The U.S. and China officially began taxing larger amounts of each other’s goods Monday, and the Wall Street Journal reported that China pulled out of talks that could have led to a new round of negotiations to end the trade war. Global stocks took small losses Monday after China reportedly pulled out of trade talks with the U.S. Industrial companies and banks suffered some of the worst declines among American stocks.
Trade War Fears
China commerce minister says there is no winner in a trade war: RTRS
China commerce minister says U.S.’s unilateralism, protectionism will hurt global economy, does no good to any country: RTRS China commerce minister says cooperation between China and U.S. is the only correct choice on trade: RTRS
Japan Exports Surprisingly Weak on Stronger Yen, Trade War Fears
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Japan Exports Surprisingly Weak on Stronger Yen, Trade War Fears — ✅ Exports are weak, and the big factor is the weakening momentum in global manufacturing, said Hiroaki Muto, chief economist at Tokai Tokyo Research Center. “I now see a possibility it could be worse than a soft patch,” with today’s data indicating exports may be weakening as a trend.