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China brands US ‘protectionist’
Beijing issues stinging rebuke after Washington slapped anti-dumping duties on $2.6bn of Chinese steel pipe imports.
US slaps duties on Beijing steel pipe imports
The US hit China with another big trade action as it slapped preliminary anti-dumping duties on $2.6bn worth of Chinese pipe imports
China faces export inquiry
The US, European Union and Mexico have asked for the World Trade Organisation to investigate Chinese restrictions on exports of specialised raw materials used in industry
World Bank warns east Asia on asset prices
Inflationary pressures could force east Asian central banks to tighten monetary policy ‘sooner rather than later’ to choke off emerging asset bubbles, said the international financial institution
China current account surplus set to fall
China’s current account surplus will fall by almost half this year, the World Bank predicted in a move that could bolster Beijing’s resistance to US appeals for renminbi appreciation
Clinton set to smooth Obama’s visit to China
The US secretary of state is on course to raise $61m needed to build a pavilion in next year’s Shanghai Expo and clears a main foreign policy obstacle ahead of the president’s state visit
Analysis: Burning ambition
Energy: As China’s state oil companies seek ever bigger foreign deals, fears are growing at the extent of the sway it holds in the developing world – but the reality is rather more complex
Renminbi at heart of trade imbalances
There is little sign of either China or most east Asian countries (except Japan) allowing their currencies to appreciate substantially, and the recent experience of other emerging markets is likely to make them yet more reluctant
Concerns temper positive Asian jobs data
Economists say the rate of jobs growth may be too weak to create enough positions to absorb both unemployed workers returning to the market and school leavers seeking employment for the first time
China and US move to defuse trade row
Beijing will lift a ban on American pork imports and relax restrictions on wind power components and government procurement rules, even as China confirmed it was investigating potential dumping of US-made cars
