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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to travel to India in November
•US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday announced that she will travel to India next month to attend the ninth edition of US India Economic and Financial Partnership, asserting that the US-India relationship is critical to addressing the world's most important global economic challenges.
Chinese president Xi Jinping says Beijing wants trade deal with US, but is not afraid to 'fight back'
•Reinforcing the upbeat tone adopted by China in recent days, Xi Jinping told a visiting US business delegation that China holds a 'positive attitude' toward the trade talks.
Donald Trump says he has not agreed to rollbacks of tariffs on Chinese goods in 'phase one' deal amid 16-month trade war
•President Donald Trump on Friday said he has not agreed to rollbacks of US tariffs sought by China, sparking fresh doubts about when the world’s two largest economies may end a 16-month trade war that has slowed global growth
China, US agree on plan to remove tariffs imposed on two-way goods in stages amid year-long trade war
•China and the United States have agreed a plan to remove tariffs imposed on two-way goods in stages, the commerce ministry said Thursday, as negotiators try to hammer out a trade deal.
Donald Trump invites Xi Jinping to US to sign phase one of trade agreement, says top White House official
•Trade talks between the world's two largest economies began last November but have not yielded desired results even after more than a dozen rounds of negotiations in both Beijing and Washington.
US-China trade deal talks progress after almost 16-months-long standoff; officials claim agreement could be signed this month
•The United States and China on Friday said they made progress in talks aimed at defusing a nearly 16-month-long trade war that has harmed the global economy, and US officials said a deal could be signed this month
Donald Trump outlines first phase of deal to end trade war with China, suspends October tariff hike
•Donald Trump on Friday outlined the first phase of a deal to end a trade war with China and suspended a threatened tariff hike, but officials on both sides said much more work needed to be done.
US branding China currency manipulator will only fan trade, currency war flames; designation change will not impact current situation
•China unified its dual exchange rate system in 1994 after the last designation, and has since pegged the value of its currency to the US dollar.
Delhi defeat won't slow down pace of economic reforms, says Arun Jaitley
Fp Archives •The defeat of the BJP in the Delhi Assembly elections will not slow down the pace of economic reforms, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asserted today.
Chidambaram to leave for US to seek investments in India
Fp Archives •During his four day visit between 9-12 July, Chidambaram is expected to meet US business leaders, including Walmart Asia CEO Scott Price, Boeing International President Sheperd W Hill, Microsoft's General Counsel and others.