US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, left, speaks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, right, during a bilateral meeting between the United States and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Saturday, May 10, 2025. Keystone/eda/martial Trezzini | Via Reuters U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday he expects to meet next week with Chinese…
China and the United States have agreed to hold a new round of trade negotiations in the coming week, aiming to de-escalate tensions between the world’s two largest economies. The decision comes as both sides seek to prevent another round of retaliatory tariffs that could further strain global markets, News.Az reports, citing foreign media. Beijing…
Myanmar’s ruling junta said on Saturday that it had recaptured a town on a trade highway to China from an ethnic armed group in the country’s war-wracked north. Following a 16-day operation, “Tatmadaw reoccupied Hsipaw completely” on Thursday, the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper said, referring to the military by its Burmese name….
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Key Points Demand for copper is expected to surge over the next decade, powered partly by the ongoing AI boom and a ramp-up in European defense spending. A “fragility” of supply chains, magnified by the current flare-up of trade tensions, shows why a diversity of supply is critical going forward. London Metal Exchange CEO Matt…
China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, on October 16, blamed the recent escalation in trade tensions with the US on American actions following the latest round of bilateral talks in Madrid in September. “The recent fluctuations in China-US economic and trade relations are mainly due to the US’s intensive introduction of a series of restrictive measures…
Workers assemble an Volkswagen’s ID.3 GTX FIRE+ICE electric car on a production line at the Volkswagen electric car factory on October 13, 2025 in Zwickau, Germany. Jens Schlueter | Getty Images News | Getty Images Automotive industry groups have raised the alarm over the ramifications of China’s latest move to restrict critical rare earth exports,…
China said that its position on trade wars remains consistent and clear—that they have no winners and are in no one’s interests—as it responded to U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest threat over soybean purchases and cooking oil. Lin Jian, spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry, gave Beijing’s response at a regular press briefing on Wednesday….
WASHINGTON (TNND) — Amid escalating tensions over trade disputes, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shared that President Donald Trump will still be meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping before the end of month. Last Thursday, China announced greater restrictions on the export of its rare earth materials, leading Trump to announce he intended to slap a…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony to posthumously award the Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk, in the Rose Garden patio at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 14, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters U.S. stocks had a rocky day of trading, swinging from highs and lows like the quality of…