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How will Trump’s trade war with China affect shipping up to Boston? Quite a bit, Massport says.
The Massachusetts Port Authority expects shipping volume in June at the Conley freight terminal in South Boston to drop by ...
Tracking Trump: Trade talks with China to begin; how the federal deficit has grown; Trump’s new surgeon general pick; and more
President Donald Trump suggested lowering tariffs on China ahead of trade talks. By how much? From current 145 percent levels ...
Trump signals he is open to cutting China tariffs to 80% ahead of trade negotiations
An 80% across-the-board tariff would still be far beyond the duties the U.S. had in place on China before Trump took office.
As US and China begin trade talks in Geneva, Trump's tariff hammer looks less mighty than he claims
The way President Donald Trump sees it, beating China in a trade war should be easy. After all, his logic goes, the Chinese ...
A month into the trade war, China's exports to the US have already plummeted over 20%
China's exports to the US have plunged. Apollo's top economist said recently that the US could see empty shelves and a tariff ...
Trump's Trade War With China Nears Shipping Deadline: Why May 27 Matters
The May 27 deadline ends tariff exemptions for in-transit goods, triggering full rates on imports from China and others.
Xi and Putin vow stronger ties at Russia's World War II Victory Day parade ahead of U.S.-China trade talks
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s presence at the parade gave Russian President Vladimir Putin a boost as he tries to show that ...
China’s exports to US sink, offset by trade with other economies, as US tariffs hit global trade
Shipments to the U.S. sank 21% in dollar terms as Trump’s tariffs on most Chinese exports rose to as high as 145%. With ...