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Reuters reveals ⁠China has secretly built a prototype chipmaking machine⁠ in a six-year effort insiders compare to the Manhattan Project. President Donald Trump delivers a holiday address boasting of accomplishments as the House fails to rein in his Venezuela aggression. Warner B ...  عرض المزيد

U.S. President Donald Trump orders a 'blockade' of all sanctioned oil tankers going in and out of Venezuela. U.S. job growth rebounds even as the shutdown distorts the numbers. Australia prepares to tighten gun control as the funerals for the Bondi Beach victims begin. And Ford t ...  عرض المزيد

At a White House press briefing on Tuesday, the Trump administration maintained that it would impose a 25 percent tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada on Feb. 1. This comes after announcing a 10 percent duty on China earlier in the week. Trade and capital expert Brad Setser i ...  عرض المزيد

Having implemented - then temporarily rescinded - tariffs on Canada and Mexico after both countries struck last-minute deals, Donald Trump now has his sights firmly focused on China. Following his announcement of a 10% tax on their imports to the US, China retaliated with thei ...

Yesterday, in the Rose Garden, President Trump sent out a clear message: the era of globalization is over. Trump announced sweeping tariffs on trillions of dollars of imports. The new duties immediately shook Wall Street and sent stocks plummeting. WSJ’s White House economic poli ...  عرض المزيد

Over the past week, President Trump avoided a trade war with Canada and Mexico. But he escalated a trade war with China.

His reasoning? China has become more powerful in domestic manufacturing than the United States, Japan, Germany, South Korea and Britain combined.