The EU has one week to avoid a trade fight with the US

Oxford University associate fellow Allyson Stewart-Allen warns the U.K. team needs to be direct, dodge words such as ‘rather’ and ‘quite,’ which convey tentativeness, and should avoid talking about sex......»»

Even as the United States and Iran appear to signal a keenness to avoid further conflict, oil and gas shipowners are bracing to pay a price for the war of words that culminated in rocket strikes in Iraq over the last week - higher insurance bills......»»

The practical impacts of New York state's ambitious climate goals became clearer this week: a new regional program could raise gas prices for drivers and businesses across the state. A group of 12 states in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, including N.....»»

Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images President Trump struck a tentative "phase one" trade deal with China last week, helping de-escalate tensions between the powerhouse .....»»

Leon Neal/Getty The EU has signaled it will aim to avoid a trade war with the US, saying that it's looking to negotiate, according to the Wall Street Journal.  Earlier this week, the WTO ruled that the US could i.....»»

Just as Global Times editor Hu Xijin warned last week, China's state media has ended a period of reticence and relaunched its campaign of aggressive editorials attacking Washington - the latest sign that a deal likely wo.....»»

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday he hoped a deal could be struck with the United States later on Thursday to resolve a migration dispute and avoid the Trump administration imposing trade tariffs on Mexico next week......»»

Succinct Summations for the week ending May 17th, 2019 Positives: 1. Market mostly recovered from Tariff postering, as US & China avoid full-scale Trade war; 2. Auto tariffs o.....»»

U.S. stocks erase early losses Friday but major indexes are headed for their worst weekly return this year after the Trump administration raised import duties on $200 billion in Chinese goods......»»

China's government has confirmed its economy czar will go to Washington as scheduled this week for trade negotiations despite President Donald Trump's threat of new tariff hikes in a fight over Beijing's technology ambitions......»»

Canada will appeal last week's decision by a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel to allow the United States to use "zeroing" to calculate lumber anti-dumping tariffs, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Monday......»»

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is traveling to Washington for a high-stakes meeting with President Donald Trump on Friday, in a last-ditch effort to avoid the biggest trade conflict in years between the U.S. and the European Union......»»

Fears of a US trade war with China have overshadowed a fight that is brewing with the European Union......»»

President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser said he is optimistic the U.S. can avoid a broader trade fight with China and said the White House was close to securing a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico......»»

American farmers watched this past week with a wary eye as a tit-for-tat trade fight between the world's top two economic superpowers played out and threatened lucrative agricultural exports including soybeans......»»

American farmers watched this past week with a wary eye as a tit-for-tat trade fight between the world's top two economic superpowers played out and threatened lucrative agricultural exports including soybeans......»»

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The Trump administration risks igniting a trade battle with Europe just as it's preparing for tense trade talks in China this week......»»

China likely will offer to import more U.S. goods during negotiations in Washington next week as the two sides see one of the best ways to avert an all-out trade war is for Beijing to buy American......»»

China says it doesn't want to see increased trade tensions with the U.S. as the two countries hold talks in Washington this week, but it's prepared for any outcome and will fight for its own interests......»»