China Tariffs

China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment has opened the door to a substantial increase in the use of coal for power production in the country's northern provinces who will now be allowed to set their own winter output curbs for heavy industry. 'Local authorities should carry out...

China's National Bureau of Statistics reported slowing growth pointing to weaker exports as the China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) dropped to 50.8 percent, down 0.5 percentage points from the previous month to the second lowest reading in 12 months. Don't miss MarketWaves...

Despite the unfolding trade war between the US and China, where China imposed a 25 percent import duty on US soybean imports in July, a domestic shortage of the beans which crushed to make cooking oil and the protein-rich animal feed ingredient soy-meal is now resulting in Chinese traders paying a...

According to a report issued by 'China Beige Book' (CBB), corporate and industrial borrowing in the third quarter of 2018 surged to the highest level since 2013 and that deteriorating cash flows indicate many firms may have directed this credit to plugging payment gaps, rather than making...

The summer of 2018 saw seismic changes hit the agricultural markets in the form of tariffs and counter-tariffs from the ongoing U.S.-China trade war. While September ushers in a new harvest for growers, it’s far from a clean slate. As the price tag from the trade conflict grows, other forces...

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade, following news that the US government will impose taxes on further $200 billion worth of Chinese imports. The Producer Price Index for June will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET, while wholesale inventories report for May is...

President Donald Trump and his administration are considering tariffs on an additional $100 billion in Chinese imports. This could be seen as a "clear extension of his brinkmanship negotiating style," according to Height Capital Markets.  The Analyst Height Capital Markets'...