Trump Signals Pause in U.S.-China Tariff Battle Amid Economic Strain
President Donald Trump has signaled a possible halt to the cycle of escalating tariffs between the United States and China,...
April 18, 2025Section
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U.S. Housing Starts in March Plunge as Costs and Uncertainty Stall Market
The U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development reported that new housing starts in March 2025 dropped...
April 17, 2025
U.S.-China Trade: A High-Stakes Game of Chicken
The United States and China are locked in a standoff over trade negotiations. Both sides refuse to make the first...
April 17, 2025
Trump Links US Troop Costs to Trade Talks with Japan and South Korea, Testing Alliance Dynamics
President Donald Trump has thrust the costs of maintaining US troops in Japan and South Korea into ongoing tariff negotiations,...
April 17, 2025
Fed’s Inflation Warning Collides With Trump’s Tariff Strategy
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered an unusually frank assessment Wednesday admitting the central bank. Coverage and analysis from The...
April 17, 2025
U.S. Chip Curbs Expose China’s Reliance on Irreplaceable Western Tech
(Analysis) Nvidia’s pre-market shares dropped 7.1% after announcing a $5.5 billion charge tied to U.S. export bans blocking its H20...
April 17, 2025
China Shakes Up Trade Team as U.S. Tariffs Hit 245%, Names Legal Strategist Li Chenggang
China replaced its chief trade negotiator Wang Shouwen with Li Chenggang on Wednesday signaling a tactical shift. Coverage and analysis...
April 16, 2025
California Takes Legal Action Against Trump Tariffs, Defending State’s Export Economy
California Governor Gavin Newsom launched a federal lawsuit Wednesday to block President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, escalating a legal and...
April 16, 2025
Trump Pushes to Tax Harvard as Political Entity Over Woke Activism and Antisemitism
Donald Trump’s administration froze $2.3 billion in federal funding to Harvard University on April 15, 2025, after the school refused...
April 16, 2025