Tag: China

Traders Peter Tuchman, left, and Sal Suarino work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Beltway Confidential

Is the economy hesitating, or just refreshing?

Bruce Yandle · December 4, 2018 10:11 pm

In this April 22, 2015 photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, rescuers transport relief materials into the Jiangjiawan mine near the northern city of Datong, China's Shanxi Province. Search teams have recovered the bodies of more than 20 Chinese coal miners who died when the shaft where they were working filled with water, an official said Thursday.

Beltway Confidential

Risky rocks: Open up US mines or let China control strategic minerals

Mark J. Perry · December 4, 2018 9:54 pm

President Donald Trump listens to Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speak during their meeting, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s tariff tweets tank markets, and maybe the economy

Quin Hillyer · December 4, 2018 9:33 pm

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin walks over to talk with reporters about trade negotiations with China, at the White House, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, in Washington.

Trump ready to squeeze Democrats and China on trade, Steven Mnuchin says

Colin Wilhelm · December 4, 2018 8:30 pm

In this Wednesday. Feb. 22, 2017 photo, seized counterfeit items, including a fake Nike high heeled shoe, are displayed to be photographed at UK Border Force offices in London. In the past five years, the Border Force, the policing command under Britainâs Home Office charged with immigration and customs controls, has seized thousands of consignments at Heathrow alone, valued at around Â£100 million ($125 million).

US customs officers intercept $1.7M in fake Nike sneakers from China

Anna Giaritelli · December 4, 2018 8:20 pm

A board above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the closing number for the Dow Jones industrial average, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. Stocks finished solidly higher on Wall Street as investors welcomed news of a 90-day truce in the trade battle between the U.S. and China.

Dow Jones plummets 800 points as bond markets signal looming recession

James Langford · December 4, 2018 7:56 pm

White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Washington.

Recession risk is ‘very, very low,’ Trump economist Kevin Hassett says amid market drop

Colin Wilhelm · December 4, 2018 7:41 pm

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin talks with reporters about trade negotiations with China, at the White House, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, in Washington.

Steven Mnuchin promises 'specific commitments' from China on trade

Sean Higgins · December 4, 2018 4:47 pm

President Donald Trump listens to Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speak during their meeting, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Trump warns China: ‘I am a Tariff Man’

Sean Higgins · December 4, 2018 3:22 pm

A warning sign at the old Kerr-McGee uranium mill site is shown on open land in the foreground with Mount Taylor in the background, Dec. 20, 2007 near Grants, N.M. Uranium mining could experience a resurgence in the area, with several mining companies conducting exploratory drilling in the Grants area.

Russia and now China eye control of the global nuclear industry

Mark Chalmers and Jeffrey Klenda · December 4, 2018 3:14 pm

Larry Kudlow.

Larry Kudlow: ‘I have no assurances’ US and China will reach broader trade deal

Joe Williams · December 4, 2018 3:05 pm

Indian Naval Ship INS Rana, a destroyer prepares to dock at Manila's South Harbor for a four-day port call at sunset Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018 in Manila, Philippines.The Indian multi-role guided missile destroyer, with a crew of more than 300 and commanded by Capt. Atul Deswal, is here on a routine port call which is aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries.

Beltway Confidential

India is now confronting China at sea, and that’s a big deal

Tom Rogan · December 4, 2018 3:00 pm