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China’s exports to US sink, offset by trade with other economies, as US tariffs hit global trade

Shipments to the U.S. sank 21% in dollar terms as Trump’s tariffs on most Chinese exports rose to as high as 145%. With Chinese tariffs on U.S. goods at 125%, business between the two biggest economies has grown increasingly uncertain.

Reuters · 12h

China's exports top forecasts helped by global rush to beat tariffs

China's exports beat forecasts in April, buoyed by demand for materials from overseas manufacturers who rushed out goods to make the most of U.S. President Donald Trump's 90-day tariff pause.

The Financial Times · 16h

China reports bumper April exports ahead of crucial trade talks with US

China’s exports growth showed resilience in April, defying expectations that the effects of a trade war with the US would start to bite. Exports grew 8.1 per cent in dollar terms compared with a year earlier,

Trump signals openness to lowering China tariffs

Barron's on MSN · 1h

Tariffs News: Trump Is Open to 80% Levies on China, Keeps 10% Baseline for All

President Donald Trump opened the door to lowering tariffs on China to 80% from 145% ahead of a weekend meeting between U.S. and Chinese officials. While that’s a step in the right direction to thawing relations between the world’s two largest economies,

The Washington Post on MSN · 5h

Trump suggests lowering tariffs on China ahead of talks

President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States could lower tariffs on China to 80 percent ahead of a meeting this weekend between his top aides and their counterparts from Beijing. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.

U.S. News & World Report · 13h

Inside China's Decision to Come to the Table on Trump Tariffs

But behind closed doors, Chinese officials have grown increasingly alarmed about tariffs' impact on the economy and the risk of isolation as China's trading partners have started negotiating deals with Washington,

China rolls out more stimulus and agrees to trade talks with the US as tariffs hit economy

China has cut interest rates and bank reserve requirements as part of a barrage of measures meant to counter the blow to its ...

3hon MSN

Trump floats cutting China tariffs to 80% ahead of weekend meeting as he looks to deescalate the trade war

Top U.S. officials are set to meet with a high-level Chinese delegation in Switzerland in the first major talks between the ...

8hon MSN

China's central bank to spur financing support for consumption, trade

BEIJING: China's central bank said on Friday (May 9) it will spur financial institutions to expand support for consumption ...

3don MSN

Protests erupt in China after furious workers demand back pay as Trump’s tariffs on imports jolt economy

Protests from furious factory workers in China demanding back pay are spreading across the country after President Trump’s ...

1hon MSN

You called me. No — you called ME. Before US-China meeting, nations each say the other wanted talks

Yet China quickly denied any talk towards a deal. When asked about such negotiations, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo ...

4don MSN

How Bad Is China’s Economy? The Data Needed to Answer Is Vanishing

Beijing has stopped publishing hundreds of statistics related to real estate, finance, unemployment and even soy sauce ...

China Cuts Key Rate, Reserve Ratio to Aid Economy Hit by Tariffs

China reduced its policy rate and lowered the amount of cash lenders must keep in reserve, as Beijing ramps up efforts to ...

9hon MSN

Xi in Moscow: China's role in Russia's economic survival

China made a deal to buy Russian oil and gas after Europe cut supplies during the Ukraine war. As China takes a major hit ...

China Cuts Interest Rates to Shore Up Economy Hit by Trade War

China’s central bank acted shortly after news that officials from China and the Trump administration will hold their first ...

The Economist5d

China’s gig economy could help it survive the trade war

A s China’s export machine sputters under the weight of 145% tariffs, jobs are at risk. Some 16m workers are involved in the ...

15h

China’s exports to US slump 21% in April but soar to rest of Asia, Europe

First official hard data after trade war escalated captures only the initial damage. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

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