Sentences with phrase «of a trade war loom»

The threat of a trade war loomed over Jerome H. Powell's inaugural speech as Federal Reserve chairman on Friday in Chicago, even as he tried to focus attention on the fundamental strength of the American economy.

WASHINGTON, D.C. As threats of a trade war loom on the horizon, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R - Willsboro) has sharply criticized the president's proposed tariffs on imported steel and aluminum.

Not exact matches

The threat of a looming trade war has brought uncertainty into the Thai stock market, an executive at the Stock Exchange of Thailand said.

Now, as a trade war with the United States looms, a government decision to accelerate the development of the domestic chip industry underlines how far those goals have fallen short.

He said the cargo market, which helped fuel Cathay's second - half improvement in 2017, remained strong despite the risk of a looming trade war between the United States and China.

The ministers frequently evoked their close relationship, but there was an undercurrent of tension as the threat of trade war and the prospect of NAFTA's collapse loomed over the panel.

The anti-protectionism comments come as market sentiment sours with signs of a looming trade war between the United States, China and Europe over U.S. President Donald Trump's plans to raise tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, and possibly up to $ 60 billion worth of Chinese imports, targeting technology and telecommunications sectors.

So it's no surprise this looming trade war between the United States and one of its allies dominated the joint press conference.

The prospect of an aerospace trade war between Canada and the U.S. loomed over the third round of NAFTA negotiations, which wrapped up in Ottawa Wednesday afternoon.

For his part, Energy Secretary Rick Perry tried to allay concerns at a major energy conference this week in Houston, downplaying, and perhaps gleefully oblivious to, the fallout of the looming trade war for US energy.

Even so, the specter of a trade war still looms over the agricultural sector, not just farmers, but also equipment dealers and banks in the Farm Belt.

As China and the United States got closer to a full - blown trade war on Wednesday, with China threatening to impose tariffs on 106 more U.S. products after a similar U.S. move on Tuesday, one major question is looming larger than ever over the world's two biggest economies: Once you're in a trade war, how do you get out of it?

Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked of this year's China Development Forum in Beijing today with an address that hit on a number of hot button topics, user privacy concerns and a looming U.S. / China trade war.