trade war

A trade war is an economic conflict resulting from extreme protectionism in which states raise or create tariffs or other trade barriers against each other in response to trade barriers created by the other party.

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Chinese Firms Grappling With $200B+ IOUs
Chinese Firms Grappling With $200B+ IOUs
August 07, 2019  |  International

The intensifying U.S. trade war with China has triggered an economic slowdown and cash shortage, with Chinese businesses forced to accept IOUs, The New York...

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US-China Trade War Could Impact Apple Earnings
US-China Trade War Could Impact Apple Earnings
August 02, 2019  |  Apple

The ongoing trade war with China has affected Apple shares negatively, according to a report by Reuters.  Apple could see tariffs affect annual earnings adversely,...

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Japan, South Korea Dispute Could Impact Supply Chains
Japan, South Korea Dispute Could Impact Supply Chains
July 25, 2019  |  International

Alarms are going off in the tech sector as two major global tech producers argue over a bureaucratic process driven by politics. Silicon Valley tech...

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Global Trade Wars Spark Innovation For Trade Payments
Global Trade Wars Spark Innovation For Trade Payments
July 25, 2019  |  Commerce

Today’s exercise in intentional payments- and commerce-related understatement: International trade is not for the faint of heart. Sure, the import and export of goods is...

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New China Guidelines Increase Foreign Business Opportunities
New China Guidelines Increase Foreign Business Opportunities
July 14, 2019  |  International

The world’s second-largest economy wants to make business transactions easier, from nurturing private enterprises to widening market access. The 30-page draft guidelines published by the...

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Debt Loads Hobble Chinese Firms
Debt Loads Hobble Chinese Firms
July 09, 2019  |  Economy

There’s an old saying in investing, which, paraphrased, works out to “you only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.” In...

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Chinese Consumers’ Pullback Seen As A Global Economic Red Flag
Chinese Consumers’ Pullback Seen As A Global Economic Red Flag
June 26, 2019  |  International

One of the problems with trade wars is that they act more as bludgeon than scalpel. Tariffs, of course, make all sorts of things expensive...

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Top Conglomerates Enter A New Era Of Supply Chain Disruption
Top Conglomerates Enter A New Era Of Supply Chain Disruption
June 25, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Supply chain volatility is a difficult nut to crack, due to a host of risks that can be (or at least appear to be) out...

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Huawei, Spurned By US, Says It Can Meet German 5G Standards
Huawei, Spurned By US, Says It Can Meet German 5G Standards
June 24, 2019  |  International

Chinese tech company Huawei said it has “no doubt” it’s going to meet Germany’s security requirements  for upcoming 5G networks in the company, Reuters reported....

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