Sentences with phrase «talks of a trade war»

Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Cohn's fellow Goldman Sachs alum in the White House, backed the tariffs, but tried to tamp down talk of a trade war.

Talk of trade war is rampant and, as May begins, the troops are in formation — a circular formation, but a formation nonetheless!

Today's headlines are awash with talk of trade wars and tariffs.

With talk of a trade war erupting between China and the United States, WATTAgNet asked several agribusiness industry experts to explain how they see the developments affecting their business.

Despite extensive labor shortages, inflationary pressures and talk of a trade war, the economy is on a healthy track.

Not exact matches

The tariff talk out of Washington is not an escalation of a trade war, it is about correcting lopsided policies, said Larry Lindsey, who served a top economic advisor to President George W. Bush.

Sen. Rob Portman (R - Ohio) talks about U.S. trade agreements with NAFTA and China amid growing fears of a trade war.

More from the South China Morning Post: Kim Jong - un wife's fashion sense a hit with China's public China's secrecy over Kim Jong - un's visit was part of a long - standing tradition US and China in talks to shield soybeans and other farm products from trade war tariffs

Wall Street has reacted sharply to Donald Trump's talk of tougher policies on China, and Chief Economic Advisor Larry Kudlow's assurance that the U.S. is not entering a trade war.

Though talk of an all - out global trade war has dampened, some analysts still believe that protectionism is a cause for concern — especially when it comes to tech.

Earlier comments from Trump had stoked talk of a global trade war as he described them as easy to win and issued a threat to German carmakers.

There might be some light at the end of the tunnel: Chinese officials have urged trade talks in recent weeks in order to avoid an all - out trade war.

He said the outcome of trade wars could mean central banks will aggressively talk down their currencies, as the ECB is beginning to do.

Markets have been roiled by worries over talk of a potential trade war and a sell - off in tech stocks.

In this politics day edition of River to River we talk about the potential political fallout of the brewing trade war between the U.S. and China.

The answer can be found in a weak U.S. dollar (the dollar index has wallowed around the 90 mark for much of 2018, after a stunning free fall in 2017), an immense fiscal expansion in the last decade pushing the economy toward overheating, a tight labor market, and recent (albeit modest) price pressure in the wake of trade war possibilities and tariff talk, Slok said.

His tough talk toward Beijing had fueled early fears of a trade war.

(Reuters)- U.S. and Chinese negotiators will end two days of talks on Friday to try and avert a trade war over thorny technology transfer issues amid expectations that they will not reach a breakthrough deal but will at least agree to keep talking.

But from the perspective of a liberal who wants to win elections, it makes sense as an extension of a long - running equality trade that includes talking about the «war on women.»

You would think, based on the surprise that has greeted President Trump's recent decisions to walk to the brink of a trade war with China and dispatch the National Guard to the Southern border, that he had not talked about securing the border and punishing Chinese trade practices for years.

March 28, 2018 • David Greene talks to U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's unannounced visit to Beijing and the possibility of a trade war with China.

On Thursday, the two economic powerhouses kicked off the second round of trade talks in the hopes of averting a global trade war.

While talk of tariffs and trade wars sparked selling pressure toward the end of the quarter in the domestic markets, investors abroad shrugged off the discussion and the major international indices finished the period down slightly.

He's now in the forefront of talks that will determine whether the standoff will develop into a trade war.