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May 15, 2019 Business and Market Discussions / LGBT+ Inclusion Awards
Beijing has hit back at claims that it reneged on commitments made in previous trade negotiations with the US. China’s foreign ministry said yesterday that it was Washington that tried to change the terms of the negotiations by suddenly trying to force...
29 min
May 14, 2019 Business and Market Discussions / View from Japan
US stocks have plunged overnight after China said it would retaliate to US tariffs with measures of its own. President Trump said Beijing would be “hurt very badly” if it doesn’t agree to a trade deal and warned Xi Jinping not to retaliate as things wo...
29 min
May 10, 2019 Business and Market Discussions / View from Australia
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He is in discussions with trade officials in Washington to try and avert an escalation of the US-China trade war. The Trump Administration is due to raise tariffs on US$200 billion of Chinese goods from noon today, Hong Kong ti...
29 min
May 09, 2019 Business and Market Discussions / View from Taiwan
The Chinese Commerce Ministry says it will take "necessary countermeasures" if the US raises tariffs on Chinese exports which are due to come into effect at noon tomorrow, Hong Kong time. Meanwhile, Chinese Vice Premier Liu He leads a delegation to mee...
29 min
May 08, 2019 Business and Market Discussions
The US and China will continue trade talks this week after China’s Commerce Department announced that Vice Premier Liu He, who’s leading the mainland delegation, will visit Washington tomorrow and Friday. However, global shares have slumped after US tr...
29 min
May 07, 2019 Business and Market Discussions / View from Singapore
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told reporters overnight that the Trump administration plans to increase duties on Chinese imports at 12:01 a.m. on Friday. He accused Beijing of backpedalling on previous commitments it made during ten rounds ...
29 min
May 06, 2019 Business and Market Discussions / View from China
Donald Trump announced yesterday that he will raise tariffs on US$200bn of Chinese goods on Friday because trade talks are progressing too slowly. A further US$325bn of goods could face new duties of 25% "shortly".
Job creation in the US has beaten ex...
29 min
May 03, 2019 Business and Market Discussions / View from Australia
Hong Kong’s economy slowed markedly in the first quarter of 2019, putting in the worst performance in almost ten years. GDP slowed to 0.5% year-on-year, compared to 1.2% growth in the final quarter of 2018. The economy was hit by increased trade tensio...
29 min
May 02, 2019 Business and Market Discussions / Spanish Chamber of Commerce in HK : Alfonso Ballesteros
The US Federal Reserve has kept interest rates on hold despite demands from President Trump to cut them. The central bank said borrowing costs will stay at between 2.25%-2.5% and it will remain “patient” in its approach to future moves despite a lack o...
29 min
April 30, 2019 Business and Market Discussions / View from Japan
The US has warned the UK and its European allies that its intelligence sharing would have to be re-evaluated if it uses Huawei to build its 5G networks. Last week, it was revealed that the UK government had decided to allow the Chinese telecoms firm to...
29 min

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