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WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday (Aug 1) he believes Washington and Beijing are nearing a ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday that he believed that Washington has the makings of a deal with China ...

In the wake of US President Donald Trump's latest tariff blitz on dozens of economies, China has reiterated a stern warning ...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government was disappointed by Trump’s move to raise the U.S. tariff on goods ...

The Stockholm meeting, following similar talks in Geneva and London, is set to extend a 90-day pause on those tariffs. During ...

China's top leaders have pledged to help companies slammed by higher U.S. tariffs but held back on major moves after trade ...

World shares are mixed after the U.S. and China ended their latest round of trade talks without a deal.

The Treasury head said recent trade deals announced by the US — including with the European Union and Japan — created a “lot ...

China’s top leaders have pledged to help companies slammed by higher U.S. tariffs but held back on major moves after trade ...

The U.S. and China had agreed to pause most of the sky-high tariffs on each others’ goods amid trade negotiations – but that ...