The United States has begun investigating Brazil’s trade practices and “anti-corruption interference,” after the president’s criticisms of Brazil’s treatment of Jair Bolsonaro, a Trump ally.
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U.S. and China Agree to Walk Back Trade Tensions
Negotiators said the two governments would stick to a previous truce and reduce tensions that had escalated in recent weeks between the world’s largest economies.
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US and China Talk Trade as Fight Over Rare Earths Escalates
Officials from the world’s largest economies will try to strike a deal Tuesday to relax painful export restrictions that they have imposed on each other.
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Trump Aides Urge Court to Spare Tariffs as They Dismiss Worries in Public
The dueling narratives come as the administration is asking an appeals court to preserve a set of tariffs recently deemed to be illegal.
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Xi to Trump: Rein in the Hawks Trying to Derail the Tariff Truce
China sought to depict a call between Xi Jinping and President Trump as an appeal from one strongman leader to another to run a tight ship and stay on course.
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China Rejects Trump’s Accusation That It Violated Trade Truce
In response to President Trump’s claim, China said the United States was the one introducing a series of “discriminatory restrictive measures.”
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Trump Accuses China of Violating Trade Agreement
President Trump said that Beijing was not honoring the terms of a temporary agreement and warned of further confrontation.
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Tariff Rulings Inject New Uncertainty Into Trump Trade Strategy
A court ruling invalidating President Trump’s sweeping tariffs was halted hours later, throwing into question the administration’s overall approach to trade.
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‘It’s All About Trump’s Tariffs’: Asia Flocks to U.S. Trade Official
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation nations, staring down U.S. tariffs, jockeyed for time with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer at a gathering in South Korea.
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Inside the U.S.-China Trade Cease-Fire
Global markets are rallying on optimism over Washington and Beijing reaching a major, if temporary, détente in their tariff fight.
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U.S. and China Hail Progress, but Does That Mean There’s a Trade Deal?
Both countries promised to say more on Monday about what talks over the weekend achieved. Until then, investors and businesses are guessing.