US, China Deal Aims to Simmer Long-Running Trade Tensions
Chief among those complaints is the way the Chinese government subsidizes its companies.
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China Delays Tariffs on US Autos, Other Goods in Trade Deal
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said China committed to buy $40 billion of American farm products.
President Says US, China Have Reached Deal; Sunday Tariffs Off
The U.S. also is reducing some existing tariffs on Chinese goods.
Pelosi Announces Agreement on North American Trade Pact
This comes on the same day that Democrats announced their impeachment charges against the president.
US Trade Gap Narrows 7.6% to $47.2 Billion in October
The trade gap is still 1.3% wider so far this year than it was in January-October 2018, despite dropping in September and October.
US Manufacturing Contracts Fall for Fourth Straight Month
Economists had expected the overall November index to rebound but remain below 50.
President to Tariff Steel and Aluminum From Argentina and Brazil
Domestic demand has slumped along with the energy sector as drillers pull back on purchases of steel pipe.
Fuel Rations, Price Hike Hit Iranians Amid Plunging Economy
In 2015, Iran ended the rationing of fuel that had been in effect since 2007.
US Trade Deficit Falls to $52.5 Billion in September
The September trade report showed that the U.S. ran the first surplus in petroleum in more than four decades, according to government records that go back to 1978.
China Appeals to Washington for Quick End to Trade War
Tariff hikes by both sides on billions of dollars of imports have battered factories and farmers, weighing on global economic growth.