WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s tumultuous tariff policy – which ...

China's industrial profits returned to growth in the first quarter, official data showed on Sunday, but are likely to come under further pressure amid a trade war with the United States.

The U.S. and China are talking on key economic matters, despite what the Chinese government may say publicly, Treasury ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently met with Chinese officials at the IMF meetings in Washington, avoiding discussions on President Trump's tariffs. Despite Trump's claims of ongoing talks, ...

The IMF took a slightly more optimistic view of the economic fallout from the highest US tariffs in more than a century, slashing growth forecasts for most countries in its World Economic Outlook but ...

Stock markets in the Gulf were little changed on Sunday as uncertainty surrounding U.S.-China tariff negotiations kept ...

South Korean and Japanese officials are putting on their politest smiles and heading to Washington. Akazawa Ryosei, the ...

The economic effects of new trade wars could be hard for the United States to dodge even if talks yield new deals soon.

After trading away star point guard De'Aaron Fox, the Sacramento Kings created a problem. Of course, the Kings traded Fox away because of his crumbling relation ...

Chile is hopeful yet cautious following trade talks with the US that have begun on solid footing, the nation’s Finance ...

S ince the inaugurations of William Lai as Taiwan’s President in May 2024 and Donald Trump as U.S. President in January, ...

Good morning, everyone. Welcome to this IMF press briefing. I am Julie Kozack, Director of the Communications Department. Thank you so very much for joining us this morning and, as usual, we are going ...