Sentences with phrase «in a trade war with»

We are not in a trade war with China, that war was lost many years ago by the foolish, or incompetent, people who represented the U.S..

* Trump tweets «we are not in a trade war with China».

In a tweet early Wednesday, Trump said the U.S. is «not in a trade war with China,» adding «that war was lost many years ago by the foolish, or incompetent, people who represented the U.S.»

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«We are not in a trade war with China, that war was lost many years ago by the foolish, or incompetent, people who represented the U.S.,» the President tweeted.

«We can end up easily in a situation where we are in a trade war with the two fronts,» European Commission vice president Jyrki Katainen said Thursday.

Alberta has granted sweeping new powers to its energy minister as the province ups the ante in its trade war with British Columbia

Those allies have assailed the Trump administration's move — and have even threatened to respond in kind, meaning the US may soon be in a trade war with its closest friends in the world.

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«We are not in a trade war with China, that war was lost many years ago by the foolish, or incompetent, people who represented the U.S.,» he wrote.

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Market - watchers have been on edge in recent weeks with lingering threats of trade wars and the possibility of the market turning negative.

«We've been in a trade war for decades,» new U.S. commerce secretary Wilbur Ross told Bloomberg News recently, as he clarified why the U.S. is launching a radical series of trade negotiations that will include a head - on collision with China and ripping up NAFTA.

A number of U.S. policymakers have sought to justify stoking a trade war with China in recent weeks, saying it is «unfair» for the world's biggest economy to have a current account deficit — which measures the flow of goods, services and investments into and out of the country — with Beijing.

American Airlines's revenue was in line with expectations, but its stock trades lower amid worries about an airline fare war.

Before Wednesday's escalation with Russia, whose ambassador to Lebanon had earlier suggested Russia would retaliate to any US strike in Syria, the president had been locked in a trade stare down with China for weeks, stoking investor fears of a trade war.

In this interview with Business Insider's Sara Silverstein, Parker explains why he's not worried about a trade war.

BEIJING — A high - powered U.S. delegation arrived in Beijing on Thursday for talks with Chinese officials on defusing tensions that are propelling the world's two largest economies toward a trade war.

With President Donald Trump due to arrive in Germany later on Thursday, a lawmaker in the country has voiced concerns over a potential trade war between the U.S. and Europe as a result of Trump's protectionist policies.

With U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs set to take effect within days, France's top finance official said the EU shouldn't get caught in a trade war.

Cheese war with Europe: Dutch gouda at the 2013 Gruene Woche agricultural trade fair in 2013 in Berlin.

No, Beijing says it is «locked and loaded» to retaliate and «fight to the end» in what it sees as an unfolding «trade war» with America.

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President Donald Trump and his advisors were loud in their threats of a trade war with China but the Shanghai Index charts shows China is shrugging off this rhetoric.

Besides touching off a trade war with other countries, a bump in costs — even if only for certain sectors of the economy, like automotive companies — could have ripple effects on the economy overall.

Last Wednesday, gold reached its highest level since August 2016 as jitters grew over Syria and Russia — with a potential trade war with China still in the picture.

The United States and China have threatened each other with tens of billions of dollars in tariffs in recent weeks, fanning worries of a full - blown trade war that could hurt global supply chains as well as business investment plans.

During World War II, the neutral country became the center of the gold trade in Europe, making transactions with both the Allies and Axis powers.

But it needn't be terminal China «doesn't want a trade war» with US, as sides agree to more talks in Beijing soon Never mind China, could Trump country be hardest hit by tariffs?

But given Trump's unwillingness to stake out clear positions on taxes and spending, and his enthusiasm for threatening trade wars with China and Mexico, supporting Trump could risk elevating the populist, protectionist wing of the Republican party over the significant chunk of Republicans who believe in cutting spending and promoting free trade.

The carmakers» remarks were echoed by Chancellor Angela Merkel's government spokesman who said Germany wanted to avoid a trade war with the United States because it believed such a conflict would be in nobody's interest.

The Remain campaign would have us believe the EU would impose tariff barriers in retribution, but the truth is we import nearly # 70bn more from the continent than we sell there, so it would be an absurd act of economic self - harm for the EU to start a trade war with Britain.

The risks of a spiraling trade war were highlighted when U.S. President Donald Trump told his trade team to identify another $ 100 billion in Chinese imports that could be hit with tariffs.

But as the former businessman threatens to unleash a global trade war, the same farmers are now forced to come to terms with how up to $ 150 billion in proposed tariffs on Chinese goods, and subsequent backlash from the Middle Kingdom, could hurt their livelihood.

A trade war with China would be a negative for the dollar and send investors into the safety trade in the yen.

One implication — with potentially big market consequences — of the strategy is that it sets the stage for the simmering U.S. - China relationship to boil over into a full - blown trade war in the weeks and months ahead.

Beijing's plan will change little on the ground and offers a slim chance to become the starting point in talks to avert a trade war with Washington.

With trade war anxiety rising, it's worth taking a step back to get a sense of where the market stands in terms of valuations, and what could lie ahead if trade policy around the world turns more protectionist.

In contrast, China's state media described Xi's promises as simply the next stage in the country's economic restructuring and reform, albeit with the caveat that countries that «frequently launch trade wars against other countries» would not benefit from iIn contrast, China's state media described Xi's promises as simply the next stage in the country's economic restructuring and reform, albeit with the caveat that countries that «frequently launch trade wars against other countries» would not benefit from iin the country's economic restructuring and reform, albeit with the caveat that countries that «frequently launch trade wars against other countries» would not benefit from it.

This did not stop his organisation from engaging in bloody turf wars with rivals in the drug trade, particularly Pablo Escobar's Medellin cartel.

A tit - for - tat trade war could evolve into a full - blown one that hurts everyone, and would be a slap in the face of the global statesmanship, and commitment to globalization Xi has tried hard to display, most notably with his speech at the original Davos last year, where he presented himself as a counter to the newly - elected Trump's protectionism.

In the middle, US Economics of slowly improving US economy, low interest rates, low and gradually rising inflation, recovering job picture, front - loaded fiscal policy are all collectively in a tug of war with gradually tightening monetary policy and trade war scarIn the middle, US Economics of slowly improving US economy, low interest rates, low and gradually rising inflation, recovering job picture, front - loaded fiscal policy are all collectively in a tug of war with gradually tightening monetary policy and trade war scarin a tug of war with gradually tightening monetary policy and trade war scare.

So while no one wants a trade war, a great many companies quietly agree with measures that might hopefully lead to a more level playing field for business in China and an end to vast theft of IP.

«We are extremely worried about the consequences of a trade war and are urging the White House to not advance with this plan,» said Ryan spokesperson AshLee Strong in a statement on Monday.

It's a sign that the Trump administration is still willing to risk a trade war with China despite its ouster of strategist Steve Bannon, the most prominent economic nationalist in the administration.

This reflects a view that Trump has consistently maintained in his personal rhetoric and that has been reflected in the official documents put out by some of the members of his trade team — trade deficits are per se bad, reducing them induces prosperity mechanically, and so there is no downside to a trade war with a country with whom the United States runs a large trade deficit.

That said, trade wars do happen even with these rules in place, usually on a smaller scale.

The move, first reported by Reuters, comes at a time when the two countries have threatened each other with tens of billions of dollars in tariffs in recent weeks, fanning worries of a full blown trade war that threatens global supply chains as well as business investment plans.

«We are extremely worried about the consequences of a trade war and are urging the White House to not advance with this plan,» a spokesperson for Speaker Paul Ryan wrote in a statement on Monday morning.

These would likely cause China to retaliate with tariffs of its own, launching an international trade war leaving everyone, particularly poor people in China, worse off.