Global Trade War - Effect on World Economy


  • The world’s second-largest economy expanded by 6% in the three months ending in September, down from the previous quarter’s 6.2%, data showed on Friday. It was the weakest growth since China started reporting data by quarters in 1993.

    China's quarterly economic growth sinks to 26-year low amid US trade war

    The world’s second-largest economy expanded by 6% in the three months ending in September

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  • Car part makers are also losing clients, with a simultaneous decline in production and sales also creating an uncertain future for foreign as well as home-grown car companies that have poured billions of dollars into the world’s largest vehicle market.

    China’s car industry slowdown to continue into 2020 as tariff impact piles up

    Mainland car sales fell for the 15th straight month in September amid the fallout from the trade war with the United States, with recovery predicted to be slow.

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  • President Trump’s trade truce with China may have temporarily cooled tensions between the world’s two largest economies. But the damage from Mr. Trump’s aggressive approach to trade policy will continue to weigh on the global economy.

    Trump’s China Deal Leaves the Global Economy as Uncertain as Ever

    A trade truce with China has done little to reduce the uncertainty that threatens the global economy

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  • A stalling of China’s giant auto sector will be a concern for the country’s leaders in Beijing. It is a major driver of the economy and an important barometer of Chinese consumers’ willingness to open their purse strings.

    China auto sales post biggest drop in 7 years as growth engine stalls

    China's car sales fell the most in nearly seven years in September, stoking concerns the world's biggest auto market could contract for the first time in decades this year amid cooling econo...

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  • Auto sales are coming under huge pressure from the tariff war between China and the U.S. and the global industry will lose sales over the next 5 years worth nearly $770 billion because of this and other problems, according to Germany’s Center for Automotive Research (CAR).

    U.S./China Tariff War Will Lose Auto Industry Sales Worth $770 Billion: Report

    Auto sales are coming under huge pressure from the tariff war between China and the U.S. and the global industry will lose sales over the next 5 years worth nearly $770 billion because of this and other problems, according to Germany’s Center for Automoti

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  • The Trump administration's tariffs on steel and aluminum were the first big blast in his trade war, and they have already shot through the global economy.

    How Asian companies are navigating the trade war

    More production shifts from China to Southeast Asia as tariffs mount

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  • The slowdown in China’s economy deepened in August, with growth in industrial production at its weakest 17-1/2 years amid spreading pain from a trade war with the United States and softening domestic demand.

    China's slowdown deepens; industrial output growth falls to 17-1/2...

    The slowdown in China's economy deepened in August, with growth in industrial production at its weakest 17-1/2 years amid spreading pain from a trade war with the United States and softening dome...

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  • The Chinese auto sector has been under a lot of pressure over the past 18 months, hurt by an economic slowdown that has dented consumer confidence, the ongoing trade dispute between Beijing and Washington.

    China slowdown, trade dispute hurt global carmakers | DW | 17.07.2019

    Car sales have fallen in all key regions, especially in China, the world's biggest auto market. With concerns about the economy and stricter emissions rules looming, there is no end in sight for carmakers' troubles.

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  • India, Russia for promoting trade in local currencies

    Efforts would be made to further increase and diversify the trade, a joint statement issued after the 19th India-Russia annual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin said while observing that bilateral trade in 20

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  • Are Russia And China Trying To Kill The Dollar?

    Russia says that the U.S. Dollar won't be the international reserve currency much longer

  • Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the 24th round of Electronic, Computer and E-Commerce Exhibition (Elecomp 2018) in Tehran on Monday, Najafi said exchanging lira with rial in Iran-Turkey bilateral trade has been approved and will be pursued through the banks of the two countries.

    Iranian, Turkish Banks to Use National Currencies in Bilateral Trade: Official - Tasnim News Agency

    TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Sadeq Najafi announced that the two countries have reached an agreement on the exchange of Turkish lira with Iranian rial in banking transactions.

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  • The two leaders agreed to raise trade turnover and further improvement of its structure, searching for new growth areas and collaboration in trade and economic cooperation. President Putin said Russia-China trade turnover could hit $100 billion by the end of this year.

    Cutting out the US dollar: Russia & China boost national currencies trade

    Moscow and Beijing have agreed to raise the share of ruble-yuan trade settlements, in a joint agreement signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday.

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  • Oil Industry sources have told the media that both countries are in consonance over the barter-like system, wherein Iran would allow India to make a portion of oil payments in Rupee through the state-run UCO Bank, which has no US exposure, reported Sputnik.

    Iran, India to use local currencies for bilateral trade

    TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) – According to sources in oil industry, Iran and India have agreed to bolster bilateral trade using national currencies instead of US dollar which is exposed to Washington's economic pressures.

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  • Oil Industry sources have told the media that both countries are in consonance over the barter-like system, wherein Iran would allow India to make a portion of oil payments in Rupee through the state-run UCO Bank, which has no US exposure, reported Sputnik.

    Iran, India to use local currencies for bilateral trade

    TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) – According to sources in oil industry, Iran and India have agreed to bolster bilateral trade using national currencies instead of US dollar which is exposed to Washington's economic pressures.

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  • The two signed a memorandum of understanding on a framework of cooperation to promote use of their local currencies for bilateral trade and investment settlement, including direct exchange rate quotation and interbank trading between the yen and the baht, the Bank of Thailand said.

    Thailand, Japan to promote local currencies for trade, investment

    Thailand's central bank and Japan's finance ministry agreed on Friday to promote direct settlement of transactions in their local currencies, the latest move by Asian economies to reduce exp...

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  • In a press release late Tuesday, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) stated that Chinese yuan is an approved foreign currency for denominating foreign currency transactions in Pakistan.

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  • De-Dollarization Picks Up Speed: China & Iran Agreements On Bilateral Trade Escalate

    "De-dollarization for Beijing, Moscow and Tehran has become a strategic priority..."

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  • Masoud Karbasian, Iran's Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, in an interview with Trend news agency called for using national currencies in bilateral trade with Azerbaijan, terming the expansion of banking cooperation as a mean to pave the way for widening economic and industrial ties between the two countries.

    Iran, Azerbaijan to Use National Currency in Bilateral Trade

    Iran's Minister of Economy in an interview said, Iran and Azerbaijan can use their national currencies in bilateral commercial and economic activities and also expand banking cooperation.

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  • Turkey and Iran have officially announced that future bilateral trade will be conducted in Iranian Rial and Turkish Lira. This represents yet another blow to Dollar hegemony, as countries ranging from Russia, China and Venezuela, begin exploring trading options that are not dependant on the United States.

    CONFIRMED: Turkey and Iran to conduct bilateral trade in national currencies

    Economic common sense meets new geo-strategic realities.

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  • The central banks of Angola and China are due to settle the details of an agreement that will allow the use of national currencies of both countries in bilateral trade, said the governor of the National Bank of Angola.

    Angola and China to accept national currencies in bilateral trade

    The central banks of Angola and China are due to settle the details of an agreement that will allow the use of national currencies of both countries in bilateral trade, said the governor of the National Bank of Angola. José Pedro de Morais told Radio Naci

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  • Russia, Egypt Exclude US Dollar


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    Russia and Egypt may replace the U.S. dollar with their national currencies for settlement of accounts in bilateral trade, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Egyptian media ahead of his visit to the country on Monday.

    Russia, Egypt May Exclude US Dollar And Use National Currencies In Bilateral Trade: Putin

    Russian President Vladimir Putin said the move will open up new prospects for trade and investment between the two countries.

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