it feels like you’re slowing down and heading into the station, it sends you through one more action-packed set? If early market activity is a guide, today might be that kind of...

Good day, As the U.S. turns the screws on China with its recent announcement to levy a 10-percent tariff on $300 billion more of Chinese exports, the European Union is clueless about the damage this could cause to its economy. Latest among the U.S. accusations is that China is a currency...

EUR/USD is trading around 1.1200 amid a calmer market mood. Trade tensions and political developments in Italy are eyed. Thursday's technical chart is showing a narrowing wedge. Markets have finally found some calm in this vacation month of August – but it may be only temporary. The...

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) over the course of the last week issued its first exclusions for goods in Tranche 2 and its first exclusions for goods in Tranche 3 of Section 301 tariffs on China. USTR issued exclusions for 10 goods described in various Harmonized Tariff...

Bing Chen, the president and chief executive officer of Seaspan Corp., (NYSE: SSW) says he does not expect his company, the largest independent owner and charterer of containerships, to be impacted if additional tariffs are placed on $300 billion of Chinese goods on Sept. 1 as President Trump has...