Trump’s raise-the-stakes strategy raises anxiety of an open-ended trade war with China

The president’s raise-the-stakes approach could result in an open-ended trade war with the world’s largest economy, some lawmakers fear......»»

U.S. stock-index futures head modestly lower Wednesday morning as persistent doubts about progress toward a U.S.-China trade and weakness corporate earnings offer few reasons for investors to bid stocks higher after a round of all-time highs......»»

Futures fell after Trump said the U.S. will raise tariffs on more than $500 billion worth of Chinese imports, increasing trade tensions......»»

Treasury prices surge on Monday after President Donald Trump threatens to raise tariffs on Chinese imports......»»

The move will triple the $50 billion worth of tariffs Trump announced last week......»»

TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks sank on Tuesday and Shanghai shares plunged to near two-year lows as U.S. President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on Chinese goods in an escalating tit-for-tat trade war between the world's two biggest economies......»»

DailyFX com Talking Points Much of the focus on trade wars is on day to day developments and the intent and calculations from the Trump administration China s strategy can carry just as much influence on the outcome and its financial and economic.....»»

But Trump could see a green light to raise the stakes with China......»»

Wall Street was set to open lower on Friday as caution mounted ahead of a high-stakes U.S.-China trade meeting at the G20 Summit, whose outcome would determine if the trade war that has roiled financial markets would abate or worsen......»»

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held high-stakes trade talks on Saturday but ended their summit without any immediate word on whether they made progress toward defusing a damaging tariffs war between Washington and Beijing......»»

Wall Street's main indexes were set to open lower on Friday after the Trump administration's move to block semiconductor shipments to China's Huawei Technologies ratcheted up fears of trade hostilities between Washington and Beijing......»»

President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to impose new taxes on American companies that produce goods outside the United States, another move his administration could make to push supply chains away from China and raise new trade barriers......»»

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday left the door open for more trade talks with China, after President Donald Trump said he was planning a progress report on the phase-one trade deal between the two nations......»»

The S&P 500 and the Dow fell on Wednesday but the Nasdaq ended higher. The indexes pulled back late in the session after U.S. President Donald Trump said China may or may not keep a trade deal between the two countries. Fred Katayama reports......»»

Pretty much everyone agrees the trade war caused a lot of pain. For the deal to have any real gain, China must hold to its promises to open its markets and stop stealing intellectual property......»»

Stocks ended higher Wednesday afte.....»»

Stocks ended higher Wednesday afte.....»»

The U.S. trade deficit fell to a more than three-year low in November as imports declined further, likely weighed down by the Trump administration's trade war with China, and exports rebounded, suggesting the economy ended 2019 on solid footing......»»

The U.S. trade deficit fell to a more than three-year low in November as imports declined further, likely weighed down by the Trump administration's trade war with China, and exports rebounded, suggesting the economy ended 2019 on solid footing......»»

The U.S. trade deficit fell to a more than three-year low in November as imports declined further, likely weighed down by the Trump administration's trade war with China, and exports rebounded, suggesting the economy ended 2019 on solid footing......»»