Sentences with phrase «trade spats»

The U.S. is involved in trade spats with those economies.

April's numbers may offer some insight into manufacturers» reaction to the escalating trade spat between the United States and China.

Southeast Asian countries can take steps to help companies manage the logistical costs of trade to combat any spillovers if the U.S. - China trade spat widens, says Joseph Incalcaterra of HSBC Global Research.

Farmers are among America's largest exporters, and often become a target in trade spats, said Darci Vetter, the former chief agricultural negotiator for the United States trade representative.

BENGALURU, April 10 - Gold prices ticked up in early Asian trade on Tuesday as the dollar and Asian stocks slipped, while concerns about the prospect of an escalation in the China - U.S. trade spat and reports of a poison gas attack in Syria offered support as well.

China was buying US Treasurys at its fastest rate in six months just before the recent trade spat between the two countries.

The anti-dumping mechanism comes in the context of a growing tit - for - tat trade spat / war between the two countries.

(Corrects 6th par to say 2 million mu, not 200 million mu)

BEIJING, May 3 (Reuters)- China is taking extra efforts to increase its soybean output this year amid an ongoing trade spat with the United States that threatens to curb imports from its second supplier.

While the manufacturing PMI numbers was marginally softer, the continued expansion in the sector amidst the current trade spat between the U.S and China and Beijing's attempts to curb debt and address pollution issues will have been taken as a positive, the only real concern in the numbers being softer exports in April.

Instead, concerns over a global trade spat dominated the conversation after President Donald Trump signed an order that authorized new tariffs on steel and aluminum products.

Demand growth could also slacken should the current U.S. - China trade spat hurt global trade and impact global economic growth.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said a mounting trade spat between the U.S. and China was one of the most pressing concerns for Southeast Asian nations.

Xi also said China would protect intellectual - property rights of foreign firms, helping to address one of the key concerns the Trump administration pointed to at the start of the latest trade spat.

Karl Littler of the Retail Council of Canada expects that a lengthy trade spat would force Canada's largest grocery chains to pass along most of the cost decreases because of the fierce competition they face.

The absence of a deep U.S. - French trade spat provides an opportunity for Macron to seek to preserve and expand the temporary exemptions from the U.S. tariff policy through pushing for new U.S. - EU trade agreement.

As if things didn't look bleak enough for newspapers, a Canada-U.S. trade spat is adding to their costs.

Market sentiment is on the edgy side this Friday amid a slew of risky data points and developments including a key danger zone in the S&P, US average hourly earnings, a ratings downgrade of Turkey and the latest verbal volleys in the China - US trade spat.

BEIJING A raft of Chinese data over coming weeks is expected to show the world's second - biggest economy cooled slightly in March from the first two months of the year, with the main risk to the outlook now centered on an escalating Sino-U.S. trade spat.

That is just because we have these stupid little trade spats between provinces, including the beer war in Alberta, a spat over license plates in Saskatchewan, and now a wine feud involving B.C. and Alberta.

In Florida, some folks remember that the Europeans threatened a tariff on oranges from America during President George W. Bush's first trade spat.

India is seeking more oil, drones and aircraft from the U.S. to help narrow its $ 28 - billion trade surplus amid rising concerns of possible collateral damage to its economy from President Donald Trump's trade spat with China.

Geopolitical tensions, including around a U.S. - China trade spat, have also subsided in recent weeks to support the dollar.

China was buying US treasuries at the fastest rate in six months just prior to the recent trade spat between the two countries.

China's ballooning trade surplus with the United States has dominated geopolitical and financial market headlines over the past month with both sides announcing proposed tariffs on the others imports, creating concerns over the = tit - for - tat trade spat to escalate into something far more sinister.

American whiskey has become the latest victim caught in the crossfire of the ongoing trade spat between the US and China, with China announcing an additional list of 106 products to be hit with a punitive 25 % tariff.

Regardless, there has already been a pullback of Chinese investors that's not tied to the current trade spat.

China has some options with regard to its purchases from Boeing if the trade spat widens with the U.S., but little slack remains on the supply side in the near term with manufacturers «running at full capacity,» says Ken Herbert of Canaccord Genuity.

A shock reaction to the trade spat is a clear change in what had been a developing upside breakaway.

But: a) This doesn't mean the regulator will definitely nix the takeover; and b) This does, of course, come in the context of a U.S. - China trade spat, and the U.S.'s decision earlier this week to ban China's ZTE from buying U.S. tech for seven years.

Whether China responded to the trade spat by adjusting its Treasury holdings in March remains to be seen, though demand for US bonds has strengthened in recent weeks as global markets adopted a more cautious stance.

China is off to a strong start in 2018 and any trade spat with the U.S. would not be felt until later in the year or in 2019, says Kelvin Lau of Standard Chartered Bank.

The speed with which the trade spat between Washington and Beijing is ratcheting up the Chinese government...

The trade spat with the U.S. is a concern, but China's strong savings and quality growth are positive factors, says Thomas Poullaouec of T. Rowe Price.

The decision will make the CSeries uneconomical for American carriers, but beyond the threat it poses to Bombardier's bottom line, this trade spat clouds the horizon for NAFTA: The Next Generation:

Trade fears looked set to continue simmering after a week dominated by developments in a trade spat involving the world's two largest economies.

Daryl Liew of REYL Singapore says that volatility linked in part to the U.S. - China trade spat has made hedging strategies tougher to pursue.

Ford Motor's premium Lincoln brand plans to build as many as five new vehicles in China by 2022, according to two U.S. sources, in a move to expand sales that would also blunt the impact of the U.S - China trade spat.

China will not hesitate to fight back if the United States escalates its trade spat with Beijing, the commerce ministry said on Thursday, asserting that Chinese President Xi Jinping's pledge to cut import tariffs is not a concession to Washington.

Treasury prices rise on Friday, pushing yields lower, as President Donald Trump said he was considering tariffs on another $ 100 billion in Chinese goods, potentially heightening a trade spat between the U.S. and China.

Zhang Baohui, a specialist in Chinese politics and international relations at Lingnan University in Hong Kong, said Xi's address was strategic in that it allowed China to save face at home, while paving the way for trade negotiations with the US to prevent any further escalation of the trade spat.

Premier Kathleen Wynne has no desire for a trade spat with New York State — but says Ontario had to respond to its Buy American legislation amid concerns about a wider «protectionist wave.»

A trade spat between the United States and China escalated this week, triggering a mass exodus from global equities.

Regulators picked products China can get elsewhere when they made a $ 50 billion list including soybeans and small aircraft for possible retaliation in a trade spat with Washington.

Whether China responded to the trade spat by adjusting its Treasury holdings in March remains to be seen, although demand for US bonds has strengthened in recent weeks as global markets adopted a more cautious stance.

China has instructed two Northeastern provinces to expand their soybean cultivation area, which analysts said will help the country in its trade spat with the US.

The trade spat with China continues to make waves as well, but for now, the market is stable despite the technical weakness, with no clear bearish catalyst present.

China is evaluating the potential impact of a gradual yuan depreciation, people familiar with the matter said, as the country's leaders weigh their options in a trade spat with U.S. President Donald Trump that has roiled financial markets worldwide.

More worrisome, is that Chinese consumers» may shun American products in general as a nationalist response to the two countries» growing frictions over issues ranging from human rights to trade spats, as seen before when relations with Japan and South Korea became strained.

Caught in the trade spat are importers and wineries who were racing to ship their wines to the mainland when the proposal was announced on 23 March, uncertain of its implementation date at the time.

Granted that trade spats may continue to be instigated by the Trump administration, leading economic indices across major economies in the world have continued to point to positive growth trends.