trade war

(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

(Apr 6): Policy makers across Southeast Asia are bracing for a fallout from a US-China trade war, turning their focus on bolstering their domestic markets to cushion the blow.

SINGAPORE (Apr 5): CIMB says there are more winners than losers in Asean – among Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand (MIST) – in the escalating trade war between US and China.

(Apr 4): China said it would levy 25% tariffs on imports of 106 US products including soybeans, automobiles, chemicals and aircraft, in response to proposed American duties on its high-tech goods.

(Apr 4): The US proposed imposing 25% tariffs on about $50 billion worth of Chinese-made products, focusing on high-tech items from semiconductors to lithium batteries while seeking to minimise the impact on American consumers.

BEIJING (Apr 2): China has slapped extra tariffs of up to 25% on 128 US products including frozen pork, as well as on wine and certain fruits and nuts, in response to US duties on imports of aluminium and steel, China’s finance ministry said.

SINGAPORE (Apr 2): In a week in which fears of a trade war dictated market sentiment and spurred volatility, news of homegrown ride-hailing service provider Grab buying out Uber’s operations in eight Southeast Asian countries came as a welcome change. A

SINGAPORE (Mar 28): Asia remains a growth favorite for businesses and investors even if tensions between the US and China escalate into a full-blown trade war, according to Singapore’s Economic Development Board.

SINGAPORE (Mar 26): Investors have been anticipating a trade war following the Trump’s administration’s plan to impose up to US$60 billion ($78.9 billion) worth of tariffs on China imports, which accounts for about 9.4% of US-China trade and 2.6% of U

(Mar 15): It was 24 hours that illustrated why the US is struggling to counter China’s rising geopolitical clout.