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Why the China Trade War Could Crash the Stock Market

11/14/2018, 2:56:08 PM
Economic interdependence can hurt both sides. ✔ This article first appeared in Data Sheet, Fortune’s daily newsletter on the top tech news ✔ Monday night brought a glimmer of hope, as the Wall Street Journal reported that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin had resumed discussions with China’s top negotiator Liu He about a possible U.S.-China trade deal



U.S. farmers scramble to contain trade-war damage, find new markets

11/14/2018, 12:17:41 PM
Clouds crowded the Illinois sky as Nick Harre walked away from his combine at th... ✔ But as soybean prices plummeted in August, and Trump threatened to hit China with more tariffs, Aistrope dropped his chores and jumped on a plane to China for a trade mission arranged by the U.S. Grains Council, a industry group financed in part with taxpayer money



ECB bond-buying finale on track as growth set to bounce back:...

11/14/2018, 12:23:22 PM
Euro zone growth will bounce back to a faster yet still modest pace this quarter... ✔ Average annual inflation is expected to be below the ECB’s 2 percent target ceiling until 2021 at the earliest, suggesting weak price pressures will not shift the central bank at this stage ✔ (For other stories from the Reuters global long-term economic outlook polls package see) ($1 = 0.8875 euros) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



American executives are becoming China sceptics

11/14/2018, 2:22:56 PM
undefined ✔ In an America that has rarely been more divided, one area of solid bipartisan consensus remains on the need to do something about the threat China poses to the US-led global order ✔ and have advocated for productive relations in the past, are among those now arguing for confrontation



White House to consider China sanctions bill in response to human rights violations

11/14/2018, 2:46:50 PM
US politicians are expected to introduce legislation Wednesday urging the White House to consider sanctions against Chinese officials responsible for the ongoing crackdown against Muslim minorities, and halt the sale of US technology potentially used by China for surveillance. ✔ Gait recognition is part of a major push to develop artificial-intelligence and data-driven surveillance across ChinaCredit:AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein The bill will also call for the FBI to take action against Chinese government efforts to intimidate or threaten Uighurs living in the US



Wednesday Morning Briefing

11/14/2018, 2:33:53 PM
White House hit with staff upheavals, House Democrat to probe census citizenship... ✔ World Britain's Prime Minister, Theresa May, leaves 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain November 14, 2018.REUTERS/Henry Nicholls Prime Minister Theresa May will try to convince senior ministers to accept a draft European Union divorce deal that opponents say threatens both her government and the unity of the United Kingdom



The oil price swings dramatically

11/14/2018, 2:55:45 PM
Blame the turmoil on American policy ✔ Its shale companies are pumping out oil at a phenomenal rate ✔ Then there is the possibility that Mr Trump could reverse coursestriking a trade deal with China, for instance, or tightening restrictions on Iran once more ✔ On November 12th Mr Trump took to Twitter to call on OPEC to refrain from cutting production



The big October rout has taken its toll on Australia's fund managers

11/14/2018, 1:06:08 PM
Shares are getting cheaper, attracting some to wade back in to chase bargains. But are we in for yet more pain? ✔ Patchy results For local fund managers, it was a competition for who could outperform the benchmark index ✔ But when markets are nervous, they tend to focus on the negative and there has been plenty of that - most of which has provided by the banking industry with the damaging revelations in the royal commission, which will likely lead to more restrictive regulations for the ASX-listed heavyweights



The ‘Uber of Trucks’ Isn’t Cruising to a Profit

11/14/2018, 12:13:58 PM
Profits are elusive and truckers are frustrated at China’s Manbang, the trucking app backed by Google and SoftBank. ✔ China's Uber-type service is aimed at making the country’s trucking industry more efficient ✔ App makers could charge membership or transaction fees for the convenience, which would add up to a lot of money ✔ Competitors have charged in, with as many as 200 firms battling at one point, Manbang says



Analysis | The Finance 202: Kudlow-Navarro spat reveals ongoing White House split over China

11/14/2018, 1:36:19 PM
Trump and Xi meet in Buenos Aires at end of this month. ✔ The broadside on Twitter escalated a spat that began Friday when Trump took umbrage at Macron’s call in a radio interview for a ‘true European army’ so that the continent can defend itself without relying on the United States ✔ THE FUNNIES From The Post's Tom Toles: BULL SESSION Here's what Crystal City commuters, residents think of Amazon coming to Virginia: Pokémon grandpa's 15-phone rig may catch 'em all: Video of young refugees seeing snow for the first time gets a retweet from Trudeau:



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