China hikes tariffs on US soybeans, electric cars, fish
BEIJING — China fired back Saturday in a spiraling trade dispute with President Donald Trump by raising import duties on a $34 billion list of...
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Adjustment or slow economy, China to cut 500,000 steel and coal jobs this year
BEIJING: China said Wednesday it will cut 500,000 jobs in the steel and coal industries this year as it continues to trim excess capacity in...
Barack Obama summons leaders for debt ceiling crisis talks
Washington: President Barack Obama called top congressional leaders to the White House Monday, stepping up efforts to stave off the rising threat of a historic...
Raising US debt limit crucial for global economy
Washington: International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde warned Thursday that a US failure to raise the debt ceiling, which could lead to default, could wreak...
World oil demand to hit record, led by China
PARIS, Paris: Global economic recovery and emerging markets led by China will boost growth of oil demand to a record high total next year, the...
G20 pledge ‘ambitious’ steps to spur growth, jobs
WASHINGTON: The Group of 20 economic powers pledged “ambitious” steps to spur growth and job creation to get the crisis-scarred global economy back on track....
Europe ‘real risk’ for global economy: Nobel laureate
Frankfurt: Debt problems in both the United States and Europe represent the biggest risks for the global economy in 2013, Nobel prize laureate Joseph Stiglitz...
Britain urges bold G8 action on global economy
London: British Prime Minister David Cameron called on his fellow G8 leaders on Wednesday to start work now on agreeing “bold steps” to help boost...
Spain, France vow action on eurozone crisis
Paris: The leaders of France and Spain vowed concerted action on the eurozone as they met amid IMF calls for new measures to control the debt...
IMF chief warns world economy could face ‘Lost Decade’
Beijing: The chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, has warned on Wednesday that the global economy faces the risk of a “lost...