Sentences with phrase «escalating trade conflict»

The rapidly escalating trade conflict with China has upended the prevailing economic dynamic of falling unemployment and faster growth, leaving policymakers and investors scrambling to figure out the way forward.

President Donald Trump on Monday complained yet again about «STUPID TRADE» with China, doing little to calm investors anxious about the escalating trade conflict between the two economic superpowers.

A common assumption is that new tariffs on exports will produce small direct effects on GDP growth but more significant indirect effects in the event of escalating trade conflicts, including on domestic investment.

Not exact matches

China will impose counter tariffs on a broad range of U.S. businesses from agriculture to aircraft, autos, semiconductors and services if the trade conflict with the United States continues to escalate, Chinese state - owned media China Daily newspaper said in an editorial on Thursday, a day after US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said he would give China a 60 - day window before tariffs on Chinese goods take eftrade conflict with the United States continues to escalate, Chinese state - owned media China Daily newspaper said in an editorial on Thursday, a day after US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said he would give China a 60 - day window before tariffs on Chinese goods take efTrade Representative Robert Lighthizer said he would give China a 60 - day window before tariffs on Chinese goods take effect.

Exports and business investment in Canada have been held back by competitiveness challenges and trade - policy uncertainties, which include escalating geopolitical conflicts that risk damaging global expansion, the bank said.

After Friday's nervous trading session that was overshadowed by fears that the Syrian conflict will escalate further, Saturday's «contained» missile attack actually helped investor sentiment and caused a bounce in US equity futures.

Amid global fears of an escalating trade dispute between the U.S. and China, President Donald Trump suggested that Beijing will ease trade barriers «because it is the right thing to do» and that the economic superpowers can settle the conflict that has rattled financial markets, consumers and businesses.

When a situation escalates into armed conflict you trade blows and nasty axe strikes in turn - based battles on a grid.

Today's seminal Lester Brown post about China's escalating grain consumption and coming conflicts over trade and food prices - see Can the United States Feed China?