U.S.-China trade talks continue and in-person meeting may be planned, Steve Mnuchin says
U.S. and Chinese officials will speak on Thursday, potentially paving the way for in-person trade talks to resume, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday, as the world's two largest economies seek to end a year-long trade war. Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert ...
Trump sees slowing Chinese growth pressuring Beijing on trade as U.S. tariffs have 'major effect'
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday seized on slowing economic growth in China as evidence that U.S. tariffs were having "a major effect" and warned that Washington could pile on more pressure as bilateral trade talks sputtered along. Data released earlier on Monday showed growth ...
The U.S. will investigate a French plan to impose taxes on technology companies, a move that has been a prelude to new U.S. tariffs under the Trump administration. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will have as long as a year to examine whether the plan ...
U.S.-China trade talks 'back on track' but Huawei still out of 5G loop: White House adviser
U.S.-China trade negotiations are now headed in a positive direction following this weekend's meeting between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, a top White House aide said Tuesday. But trade adviser Peter Navarro said Chinese telecom giant Huawei remains blocked from participating ...
Motegi denies Japan will agree to early farm tariff deal with U.S.
Economic revitalization minister Toshimitsu Motegi denied again Tuesday the possibility of an early farm tariff deal with the United States as part of bilateral trade negotiations. "There will be no partial agreement. It will be a package agreement," Motegi told a news conference, rejecting U.S. ...
U.S. trade representative calls for prioritizing initial deal with Japan on farm tariff cuts
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Tuesday called for prioritizing a deal with Japan on agricultural tariff cuts as part of efforts to strike a bilateral trade agreement. "What I have proposed doing is to try to take care of a couple of the issues, ...
The Japanese and U.S. trade chiefs met Saturday in an attempt to advance talks on a bilateral deal ahead of Monday's summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Donald Trump, but the two sides still remain at odds, Economic revitalization chief Toshimitsu Motegi ...
U.S. and China reported near deal to end some tariffs amid 'productive' talks
The United States and China are nearing a trade deal that would roll back a portion of the $250 billion in U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods, Politico reported on Wednesday after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the two countries completed "productive" talks in ...
Top U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators held productive talks in Beijing on Wednesday, the American side said, as the economic superpowers head toward an endgame in a dispute that has hit businesses with bruising tariffs. Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, a close aide to President ...
U.S. organized labor opposes USMCA in current form, says official
The head of the largest U.S. labor union said Tuesday he opposes ratification of the new North American free trade pact, because he doubts Mexico will enforce labor reforms required by the deal. Richard Trumka, president of the 12.5-million-member AFL-CIO, said the U.S. Congress is ...
U.S. and China working to sign new trade agreement in May, says report
U.S. and Chinese officials are tentatively working to finalize a new trade agreement, with a signing ceremony expected as soon as late May, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Citing an unnamed source, the newspaper also said U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer was expected in ...
Japan and U.S. kick off first day of trade talks with focus on cutting tariffs on goods
Speaking to reporters after the first day of meetings, Toshimitsu Motegi signaled his opposition to the potential inclusion of a currency provision in any deal.
