Donald Trump on Thursday will star in an eagerly-anticipated online appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, addressing global elites whose annual gabfest has been consumed by the US president’s days-old second term.Trump’s name has come up in almost every conversation in the Swiss Alpine village this week: in formal panel discussions, in shuttles…
With much-anticipated trade actions against China absent on the first day of US President Donald Trump’s second term, a chief Citi economist said there are better odds of “delayed, gradual tariffs” being imposed on the world’s second-largest economy in advance of potential direct negotiations between the two countries’ leaders. A slower onset of tariffs on…
New Delhi: India’s manufacturing industry is bearing the brunt of a fallout between the United States and China over threats of a trade and tariff war by the incoming Trump administration, and its retaliatory measures imposed by Beijing. In recent years, under its flagship ‘Make in India’ programme, India has seen exponential growth in key…
WASHINGTON: The United States firmed up tariff hikes Wednesday on more Chinese imports including crucial solar panel components, capping recent efforts by the world’s biggest economy to guard its growing green energy sector. The latest moves announced by the US Trade Representative’s office cap a review of tariffs imposed during President-elect Donald Trump‘s first administration….
The outlook for Hong Kong’s residential market is divided among analysts, with one consultancy forecasting prices to fall amid oversupply concerns, while two others expect prices to rise because of falling interest rates and improved stock market performance. Property consultancy JLL expects home prices to fall by up to 5 per cent, even as rivals…
Who is Huohuade Lutenike? The Chinese rendering of Howard Lutnick, the billionaire nominee to lead America’s commerce department, is not well known in China. But he may end up shaping America’s trade policies. Since Donald Trump announced his pick, Chinese investors and policy-watchers have scrambled for information. More than anything they want to know if…
NEW DELHI: The US-China trade war presents both challenges and opportunities for India, a report by govt think tank Niti Aayog said on Wednesday, calling for enhancing domestic manufacturing capabilities particularly in high tech industries. It, however, said India has seen limited success so far in capturing the China plus one strategy as countries, such…
Beijing: China has banned exports to the United States of items related to the minerals gallium, germanium and antimony that have potential military applications, it said on Tuesday, a day after Washington’s latest crackdown on China’s chip sector. A commerce ministry directive on dual-use items with both military and civilian applications cited national security concerns….
China must be careful not to engage in another round of tit-for-tat tariffs when Donald Trump returns to the White House, a highly regarded Beijing-based analyst has urged. “We need to be very careful not to fall into the tit-for-tat trap, that vicious cycle, again,” Da Wei, director of the Centre for International Security and…
The presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris comes at a time of rising geopolitical tensions on multiple fronts. In the 14th report of an in-depth series, we look at China’s rise in hi-tech manufacturing and the US’ efforts to contain it. After decades spent working around the clock to produce an almost unimaginable…