TRADE WARS - RUSSO DAILY

China tightens controls on Bitcoin trading platforms

Feb 09, 2017 (AFP)

Chinese bitcoin trading platforms risk closure if they breach new controls on the virtual currency, the central bank said Thursday, as authorities step up effor...

British PM, eyeing post-Brexit, to visit China this year

Feb 07, 2017 (AFP)

Prime Minister Theresa May will visit China later this year, with talks likely to include closer trade ties for when Britain leaves the European Union, her Down...

Top tech companies argue against Trump travel ban

Feb 06, 2017 (AFP)

Dozens of top tech companies -- including Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter -- have filed a joint legal brief arguing against President Donald Trum...

India's techies fear US crackdown on high-skilled visas

Feb 05, 2017 (AFP)

Indian student Sunny Nair has always dreamt of working for a technology giant in the United States but fears that President Donald Trump will crush his life amb...

China accuses US of violating WTO rules: media

Feb 04, 2017 (AFP)

Beijing accused Washington of "protectionism" and violating global trade rules on Saturday, Chinese media reported, after the United States imposed hefty tariff...

Chinese FM to visit Australia in wake of Trump tiff

Feb 03, 2017 (AFP)

China announced on Friday that Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Australia next week, raising the prospect of stronger bilateral ties as US President Donald T...

Facing Trump trade threats, Mexico eyes new partners

Feb 03, 2017 (AFP)

Facing US President Donald Trump's protectionist threats, Mexico is looking to expand trade ties with Europe and Asia, but reducing its dependence on the massiv...

One income for all: far-fetched, or future fact?

Feb 01, 2017 (AFP)

It is a utopian idea, literally, but is enjoying a renaissance as politicians and policy wonks grapple with technology-driven changes that could redefine our ve...

China factory activity stabilises in January

Feb 01, 2017 (AFP)

Chinese factory activity expanded last month, data showed Wednesday, the latest indication that the world's second largest economy is stabilising but analysts w...

Trump economic advisor bashes Germany on currency: report

Jan 31, 2017 (AFP)

A top economic advisor to US President Donald Trump bashed Germany for exploiting an undervalued euro to take advantage of its trading partners, the Financial T...

China trade cost 3.4 mn US jobs in 2001-2015: report

Jan 31, 2017 (AFP)

A yawning trade deficit with China cost 3.4 million US jobs between 2001 and 2015, according to a report published Tuesday which coincided with abrupt White Hou...

Tech firms unite to challenge Trump on immigration

Jan 31, 2017 (AFP)

A broad coalition of US technology firms has begun planning a joint legal strategy challenging President Donald Trump's executive order barring refugees and man...

An uneasy Silicon Valley denounces Trump immigration ban

Jan 29, 2017 (AFP)

Silicon Valley heads have slammed US President Donald Trump's temporary ban on refugees and many Muslims from entering the United States, fearing it could preve...

EU slaps China with new steel anti-dumping duties

Jan 27, 2017 (AFP)

The EU slapped definitive anti-dumping duties on steel products from China and Taiwan on Friday, as it broadens its campaign to protect struggling steel manufac...

EU envoy says China must open market to match soaring words

Jan 25, 2017 (AFP)

China has not done enough to open its market, the EU's ambassador said Wednesday, and must take "concrete actions" to give European companies equal access to th...

Japan posts first annual trade surplus since Fukushima

Jan 25, 2017 (AFP)

Japan on Wednesday reported its first annual trade surplus since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster sent the country's energy import bills soaring. The governm...

Australia opens door to China in push to save TPP

Jan 24, 2017 (AFP)

Australia said Tuesday it was working to recast the Trans-Pacific Partnership without the United States and opened the door for China to sign up after President...

Trump trade moves chilling, could hurt US business: trade experts

Jan 23, 2017 (AFP)

President Donald Trump's first moves on trade have cast a pall over US trade relations and could hurt US businesses, trade experts say. Trump has begun his term...

Chinese growth slows in 2016 with outlook uncertain

Jan 20, 2017 (AFP)

Chinese growth hit its weakest rate for more than a quarter-century last year but while Friday's data pointed to stability in the world's number two economy, Be...

Alibaba's Ma makes star turn as Davos pivots to China

Jan 19, 2017 (AFP)

President Xi Jinping wowed the audience in Davos with his exaltation of globalisation, but China's real "Davos Man" may be the omnipresent and deal-hungry found...