Can China avoid repeating Japan’s ‘lost decades’ in US trade war deal?

Mainland economists seek advice from Japanese scholars over trade war experiences after their economic stagnation of the 1990s.

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US$1 trillion war: the potential cost of the US-China trade dispute

New study from the US Chamber of Commerce finds that should tariffs increase, US gross domestic product, employment, investment and trade will all decline.

New study from the US Chamber of Commerce finds that should tariffs increase, US gross domestic product, employment, investment and trade will all decline.

20 Mar 2019 - 12:17PM
US$1 trillion war: the potential cost of the US-China trade dispute
Trains and buses could be the next battleground in US-China trade war

Bipartisan bill introduced that claims ‘China poses a clear and present danger to our national security and has already infiltrated our rail and bus manufacturing industries’.

Bipartisan bill introduced that claims ‘China poses a clear and present danger to our national security and has already infiltrated our rail and bus manufacturing industries’.

18 Mar 2019 - 10:46PM
Trains and buses could be the next battleground in US-China trade war
New law to level playing field for foreign investors approved by China

Attempt by Beijing to address key issues raised by US President Donald Trump as part of the US-China trade war including forced technology transfer and market access.

Attempt by Beijing to address key issues raised by US President Donald Trump as part of the US-China trade war including forced technology transfer and market access.

15 Mar 2019 - 4:13PM
New law to level playing field for foreign investors approved by China
China’s companies are making a pig’s ear out of paying their bills

Record numbers of Chinese companies are defaulting on their bonds, while they are also taking longer than ever to pay their suppliers, says trade credit insurer Coface.

Record numbers of Chinese companies are defaulting on their bonds, while they are also taking longer than ever to pay their suppliers, says trade credit insurer Coface.

14 Mar 2019 - 9:43AM
China’s companies are making a pig’s ear out of paying their bills
China must take lessons from Japan's lost decade amid slowdown

Japan’s lost decade refers to the period of economic stagnation that began in the 1990s, with China currently experiencing its own economic slowdown.

13 Mar 2019 - 11:47AM
Fidelity survey points to a gloomy 2019, led by pessimism in China

Weaker consumer sentiment and increasing costs of doing business are the core drivers of this year’s pessimism, says Michael Sayers, equities research director at Fidelity

Weaker consumer sentiment and increasing costs of doing business are the core drivers of this year’s pessimism, says Michael Sayers, equities research director at Fidelity

12 Mar 2019 - 10:55PM
Fidelity survey points to a gloomy 2019, led by pessimism in China
Maduro’s minimum wage and Venezuela’s hyperinflation

It is not uncommon to raise minimum wages annually, but there have been 26 increases under President Nicolas Maduro since 2013. The central bank recently devalued the bolivar as Venezuela’s currency continues to plummet

 

It is not uncommon to raise minimum wages annually, but there have been 26 increases under President Nicolas Maduro since 2013. The central bank recently devalued the bolivar as Venezuela’s currency continues to plummet

 

15 Mar 2019 - 6:22AM
Maduro’s minimum wage and Venezuela’s hyperinflation
China vehicles sales falls for eighth straight month in February

The world’s biggest car market sold 1.48 million vehicles in February, a 13.8 per cent drop, while sales of passenger cars dropped 17.4 per cent to 1.22 million.

The world’s biggest car market sold 1.48 million vehicles in February, a 13.8 per cent drop, while sales of passenger cars dropped 17.4 per cent to 1.22 million.

11 Mar 2019 - 10:26PM
China vehicles sales falls for eighth straight month in February
China spreading ‘positive news’ as exports rebound in early March

Exports in the first nine days of March surged 39.9 per cent after February showed the largest drop in three years, led by a large fall in trade with the United States.

Exports in the first nine days of March surged 39.9 per cent after February showed the largest drop in three years, led by a large fall in trade with the United States.

11 Mar 2019 - 7:49PM
China spreading ‘positive news’ as exports rebound in early March
Trade war is killing overseas investment by Chinese, US tech firms

A clash over technology could see a long-term split in research and development between rival leaders based in Shenzhen, Silicon Valley, according to market observers.

A clash over technology could see a long-term split in research and development between rival leaders based in Shenzhen, Silicon Valley, according to market observers.

11 Mar 2019 - 12:05PM
Trade war is killing overseas investment by Chinese, US tech firms
10 Mar 2019 - 10:25PM
Trump’s trade wars are easy to lose, impossible to win. Here’s why
Canada’s canola farmers fear they have become pawns in US-China trade war

China blocked imports from the country’s biggest exporter of canola, Richardson International, in what is believed to be retaliation for arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou.

China blocked imports from the country’s biggest exporter of canola, Richardson International, in what is believed to be retaliation for arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou.

9 Mar 2019 - 4:00AM
Canada’s canola farmers fear they have become pawns in US-China trade war
China’s February exports collapse, suffering largest drop in three years

China imported 19.9 per cent less from the US last month and exported 14.1 per cent fewer US goods in February, suggesting that the trade war is biting.

China imported 19.9 per cent less from the US last month and exported 14.1 per cent fewer US goods in February, suggesting that the trade war is biting.

8 Mar 2019 - 10:55PM
China’s February exports collapse, suffering largest drop in three years
China to become ‘normal emerging economy’, research firm says

Domestic structural issues are a bigger factor in the slowdown than impact from the US-China trade war.

Domestic structural issues are a bigger factor in the slowdown than impact from the US-China trade war.

8 Mar 2019 - 10:03AM
China to become ‘normal emerging economy’, research firm says
European Central Bank makes moves to boost struggling euro zone

President Mario Draghi reveals growth forecast of just 1.1 per cent this year, down 0.6 percentage point from previous forecast in December.

President Mario Draghi reveals growth forecast of just 1.1 per cent this year, down 0.6 percentage point from previous forecast in December.

8 Mar 2019 - 10:38AM
European Central Bank makes moves to boost struggling euro zone
China’s foreign investment law is welcome, but not enough, business says

Draft legislation, set to be debated at the National People’s Congress, covers items on the wish list of US President Donald Trump to end the US-China trade war.

Draft legislation, set to be debated at the National People’s Congress, covers items on the wish list of US President Donald Trump to end the US-China trade war.

7 Mar 2019 - 9:32PM
China’s foreign investment law is welcome, but not enough, business says
US car tariffs would have ‘bigger effect’ than US-China trade war

Direct trade between the US and China accounted for just 3 per cent of global trade in 2017 compared to 8 per cent for the car sector including parts.

Direct trade between the US and China accounted for just 3 per cent of global trade in 2017 compared to 8 per cent for the car sector including parts.

6 Mar 2019 - 8:32PM
US car tariffs would have ‘bigger effect’ than US-China trade war
What a Singapore Strait traffic jam says about the world economy

A decade ago, the global recession created a maritime car park of ghost ships in the Singapore Strait. Now there’s a similar stockpiling of ships, but it’s more like a traffic jam, created by burgeoning demand.

A decade ago, the global recession created a maritime car park of ghost ships in the Singapore Strait. Now there’s a similar stockpiling of ships, but it’s more like a traffic jam, created by burgeoning demand.

6 Mar 2019 - 8:53PM
What a Singapore Strait traffic jam says about the world economy
Asia can trade with US and China, but no one ‘has invested more in region than US’

US Ambassador to Indonesia, Joseph Donovan, says ‘vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific excludes no nation’.

US Ambassador to Indonesia, Joseph Donovan, says ‘vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific excludes no nation’.

6 Mar 2019 - 2:18PM
Asia can trade with US and China, but no one ‘has invested more in region than US’