[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep Water Port, part of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, in Shanghai, China, February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Trade Representative’s
China to target around 6% growth in 2020, step up state spending: sources
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – China plans to set a lower economic growth target of around 6% in 2020 from this year’s 6-6.5%, relying on increased state infrastructure spending to ward off a sharper slowdown, policy
U.S.-China trade deal cuts tariffs for Beijing promise of big farm purchases
[ad_1] WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States and China cooled their trade war on Friday, announcing a “Phase one” agreement that reduces some U.S. tariffs in exchange for what U.S. officials said would be a
Gold remains below one-month peak as shares soar on trade relief
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Gold eased below last session’s one-month high on Friday after reports the United States and China were close to signing a trade deal and Brexit optimism after Britain’s election result fuelled a
U.S. sets China trade deal terms, sources say, but Beijing mum
[ad_1] WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – Washington has set its terms for a trade deal with China, offering to suspend some tariffs on Chinese goods and cut others in exchange for Beijing’s buying more American farm goods,
SoftBank’s China strategy wobbles as key bets disappoint
[ad_1] HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – For SoftBank Group Inc (9984.T), financial technology firm OneConnect’s IPO should have been a vindication of an aggressive China investing strategy. FILE PHOTO: Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi
Oil nears three-month high as trade hopes, UK election boost sentiment
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil rose on Friday to its highest in nearly three months as investors cheered progress in resolving the U.S.-China trade dispute and a decisive general election result in Britain. FILE
Shares gain, oil rises, but caution lingers on U.S.-China deal
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global equity markets and oil prices rose on Friday after China and the United States agreed on an initial trade deal that rolls back some U.S. tariffs in exchange for
Exclusive: French want PSA-Fiat board guarantee in $50 billion merger – sources
[ad_1] PARIS/MILAN (Reuters) – French shareholders in the planned merger of PSA and Fiat Chrysler are seeking reassurances that they will retain a numerical advantage on a combined board if CEO Carlos Tavares leaves, two
Dollar down after U.S.-China trade deal; pound jumps on win by UK PM Johnson
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar edged lower against a basket of currencies on Friday as news of an initial China-U.S. trade deal and an election victory for Britain’s Brexit-backing Conservative Party appeared to