Ellen Milligan, Bloomberg 5:11 am CDT, Thursday, August 16, 2018 Photo: Bloomberg Photo By Daniel Acker. Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 A pumpjack operates on an oil well in the Permian Basin near Orla, Texas, on March 2, 2018. A pumpjack operates on an oil well in the Permian Basin near Orla, Texas, on March 2, 2018. Photo: Bloomberg Photo By Daniel Acker. Oil shrugs at revival of U.S.-China trade talks to ease tensions 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Signs of easing tensions between the world’s two largest economies have done little to lift oil as surging U.S. stockpiles offset potential gains in crude futures. Oil in New York was little changed while crude in London rose just 0.2 percent despite the announcement that the U.S and China are to resume trade talks in an attempt to diffuse geopolitical … [Read more...] about Oil shrugs at revival of U.S.-China trade talks to ease tensions
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Asian stocks slide as investors fret over China’s economy
Elaine Kurtenbach, Ap Business Writer Updated 12:00 am PDT, Thursday, August 16, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-7', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 7', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Andy Wong, AP Image 1of/7 CaptionClose Image 1 of 7 People react as they monitor stock prices at a brokerage house in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. Asian shares are falling as investors fret over slowing economic growth, especially in China. Technology stocks and oil and metals prices skidded overnight on Wall Street. less … [Read more...] about Asian stocks slide as investors fret over China’s economy
Growth of exports to China slows down
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese exports to China have slowed down after two years of spectacular growth, due to changes in the strategies of foreign-invested enterprises and Chinese demand, according toSaigon Securities Incorporation (SSI). During the first half of this year, exports from Việt Nam to mainland China and Hong Kong reached a year-on-year growth rate of 28 per cent and 9 per cent, respectively. Those figures were lower than the growth rate in the same period of last year, at 62 per cent and 24 per cent respectively. Of out 13 goods items with an export value to China of more than US$1 billion in 2017, only textiles and footwear products maintained the same growth rate at the start of 2018. Another 11 items had reductions in export growth. Growth was negative for machines, rubber and rice. The product having the highest growth rate in exports during the first six months of this year was telephones at 267 per cent. However, this figure was … [Read more...] about Growth of exports to China slows down
China sending trade envoy to Washington for talks
Updated 8:18 pm PDT, Wednesday, August 15, 2018 Photo: AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 In this June 14, 2018, photo, ducks swim underneath the solar panels built on a duck farm in Binzhou in east China's Shandong province. China says it is challenging a U.S. tariff hike on solar panels before the World Trade Organization, adding to its sprawling conflicts with President Donald Trump over trade and technology. (Chinatopix via AP) less In this June 14, 2018, photo, ducks swim underneath the solar panels built on a duck farm in Binzhou in east China's Shandong province. China says it is challenging a U.S. tariff hike on solar panels before the ... more Photo: AP China sending trade envoy to Washington for talks 1 / 1 Back to Gallery BEIJING (AP) — China is sending a trade envoy to Washington in a … [Read more...] about China sending trade envoy to Washington for talks
Now with power to long rule China, Xi beset by challenges
Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press Published 10:38 am CDT, Wednesday, August 15, 2018 Photo: Fred Dufour /Associated Press Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 In this June 21, 2018, file photo, China's President Xi Jinping waits for the arrival of Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill prior to a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Just months after clearing the way to rule in perpetuity president and ruling Communist Party leader Xi Jinping is best by a wave of economic, foreign policy and domestic political challenges. less In this June 21, 2018, file photo, China's President Xi Jinping waits for the arrival of Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill prior to a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Just ... more Photo: Fred Dufour /Associated Press Now with power to long rule … [Read more...] about Now with power to long rule China, Xi beset by challenges