While antitrust regulators in eight countries have approved the acquisition, China regulators have balked amid
rising trade tensions with the U.S.
Goldman Sachs chief U.S. equity strategist David Kostin
says rising trade tensions between China and the U.S. are a «minimal risk» to the S&P 500's profits.
NEW YORK, April 10 - U.S. stocks climbed on Tuesday as investor concerns
about rising trade tensions between the United States and China eased after Chinese President Xi Jinping promised to cut import tariffs.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin may visit China, in a move that could help
defuse rising trade tensions between the world's two largest economies that threaten to derail a global economic recovery.
Global finance ministers
see rising trade tensions between the United States and China as a major threat facing the world economy.
Chinese President Xi Jinping promised foreign companies greater access to China's financial and manufacturing sectors, pledging Beijing's commitment to further economic liberalization amid
rising trade tensions with the U.S.
China's central bank gave a green light to banks to dig into reserves to lend more, signaling government worries about slowing momentum for economic growth
amid rising trade tensions with the U.S.
«We believe export growth will slow due to yuan appreciation and
rising trade tensions... China's imports could be more resilient than exports in our view as China has pledged to increase imports,» Wang said.
This makes markets more vulnerable to temporary selloffs sparked by the bubbling over of risks, including those related to
rising trade tensions and North Korea's missile launches.
The IMF's Global Financial Stability Report, which we published last week, found that, while global growth momentum remains strong, short - term risks have increased recently amid
rising trade tensions, while medium - term risks to growth and financial stability remain elevated.
Uncertainty surrounding oil prices,
rising trade tensions, and the effects of ongoing conflicts and their spillovers have further constrained growth and remain risks going forward.
This makes markets more vulnerable to temporary selloffs sparked by the bubbling over of risks, including those related to
rising trade tensions and North Korea's missile launches.