TRADE WARS - RUSSO DAILY

China's big banks say bad-loan fears eased in 2016

Mar 31, 2017 (AFP)

Bad-loan concerns at China's big banks eased in 2016 despite flat earnings growth, the companies said this week, but analysts warn asset-quality problems in the...

Is Britain's Article 50 reversible?

Mar 30, 2017 (AFP)

The answer to the question of whether Britain's exit process from the European Union is revocable is simple: it just depends who you ask. British Prime Minister...

Trump predicts 'very difficult' China summit

Mar 30, 2017 (AFP)

US President Donald Trump predicted an upcoming meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping would be "very difficult" Thursday, laying out an adversarial tone ahead ...

Mexican president says seeking 'new relationship' with US

Mar 29, 2017 (AFP)

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said Wednesday he is working on "a new relationship" with the US and thanked Latin American neighbors for support as Mexico...

WTO hands China partial win over EU in poultry spat

Mar 28, 2017 (AFP)

China won a partial victory at the World Trade Organization on Tuesday in a dispute over tariffs imposed on its poultry products by the European Union. Between ...

EU clears Dow-DuPont chemicals mega-merger

Mar 27, 2017 (AFP)

The EU on Monday approved a $130 billion mega-merger of US agro-chemicals giants Dow Chemical and DuPont, paving the way for major consolidation in a sensitive ...

China's Li in New Zealand for trade talks

Mar 26, 2017 (AFP)

New Zealand said Sunday it did not plan to "choose sides" on trade between the United States and China, as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived for a visit focuse...

China inks $4.6 billion deal for Australia mine project

Mar 24, 2017 (AFP)

A state-owned Chinese construction giant Friday sealed a deal to build a Aus$6 billion (US$4.6 billion) mining infrastructure project to tap into resource-rich ...

China's Li in Australia trade talks amid Trump fears

Mar 23, 2017 (AFP)

Australia urged China Thursday to press ahead with economic reforms as Premier Li Keqiang began a trade-focused visit amid growing fears of a US slide towards p...

China's Alibaba to set up logistics hub in Malaysia

Mar 22, 2017 (AFP)

Alibaba and Malaysia announced Wednesday that they will set up a logistics and e-commerce hub in the Southeast Asian country to boost small and medium-sized com...

Unforeseen impacts of the fair trade movement

Mar 21, 2017 (SPX)

Fair trade certified coffee is the kind of phrase that sounds good on a Whole Foods shelf, the type of marketing that merges first world affluence with third wo...

China asks WTO to weigh in on EU anti-dumping measures

Mar 21, 2017 (AFP)

China on Tuesday asked the World Trade Organization to create an expert panel to examine the so-called "surrogate country" approach used by the European Union t...

Morocco's Tangiers to host Chinese industrial city

Mar 20, 2017 (AFP)

Morocco and China's Haite Group signed an agreement on Monday to launch an industrial park near Tangiers for 200 Chinese companies that will create tens of thou...

Labour drought in Europe's east as workers go west

Mar 19, 2017 (AFP)

A decade ago, business was booming for Hungarian construction firm owner Geza Borgulya. He was making an annual profit of some five million euros ($5.4 million)...

Merkel, Xi defend free trade ahead of G20 meet

Mar 16, 2017 (AFP)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday stressed their commitment to free trade ahead of a G20 finance ministers' meeting set ...

G20 finance ministers to meet under America First shadow

Mar 15, 2017 (AFP)

Finance ministers from the world's top nations gather in Germany Friday as fears grow that US President Donald Trump could upend the global economic order with ...

Chinese premier warns US against 'trade war'

Mar 15, 2017 (AFP)

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday warned the United States against starting a trade war while expressing optimism that the world's two largest economies c...

Family of Trump son-in-law in $4 bn deal with Chinese company

Mar 14, 2017 (AFP)

A company owned by the family of President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is set to receive more than $400 million from a Chinese firm that is invest...

BlackRock to pressure companies on climate and diversity

Mar 14, 2017 (AFP)

The world's biggest fund manager BlackRock is urging large companies to be transparent about climate risks and increase boardroom diversity. The guidelines rele...

China industrial output offers fresh sign of stability

Mar 14, 2017 (AFP)

China's industrial output growth held steady in January and February, official data showed Tuesday, providing further evidence of stability in the world's secon...