Tag: tariffs
Oil benchmarks slide
BEIJING/SINGAPORE- Oil prices extended losses on Tuesday following reports that OPEC+ will proceed with a planned output increase in April while markets braced for...
Soybeans, corn near 2-mo low
SINGAPORE- Chicago soybeans lost more ground on Tuesday while corn ticked higher, with both markets trading near their lowest since early January ahead of...
Indonesia records first deflation reading in 20 yrs
JAKARTA- Indonesia’s consumer price index fell for the first time in more than two decades in February, official data showed on Monday, after the...
US tariffs likely to dent growth prospects in Central Europe — think tank S&P Global
BY GERGELY SZAKACS
BUDAPEST- US President Donald Trump’s proposal to impose 25 percent tariffs on imports from the European Union is likely to dent growth...
China targets US agriculture over tax threat
BY JOE CASH, MEI MEI CHU AND XIUHAO CHEN
BEIJING- China has American agricultural exports in its cross hairs as it prepares countermeasures against fresh...
