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Mercedes and Porsche Squeezed by U.S. Tariffs and Slowdown in China

The luxury automakers Mercedes-Benz and Porsche slashed their forecasts for earnings this year as the double whammy of President Trump’s.

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U.S. and China Meet at Precarious Moment in Trade War

Top officials from the Trump administration are meeting with their Chinese counterparts in London on Monday for a second round.

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South Koreans Have a New President, and Mixed Emotions

After half a year of political upheaval, many South Koreans heaved a sigh of relief as a new president was.

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There Are Two Chinas, and America Must Understand Both

Two Chinas inhabit the American imagination: One is a technology and manufacturing superpower poised to lead the world. The other.

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Tariff Truce With China Demonstrates the Limits of Trump’s Aggression

President Trump’s decision to impose, and then walk back, triple-digit tariffs on Chinese products over the past month demonstrated the.

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This Is the Trade Conflict Xi Jinping Has Been Waiting For

Xi Jinping has been preparing for this moment for years. In April 2020, long before President Trump launched a trade.

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Trade War Shock Is Scrambling China’s Exports

Chinese government data released on Friday offered a peek into how the trade war is already reordering the flow of.

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5 Takeaways From the U.S.-U.K. Trade Agreement

The United States and Britain announced on Thursday that they had reached a deal that would reduce tariffs on some.

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U.S. Trade Deal Could Lift UK Economy, but Won’t Transform It

The British government made faster economic growth its No. 1 mission. But efforts to kick-start it have been repeatedly knocked.

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China Cuts Interest Rates to Shore Up Economy Hit by Trade War

China’s central bank cut interest rates and made it easier on Wednesday for banks to increase lending and pump more.

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