US/Mainland China - De-Escalation Appears Evident
*China Retaliation: A day after US government ordered mainland China's Houston consulate to close and personnel to depart within 72 hours, mainland...
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China Phase 1 - Dumb Deal
Not So Fast: Mainland China is NOT reducing tariffs on USD 138 bn of existing US imports at rates of 5%-25%, and will only suspend new tariffs....
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China's Slumping Domestic Demand Is Dragging Asia Down: Except JP, IN, VN
Despite a record RMB 9.59 trillion (US$1.39 trillion) increase in new TSF (total social financing) in January-April 2019 (a 34.7% faster pace than...
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Winners as Trade Is Diverted from China: Vietnam, Taiwan, SKorea, India, S'pore, Mexico
The US has raised tariffs on US$200 billion of imports from China to 25% (from 10% previously), and initiated the process of imposing similar...
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Trade War Returns, After a 4-Month Hiatus of Complacent Optimism
President Trump has threatened to raise the 10% tariffs on US$200bn of imports from China (imposed on 24 September 2018) to 25% by Friday (May...
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