AMERICA

China Makes Next Move In Trade War, Reportedly Halting US Soy Purchases

China has halted purchases of American soybeans in another chess move in the escalated trade war, according to a Bloombe... Read more

The Market Now Thinks The Fed Will Cut Rates Twice By Late January

Futures trading indicated a 63% chance of a September cut and a 62% probability of another easing in January, according ... Read more

A Full-blown Trade War Would Hit The Real Economy 'quite Rapidly,' ECB Warns

Growing uncertainty about global economic growth could lead to "bouts of high volatility" in financial markets, the ECB ... Read more

The Next Downturn Could See A 'radicalization' Of The Policies Used During The Financial Crisis

Policymakers pulled out all the stops to fix the financial crisis, but may even have to get more extreme when the next d... Read more

Jamie Dimon Warns US-China Trade Fight Becoming A 'real Issue' That Could Deter Investment

Dimon was answering a question about the risks that could end the current economic expansion. Read more

10-year Treasury Yield Drops To 19-month Low As Trade Fights Threaten US Growth

The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell to a 19-month low Tuesday as trade fears weighed on the U.S. econo... Read more

Increasing Tariffs On China Will Likely Hurt US Growth, Says Nomura

U.S. President Donald Trump claims that tariffs have meant China is paying billions of dollars. Economists say that isn'... Read more

JP Morgan Slashes Second-quarter GDP Forecast To Just 1%

J.P. Morgan economists said they see second quarter growth of just 1%, down from their prior forecast of 2.25%. Read more

US Core Capital Goods Orders Tumble; Shipments Are Flat

New orders for U.S.-made capital goods fell more than expected in April, further evidence that manufacturing and the bro... Read more

China Denounces US 'rumors' And 'lies' About Huawei Ties To Beijing

China denounced U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for fabricating rumors after he said the chief executive of China's ... Read more

The World's Largest Shipping Firm Warns Of 'considerable Uncertainties' As Trade Tensions Rise

Danish shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk on Friday posted first-quarter profit close to expectations and warned that tra... Read more

Trump Administration Unveils $16 Billion Bailout To Farmers Hurt By China Trade War

The Trump administration announces a $16 billion aid program for American farmers that includes a three-pronged package ... Read more

The US Tariffs On China Have Been Paid Almost Entirely By US Importers: IMF Study

U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods are hurting an unintended target as the trade war with China rages, an International Monet... Read more

US Weekly Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Fall

First-time claims for state unemployment benefits were expected to total 215,000 for the most recent week, up slightly f... Read more

Odds Of A US-China Trade Deal Are 'rapidly Receding,' Stephen Roach Warns

One of Wall Street's leading experts on China suggests the window is closing on a trade deal. Read more