Tag: United States

Monday, May 20th 2019 - 08:13 UTC
Trump family companies and Deutsche Bank involved in “shady” transactions, claims New York Times report

Anti-money laundering specialists at Deutsche Bank AG recommended in 2016 and 2017 that multiple transactions involving entities controlled by President Donald Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, be reported to a federal financial-crimes watchdog, the New York Times reported on Sunday.
Saturday, May 18th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
New North American trade pact closer as US lifts tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada and Mexico

The United States struck deals on Friday to lift tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada and Mexico, the three governments said, removing a major obstacle to legislative approval of a new North American trade pact.
Saturday, May 18th 2019 - 08:26 UTC
Beijing replies to the US via the official media: Washington has “fragile nerves”

The United States has “fabricated” accusations that China forces firms to hand over technology in exchange for market access, China's top Communist Party newspaper said on Saturday, the latest salvo in a bitter trade war.
Saturday, May 18th 2019 - 08:21 UTC
OPEC meeting in Jeddah: Saudi Arabia minister promises “we will be flexible”

Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Saturday that OPEC will be responsive to the oil market's needs, but that he was not sure there is an oil shortage with data, particularly from the United States, still showing inventories building.
Friday, May 17th 2019 - 09:42 UTC
China not interested in trade talks; Beijing rekindles nationalist resilience during Korean War

China may have no interest in continuing trade negotiations with the United States now, as it sees little “sincerity” in US President Donald Trump's recent approach, according to commentaries run by state media outlets on Friday.
Friday, May 17th 2019 - 09:29 UTC
Beijing cancels major pork order from the US; China a leading market for US hog industry

The same week United States President Donald Trump announced sweeping increases on tariffs against Chinese goods, Chinese buyers dropped orders for 3,247 metric tons of US pork - the biggest cancellation in more than a year, according to US Department of Agriculture data released on Thursday.
Friday, May 17th 2019 - 09:16 UTC
Trump's administration makes official Huawei's blacklisting further escalating trade dispute with China

The Trump administration on Thursday officially added China's Huawei Technologies to a trade blacklist, immediately enacting restrictions that will make it extremely difficult for the telecom giant to do business with U.S. companies.
Friday, May 17th 2019 - 07:30 UTC
US Justice has requested Chile the arrest of arms and bombs manufacturer tycoon

For 26 years, Chilean business tycoon Carlos Cardoen has been unable to travel abroad for fear of arrest. Cardoen is accused of illegally importing the bomb-making element zirconium from the US, which added a potent incendiary effect to cluster bombs his company, Cardoen Industries, sold to Saddam Hussein's Iraqi regime in the 1980s and 1990s.
Thursday, May 16th 2019 - 09:41 UTC
Xi promises a far more open China to the world, despite the trade dispute with US

Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged that his country will be even more open to the world and debunked the notion of a “clash of civilization ”, even as his country remains mired in a trade war with the United States.
Thursday, May 16th 2019 - 09:02 UTC
Alabama abortion bill triggers a national debate in US ahead of 2020 elections

Alabama's governor signed a bill on Wednesday to ban nearly all abortions in the state, even in cases of rape and incest, in the latest challenge by conservatives to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision establishing a woman's right to terminate her pregnancy.