US heading toward subpar growth, not recession

| Aug 16, 2019 at 12:00 AM

Strong retail sales figures suggest US consumers are continuing to prop up the economy, helping partially to offset the hit to business confidence from the US-China trade conflict.

US-China trade: Further from the truce

| Aug 15, 2019 at 12:00 AM

It is now our baseline scenario that a 10% tariff will be levied on the remaining USD 300bn of Chinese exports to the US on 1 September.

Tariffs partially delayed

| Aug 14, 2019 at 12:00 AM

The US Trade Representative has announced a partial delay in the imposition of additional tariffs on Chinese imports.