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U.S. imposes tariffs on EU goods, targeting Airbus, wine and whisky
Airbus, French wine and Scottish whiskies are among the high-profile targets with Europe ready to hit back against its own list of iconic or politically sensitive US products in 2020
WTO approves U.S. tariffs worth $7.5B on EU goods in Airbus retaliation
The ruling is the largest arbitration award in World Trade Organization history and a landmark moment in the 15-year long Airbus-Boeing battle
Trump defends China trade policy
US President Donald Trump says other countries are clamoring to reach trade deals with the US following the tariffs imposed on China
China vows to strike back at U.S. tariffs threat
'Slapping on tariffs is definitely not a constructive way to resolve economic and trade frictions, it's not the correct way,' says Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
China says U.S. tariffs must be lifted for a trade deal
'If the two sides can reach an agreement, the tariffs imposed must be completely eliminated. China's attitude toward this is clear and consistent,' says Chinese commerce ministry spokesman Gao Feng
The biggest world stories of the week: May 26-June 1, 2019
Here's a roundup of the stories that made headlines across the globe
Mexican president says confident that U.S. will negotiate on tariffs
A Mexican delegation will meet in Washington with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss the surprise tariff
Trump plans to delay auto tariffs for 6 months – industry sources
New tariffs risk exploding already tense trade relations with Washington's major trading partners, who are angry about punitive duties on steel and aluminum imposed last year
U.S. to delay China tariff increase – Trump
The US president also says he plans to hold a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping at his Florida estate Mar-a-Lago to sign a deal
U.S. and China in trade tariffs truce after tense G20 summit
(3rd UPDATE) Trump withdraws his threat to raise the US tariffs even more on January 1, in return for a promise from China to buy more US goods and enter into a 90-day period of talks to resolve their differences
China says can't hold US trade talks with 'knife to the throat'
"Now that the US has adopted this type of large-scale trade restrictions, they're holding a knife to someone's throat. Under these circumstances, how can negotiations proceed?" Wang Shouwen tells a news conference.
Trump's tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports kick in
The latest volley against Beijing brings the amount of goods hit by duties to more than $250 billion, roughly half China's US exports, with American consumers set to increasingly feel the pain
China, U.S. to resume trade talks in late August
The two countries are expected to launch a new round of tit-for-tat tariffs on $16 billion worth of goods from each country on August 23
China blasts U.S. solar tariffs, takes WTO action
China's commerce ministry accuses Washington of erecting trade barriers while subsidizing its domestic industry
Trump unleashes trade war with tariffs on China
(UPDATED) Economists have warned that the tit-for-tat measures could throttle global growth and strike at the heart of the world trade system, causing shockwaves across the planet
EU slaps tariffs on U.S. as trade war erupts
The tariffs will further fuel jitters on world stock markets that are already alarmed by trade tensions between the United States and China
Trump prepares China tariff target list as confrontation escalates
Imposing the tariffs would escalate the trade confrontation with Beijing, and potentially set off a round of tit-for-tat retaliation, which economists warn would damage the global economy
U.S. blames Canada for G7 fiasco, says Trudeau 'stabbed us in the back'
(UPDATED) US President Donald Trump takes exception to comments made by Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a news conference on the ground in Quebec
U.S. lists $50 billion in Chinese imports facing tariffs
The list – which includes electronics, aircraft parts, satellites, medicine, machinery and other goods – has yet to be finalized
U.S. blasts 'unfair' Chinese tariffs on 128 products
The levies are in response to tariffs of 10% on aluminum and 25% on steel that have also angered United States allies
Trump suspends metal tariffs for key U.S. trade partners
The suspension until May 1 covers EU member states, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and South Korea
EU says no 'immediate' clarity from US on trade tariffs
(UPDATED) Trump's new tariffs has stung the European Union, along with other major partners, and triggered warnings of an all-out international trade war
Trump signs sweeping tariffs, defying trade war warnings
(UPDATED) US President Donald Trump says the tariffs will not initially apply to Canada and Mexico, and that close partners on security and trade could negotiate exemptions
Trump steps up trade threats as Cohn resigns in protest
The White House downplays the idea that economic advisor Gary Cohn resigned over more aggressive trade policies
China 'won't sit idly by' if US harms trade
(UPDATED) 'China doesn't want a trade war with the United States,' says China National People's Congress spokesman Zhang Yesui
China's foreign minister slams Trump tariffs on steel, aluminum
'Many European countries and Canada have all said they cannot accept this,' adds Foreign Minister Wang Yi
