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Trade Issues Expose Limits of Trump-Abe ‘Bromance’

April 19, 2018April 19, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Donald Trump, Japan, Trade

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe courted the new American president with a golden driver not long after Donald Trump won the White House. He’s met with the billionaire businessman more than any other world leader, and he is Trump’s second-most frequent caller.

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Consumers 

‘Mortgage Assistance’ Scam

April 18, 2018April 18, 2018 ROBERT KAHN
Brief, mortgage, Trade

The FTC unsealed a federal complaint accusing the American Home Servicing Center, the Capital Home Advocacy Center, the National Advocacy Center and others of a long-running mortgage assistance scam.

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Business Consumers Economy Government International Politics 

New Zealand PM: Talks Needed Before US Rejoins Pacific Pact

April 17, 2018April 18, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Donald Trump, New Zealand, Trade

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she can envision the United States re-joining the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal but not without renegotiation.

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Business Economy Government International Politics 

China’s Economic Growth Holds Steady Amid Trade Dispute

April 17, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
China, Trade

China’s economic growth held steady in the quarter ending in March amid a worsening trade dispute with U.S. President Donald Trump, buoyed by strong e-commerce and factory output.

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Business Consumers Economy Government International National Politics 

Trump Signals About Face on Pacific Trade Deal

April 12, 2018 TIM RYAN
Donald Trump, Trade

President Donald Trump told Republican lawmakers during a meeting at the White House on Thursday he is willing to rejoin the Trans Pacific Partnership, the international trade agreement he sharply criticized during his campaign for president.

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Business Consumers Economy Government International National Politics 

Execs Tell House Panel Trade War Would Be Crippling

April 12, 2018April 12, 2018 BRANDI BUCHMAN
China, Donald Trump, Trade, U.S. House of Representatives

Executives for the chemical, manufacturing and agricultural industry told the  House Ways and Means Committee Thursday that a U.S. trade war with China would almost certainly cripple their revenues and raise prices for consumers.

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Business Consumers Economy Government International Politics 

Trade Disputes, Strong Euro Worrying European Central Bank

April 12, 2018April 13, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
European Central Bank, Trade

Top officials at the European Central Bank were concerned about a strengthening euro and the possibility of a global trade war as they decided at their last meeting to go slow in removing economic stimulus.

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Business Consumers Economy Government International Politics 

China Denies Xi Comments Aimed at Settling US Dispute

April 12, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
China, Donald Trump, Trade

China’s government on Thursday denied President Xi Jinping’s promise of market-opening measures this week was aimed at settling a tariff dispute with Washington and said negotiations are impossible under “unilateral coercion” by the United States.

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Business Government International Politics 

EU Seeks to Protect Farmers From Unfair Trade Practices

April 12, 2018April 13, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
European Union, farming, retail, supermarkets, Trade

The European Union executive is seeking to protect farmers by imposing fines on retailers and supermarket chains using unfair trade practices.

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Business Consumers Economy Government International Politics 

World Trade Body Warns US-China Tensions Could Dent Business

April 12, 2018April 12, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
China, Donald Trump, Trade

The World Trade Organization predicts continued trade growth this year, though it warned Thursday that tensions and retaliatory measures, notably between the U.S. and China, could compromise those gains.

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Business Government International 

China Denies Xi Comments Aimed at Settling US Dispute

April 11, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
China, Donald Trump, Trade

China’s government on Thursday denied President Xi Jinping’s promise of market-opening measures this week was aimed at settling a tariff dispute with Washington and said negotiations are impossible under “unilateral coercion” by the United States.

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Business Economy Government International Politics 

China’s President Offers US Possible Trade Concessions

April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
China, Trade, Trump administration

President Xi Jinping set the stage Tuesday for a possible effort to resolve a worsening clash with Washington over technology and trade by promising to cut auto import taxes, improve intellectual property protection and boost imports.

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Business Economy Government 

US-China Trade Rift Could Squeeze Growth and Hurt Consumers

April 6, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
China, Trade, Trump administration

Higher prices. Slower growth. Farmers losing access to their biggest foreign market. Even President Donald Trump is warning that Americans might have to accept “a little pain” before they enjoy the fruits of his escalating trade fight with China.

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Business Consumers Economy Government International Politics 

Trump Proposes $100 Billion in New Tariffs on Chinese Goods

April 6, 2018April 6, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
China, Donald Trump, Trade

President Donald Trump instructed the U.S. trade representative to consider slapping an additional $100 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods on Thursday in a dramatic escalation of the trade dispute between the two countries.

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US Trade Gap Rises to Nine-and-a-Half Year High

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 DAN MCCUE
China, Commerce Department, Donald Trump, Trade

The U.S. trade deficit rose for the sixth straight month in February, reaching the highest level since October 2008, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.

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Business Consumers Economy Financial Government International Politics 

China Lists $50B of US Goods It Might Hit With 25 Pct Tariff

April 4, 2018April 4, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Agriculture, Aviation, China, Donald Trump, Trade

China on Wednesday issued a $50 billion list of U.S. goods including soybeans and small aircraft for possible tariff hikes in an escalating technology dispute with Washington that companies worry could set back the global economic recovery.

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Business Economy Financial Government International Politics 

Trade War Fears and Tech Jitters Stalk Global Stock Markets

April 3, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
China, Trade

Global stock markets fell for a second day Tuesday as investors continued to fret over a looming trade war between the U.S. and China and mounting public scrutiny of technology companies.

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Business Consumers Government International Politics 

China Raises Tariffs on US Pork, Fruit in Trade Dispute

April 2, 2018April 2, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
China, food, Trade, Trump administration

China raised import duties on a $3 billion list of U.S. pork, apples and other products Monday in an escalating dispute with Washington over trade and industrial policy.

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Environment Government International Politics 

China’s Lobster Imports Keep US Price High, but No Tariffs

March 26, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
China, fish, food, imports, Trade

China’s hunger for American lobsters is helping keep prices high to U.S. consumers, but a tariff on the seafood does not appear imminent.

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Business Economy Government Politics 

Steel Exporter Scoffs at ‘National Security’ Basis for New Tariffs

March 23, 2018 JOSH RUSSELL
EU, imports, Switzerland, Trade, Trump administration

Decrying the measures as a political ploy, a Russian-owned Swiss steel exporter brought a federal complaint Thursday to strike down tariffs on steel and aluminum ordered this month by President Donald Trump.

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