The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) grouping warned on Thursday that exports in the region will barely grow this year amid the onset of U.S. tariffs, as the U.S. and Chinese trade representatives met on the sidelines of the gathering.

After implementation of tariffs of up to 145% on all imports from China, negotiatorswere able to agree to a temporary reduction to a 30% levy. This rate is plan

Joseph Capurso and Carol Kong at CBA have written an excellent report explaining the economic implications of the US-China trade war de-escalation. Key Points: The 90 day reduction in tariffs on US-China trade confirms ‘peak tariff’ is past.