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19879 articles published since 08 Mar 2022
19879 articles published since 08 Mar 2022
China said Monday it will impose "temporary anti-dumping measures" on brandy imported from the European Union, deepening a trade standoff between Beijing and Brussels after similar measures last month. As well as the provisional brandy tariffs, Beijing has also launched anti-dumping probes into some European pork and dairy imports.
China's largest online shopping bonanza wraps up on Monday, with analysts and investors watching for signs that consumption is rebounding in the world's second-largest economy after recent efforts by Beijing to boost activity. This year's Singles Day could represent a major boon for retail giants as analysts watch for signs that recent measures are having an impact.
Asian markets fell Monday after China's keenly anticipated plans to support the world's number two economy fell short of expectations, while traders were also keeping tabs on Washington as Donald Trump puts his cabinet together after last week's election win. "Yet President-elect Donald Trump’s policy proposals could lead to heightened macroeconomic volatility.
Some Asian countries stand to gain if US president-elect Donald Trump pushes ahead with his promised massive tariffs on China and triggers a new wave of factory relocations to the rest of the region.
Donald Trump's return to the White House could put the independence of the US Federal Reserve under strain, potentially weakening its ability to fight against inflation and unemployment free from political interference. The Fed has a dual mandate from Congress to act independently to tackle both inflation and unemployment -- primarily by raising and lowering interest rates.
Donald Trump's first White House term saw a bruising trade war with China that left a lingering impact on farmers -- and many are bracing for further fallout as the President-elect threatens higher levies on Beijing.
Beleaguered aviation giant Boeing is set to confront another hurdle next week when it faces a civil trial over the March 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people. The MCAS was a flight stabilizing system that malfunctioned in both the Ethiopian Airlines and in the October 2018 Lion Air crash in Indonesia, which killed 189 people.
UK drivers using the Bolt ride-hailing platform should be considered employees and have access to rights such as the minimum wage and paid holidays, an employment tribunal ruled Friday. The tribunal said that its ruling applied to all drivers who used Bolt as their only platform for finding customers.
The return of Donald Trump and his protectionist agenda to the White House will likely rock US trade relations with the world, including Europe. The World Trade Organization deemed the tariffs illegal in 2021 but the United States has yet to follow the WTO ruling.
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