Commerce department guidance aims to toughen export controls on tech used by China to make AI processors
Ports and shipping companies expect surge in demand as retailers take advantage of lower tariffs on Chinese imports
Security conditions in pact agreed by Trump and Starmer seen as targeting Beijing
Lower China tariffs are great news, up to a point
Global markets advanced yesterday after the world’s two biggest economies reduce punitive levies
Deal stokes optimism among investors that Donald Trump will de-escalate trade war
Secret meeting in IMF basement paved way for tariff deal seen on both sides as a victory
Equities, dollar and oil advance after world’s biggest economies reduce punitive levies
Deal to reduce duties for next 90 days marks first sign of tension easing between the two economic superpowers
Uncertainty around Trump’s trade war has not gone away
Innovation has stalled in a globalised era dominated by state-sponsored national champions
Beijing and London’s pacts with US create exceedingly uncertain future
Markets rise and gold weakens as American and Chinese officials seek to de-escalate tensions
Beijing’s self-reliance drive accelerates as groups seek out local suppliers in response to tariffs
Colombian plan to join Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative triggers threat from Washington
Meeting between He Lifeng and Scott Bessent comes a day after Donald Trump said he was open to cutting tariffs
US president suggests reduction to 80% as Beijing announces increase in global exports
US president stakes out position as Treasury secretary heads to Geneva for negotiations
Vice-premier with close links to leader seen as ‘more difficult interlocutor’ for Washington
Data shows a rise in shipments to south-east Asia and Europe offsets drop to America
Survey finds high tariffs hurting European businesses but also offering chance to win market share from US rivals
International trade and American growth have bounced back from big setbacks before
Prospect of overhaul to planned regulation offers relief to semiconductor companies such as Nvidia
Central bank reduces lenders’ reserve requirements as policymakers take action over US trade war
Washington dispatches Treasury secretary Scott Bessent to meet Chinese counterparts in Switzerland
