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Gold suffers worst weekly drop in 3 years: Is this beginning of downward trend?
Features/Interviews
November 17, 2024
Gold suffers worst weekly drop in 3 years: Is this beginning of downward trend?
Gold prices plunged significantly, losing more than $220 from its all-time high recorded last month. With gold futures contracts declining…
Australia increases tariffs on all Russian and Belarusian imports
World
March 31, 2022
Australia increases tariffs on all Russian and Belarusian imports
Australia will apply an additional tariff of 35% on all imports from Russia and Belarus, the Department of Foreign Affairs…
France vows retaliation after US threatens sanctions on key goods
World
December 3, 2019
France vows retaliation after US threatens sanctions on key goods
France Tuesday warned the United States of strong EU retaliation if it imposed tariffs on key French products ranging from…
Trump moves ahead with new tariffs on Chinese products
World
September 1, 2019
Trump moves ahead with new tariffs on Chinese products
Washington moved ahead Sunday with new tariffs on Chinese imports as it stepped up a high-pressure campaign aimed at coercing…
Apple will face tariffs on components imported from China: Trump
World
July 27, 2019
Apple will face tariffs on components imported from China: Trump
President Donald Trump warned Friday that he would snub Apple’s requests for tariff exemptions on device components imported from China,…
US trade negotiators will travel to China in ‘very near future’: official
World
July 13, 2019
US trade negotiators will travel to China in ‘very near future’: official
US officials will soon resume face-to-face trade talks in China, a White House official said Friday, reviving negotiations that had…
Economic “game changer”? African leaders launch free-trade zone
Features/Interviews
July 8, 2019
Economic “game changer”? African leaders launch free-trade zone
* African leaders meet to discuss key details of free-trade bloc * Potential for Africa’s US$3.4 trillion economy is massive…
Trump says China trade talks ‘back on track,’ new tariffs on hold
World
July 1, 2019
Trump says China trade talks ‘back on track,’ new tariffs on hold
OSAKA (Reuters) – The United States and China agreed on Saturday to restart trade talks after President Donald Trump offered…
China eyes front against protectionism at G20
World
June 24, 2019
China eyes front against protectionism at G20
China said Monday it would seek backing for free trade and multilateralism at the G20 summit this week as it…
Businesses clamor for Trump’s ear as $300 bn in new China tariffs loom
World
June 17, 2019
Businesses clamor for Trump’s ear as $300 bn in new China tariffs loom
Washington is planning another tidal wave of tariffs on Chinese imports that represent a worst-case scenario for markets and major…