China has said it has received overtures from the United States for talks on tariffs — but warned it will need concessions as proof of “sincerity” before any negotiations can take place.The
Economist and political commentator S Gurumurthy at the 19th City Union Bank (CUB) Shri V Narayanan Memorial Lecture at SASTRA University in Chennai | Photo Credit: Bijoy Ghosh As US President Donald
Donald Trump’s tariffs will send international trade into reverse this year, depressing global economic growth, the World Trade Organization has warned. In its latest snapshot of the global trading system, the Geneva-based
Cargo ships and containers at Qingdao port in eastern China’s Shandong province on Dec. 4, 2024. Stringer | Afp | Getty Images The World Trade Organization warned on Wednesday that the outlook
GENEVA (AP) — The World Trade Organization says the volume of trade in goods worldwide is likely to decrease by 0.2% this year due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s shifting tariff policies
By Bloomberg Published April 17, 2025 Vietnam furniture exporter Paul Yang is in a 90-day race. The vice president of a factory that makes indoor wood furnishings for the likes of Williams-Sonoma,
Charlotte Edwards Business reporter, BBC News EPA WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala called US-China relations “really worrying” at a press conference in Geneva on Wednesday The World Trade Organization (WTO) has forecast that
Gold has jumped to a fresh high as investors fret over the impact of the trade war between the US and China. Spot gold touched $3,357.40 (£2,540) per ounce on Wednesday, before
After several rounds of imposing tariffs on China, US President Donald Trump now appears to be inching towards a trade deal with it. The Trump administration has been ramping up pressure on
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank cut interest rates Thursday for the seventh time to counter worries about economic growth fueled by President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught. The bank’s move
Nothing CEO Carl Pei’s strategy amid the ongoing global trade uncertainty triggered by US President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes is to increase exports from India. In an ask-me-anything (AMA) session on ‘X’