Beijing offered major Chinese and international soybean processors waivers that would exempt the companies from steep tariffs on imports of up to 10 million tons of US soybeans, Reuters reports, citin ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-23
The top American diplomat in Ukraine testified on Tuesday that President Donald Trump made the release of US security aid to Ukraine contingent on Kiev publicly declaring it would carry out politicall ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-23
China is seeking US$2.4 billion in retaliatory sanctions against the United States for failing to comply with a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling, Reuters reports. The WTO’s Dispute Settlement Bod ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-22
Even as investors continue to worry about the trade war between the US and China, there are other trade disputes that have been simmering. In Asia, Japan and South Korea are engaged in a dispute over ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-21
China’s third-quarter economic growth slowed more than expected and to its weakest pace in almost three decades as the bruising US trade war hit factory production, Reuters reports. Gross domestic pro ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-18
Turkey agreed to pause its offensive in Syria for five days to let Kurdish forces withdraw from a “safe zone” Ankara had sought to capture, Reuters reports. The truce was announced by US Vice Presiden ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-18
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union said workers at General Motors Co. will stay off the job while they vote on a proposed contract that delivers higher pay for full-time workers and better terms for ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-18
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said US and Chinese trade negotiators are working on nailing down a Phase 1 trade deal text for their presidents to sign next month, Reuters said. Mnuchin, in a wi ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-17
Apple Inc. is known for making enormous efforts to protect its customers' privacy, while its rivals Google and Facebook have been criticized for abusing users' personal data for business purposes. The ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-16
The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed four pieces of legislation taking a hard line on China, three related to pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong and one commending Canada’s government in ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-16
Turkey pressed ahead with its offensive in northern Syria despite US sanctions and growing calls for it to stop, while Syria’s Russia-backed army moved on the key city of Manbij that was abandoned by ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-16
Every new development in the US-China trade war is having an impact on financial markets. The trade war is a “gift” that keeps on giving and has now gradually transformed into a tech war. When Huawei ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-15
China’s factory-gate prices declined at their fastest pace in more than three years in September, reinforcing the case for Beijing to unveil further stimulus, Reuters reports. The producer price index ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-15
US President Donald Trump demanded Turkey stop its military incursion in Syria and imposed new sanctions on the NATO ally as Trump scrambled to limit the damage from his much-criticized decision to cl ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-15
