Trump says tariff on China will ‘come down substantially’ from 145 percent

Why Trump Will Blink First on China

U.S. President Donald Trump will probably blink first. The first sign of that came Tuesday when he said that 145% tariffs on China will “come down substantially” and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicted “de-escalation” in the de facto trade embargo between the world’s two largest economies. Both sides would certainly benefit from finding agreement. The trade war has vaporized trillions of dollars from the stock market, caused the dollar to…

Trump says he might lower tariffs on China. Unless the number comes way down, experts say it won't matter

U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday during a news conference that tariffs would 'come down substantially,' but wouldn't disappear completely. Experts say rates would need to drop to 10 or 20 per cent in order for trade to return to some kind of normalcy.

Treasury yields slip as traders navigate U.S.-China trade tensions

Treasury yields declined on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump indicated that high tariffs on China may be coming down.

Trump the 'dealmaker' is finding reality won't bend to his will

For a man who has spent a lifetime bending reality to his will, President Donald Trump is starting to see his own reality being bent out of shape. Trump is expected to make yet another U-turn on his apparently hardline tariffs by reducing the 145 per cent rate he has placed on China to end the escalating trade war.He has also backtracked on a promise to fire the head of the country’s central bank after his words coincided with US stocks tanking …

For China’s Trolls, ‘Chairman Trump’ and ‘Eyeliner Man’ Are Easy Targets

Online mockery of President Trump is fodder for the Communist Party’s propagandists. For liberal-minded Chinese, it is a creative expression of shock at his policies.

Analysis: Trump's non-tariff gambit sends shivers through China

Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bur