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Goldman Sachs Says A Second Wave Of Coronavirus Could Make The Fed Rethink Negative Interest Rates

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But negative interest rates wouldn't be "very helpful" to the economy, said Zach Pandl, co-head of global foreign exchan... Read more

Watch Live: House Coronavirus Subcommittee To Hold A Briefing On Reopening US Economy

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The House subcommittee tasked with overseeing the country's coronavirus response is scheduled to hold its first briefing... Read more

The Fed Could Cut Interest Rates 3 Times This Year, UBS Predicts

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Arend Kapteyn, global head of economic research at UBS, said the first Fed rate cut could come in March. Read more

China Presses Trump To Remove More Tariffs In 'phase One' Trade Deal

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The fate of the Dec. 15 China tariffs is being considered as part of negotiations and a potential signing trip this mont... Read more

'Awfully High' Risks Of A Global Recession In The Next 12-18 Months, Moody's Chief Economist Says

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"Even if we don't have a recession ... I think it's pretty clear that we're going to have a much weaker economy," says M... Read more

China Reportedly Halts US Agricultural Imports In Retaliation For Trump's Tariff Increase

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China has halted imports of U.S. agricultural products, escalating the trade war between the world's two largest economi... Read more

Beijing Responds To Trump's New $300 Billion Tariff Threat

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China's foreign ministry reportedly said Friday that while Beijing did not want a trade war with the U.S., it was not af... Read more

'It's Unclear What The End Game Is,' Former US Ambassador Says Of Trump's Trade War With China

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President Trump has been "wildly unpredictable" and it's not clear what the end game for the trade war is, says ex-U.S. ... Read more

What You Need To Know About Saturday's Highly Anticipated Trump-Xi Meeting

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The highly anticipated meeting will likely impact the bilateral relationship and the broader global economy. Read more

Trump Says A US-China Trade Deal Is Possible, But He's 'happy Where We Are Now'

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While Trump stresses the importance of getting a deal, he also says the tariffs have been good for the U.S. economy. Read more

The Trade War Is Weighing On Chinese Home Buying In The US

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Trade tensions appear to have depressed Chinese property purchases in the United States. Beijing's own actions may also ... Read more

Trump: If President Xi Does Not Attend G-20, More China Tariffs Will Go Into Effect Immediately

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The president previously threatened to put levies on another $300 billion in Chinese goods if a trade agreement is not r... Read more

Economists: The Fed 'isn't Enough' To Offset Damage Of Tariff Skirmishes With China And Mexico

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"It would take a dramatic easing of monetary policy for them to fully offset these kinds of effects," one economist said... Read more

China Denounces US 'rumors' And 'lies' About Huawei Ties To Beijing

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China denounced U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for fabricating rumors after he said the chief executive of China's ... Read more

The US Tariffs On China Have Been Paid Almost Entirely By US Importers: IMF Study

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U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods are hurting an unintended target as the trade war with China rages, an International Monet... Read more

Trump Car Tariffs Would Be A 'first-order Slap In The Economic Face,' Citi's Buiter Says

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The global economy would be hit hard if President Donald Trump decides to impose steep tariffs on imported cars, Citi's ... Read more

China Says Trade Talks Can't Continue Unless US Addresses Its 'wrong Actions'

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A Ministry of Commerce spokesperson does not single out any U.S. action, but it's been a tense couple of weeks for the t... Read more

China Would See 'blue Skies Ahead' If It Accepts All US Demands, Fed's Bullard Says

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St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard expressed optimism that the United States and China will reach a deal ... Read more

Trump Administration Will Delay Auto Tariffs For Up To Six Months

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The White House had to decide by Saturday whether to slap tarifffs on autos over what it calls national security concern... Read more

Trump: We'll Know In Three To Four Weeks If China Trade Talks Are Successful

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President Donald Trump offers a projection about how much longer the U.S. and China could be locked in heated trade nego... Read more