trade tensions

(June 19): China vowed to retaliate against US companies after President Donald Trump threatened to place tariffs on another US$200 billion ($270.3 billion) in Chinese imports, deepening a trade dispute between the world’s two biggest economies.

(June 14): The Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday, a move that was widely expected but still marked a milestone in the U.S. central bank’s shift from policies used to battle the 2007-2009 financial crisis and recession.

(Apr 6): President Donald Trump ordered his administration to consider tariffs on an additional US$100 billion ($132 billion) in Chinese imports, sending US stock futures tumbling on concern the world’s two largest economies are hurtling toward a full-b