Sentences with phrase «trade analysts fear»

Administration officials are weighing whether to invoke national security considerations to combat rising Chinese steel and aluminum imports more broadly, a move that trade analysts fear could trigger a wave of similar measures by U.S. trading partners.

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This is just the second move in what analysts fear could be a series of retaliatory actions leading to a slowing of international trade, which could have a serious drag on the US economy.

BEIJING (Reuters)- China's trade surplus with the United States surged nearly 20 percent in the first quarter, with some analysts speculating exporters were rushing out shipments to get ahead of threatened tariffs that are spurring fears of a full - blown trade war.

stocks edge up Monday, building on last week's gain, with analysts attributing the advance to trade - war fears easing.

BEIJING China's trade surplus with the United States surged nearly 20 percent in the first quarter, with some analysts speculating exporters were rushing out shipments to get ahead of threatened tariffs that are spurring fears of a full - blown trade war.

«There's a lot of fear about a slowdown in China,» said Frank Lesh, a broker and futures analyst with FuturePath Trading.

And the pound's wobble on Friday was blamed by market analysts on profit - taking to avoid weekend risk amid renewed Brexit fears, especially after E.U. Council President Donald Tusk repeated the E.U.'s position that the U.K. needs to clarify its position on the key issues, particularly with regard to Ireland and the U.K.'s divorce bill, before the E.U. will agree to start post-Brexit trade talks by December.