Reuters reported "U.S., China upbeat on trade talks, but South China Sea tensions weigh" on Monday
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DESTROYER PATROL However, Hua expressed anger about two U.S. warships sailing on Monday near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea, saying this was creating tensions in the area Asked if the ships’ passage would impact trade talks, Hua said that a series of U.S. tricks showed what Washington was thinking Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles U.S. and Chinese officials expressed hopes on Monday that a new round of talks w...
Wall Street treads water, eyes on U.S.-China trade talks Markets are taking a wait-and-see approach today, said Randy Frederick, vice president of trading and derivatives for Charles Schwab in Austin, Texas At 10:55 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 26.67 points, or 0.11 percent, at 25,079.66 Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Dollar jumps on worries over U.S.-China trade talks Emerging market and China-sensitive currencies such as the Australian dollar are most likely to be affected by the trade news The dollar’s recent strength has emerged despite the Federal Reserve striking a cautious tone at its policy meeting in January Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Wall Street gains as U.S.-China trade talks resume Still the benchmark index is nearly 16 percent above its December lows, helped in part by a dovish Federal Reserve and largely upbeat earnings reports Of the S&P 500 companies that have reported fourth-quarter earnings, 71.2 percent have topped estimates, according to IBES data from Refinitiv Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Futures climb as U.S.-China trade talks resume But analysts’ estimates for first-quarter earnings for S&P companies have turned negative They expect a decline of 0.1 percent from a year earlier, which would be the first quarterly profit fall for the group since 2016 Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
China upbeat on U.S. trade talks, amid S. China Sea tensions Lighthizer, named by U.S. President Donald Trump to spearhead the process after agreeing a 90-day truce in the trade war with Beijing, has been a strong proponent of pushing China to end what the United States views as unfair trade practices, including stealing intellectual property and forcing U.S. companies to share their technology with Chinese firms
Dollar rises on bleak outlook for U.S.-China trade talks This is reflected in the fact that the Swiss franc and the Japanese yen – also typical safe haven currencies – have been able to appreciate in conjunction with the dollar since the start of the month, said Thu Lan Nguyen, an FX strategist at Commerzbank in Germany
China upbeat on U.S. trade talks, but South China Sea tensions weigh Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters that Beijing hopes to see good results from the talks The two sides are trying to hammer out a deal ahead of the March 1 deadline when U.S. tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports are scheduled to increase to 25 percent from 10 percent Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
U.S. destroyers sail in disputed South China Sea amid trade tensions China and the United States have repeatedly traded barbs in the past over what Washington says is Beijing’s militarization of the South China Sea by building military installations on artificial islands and reefs Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
