The Christian Science Monitor

As trade war tests Canada’s economy, it hits the US, too

A trade war with Canada might be less visible to Americans than one with China. But it has big impacts on both sides of the border, felt by U.S. households as prices for materials from metals to lumber jump.

Beijing is quietly dictating the trade war’s next moves as Trump and Xi prepare to meet

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet at the APEC Summit in Busan as experts say China now holds leverage in the ongoing trade war.

A Trump-Xi trade deal won’t fix either country’s economy

The extraordinary trade war President Donald Trump unleashed has been taking a toll on both the Chinese and American economies. While China’s economy is in a far more precarious state, mostly due to preexisting problems,

'Everyone is doing well': President Trump praises economy amid layoffs, potential SNAP crisis

President Trump promotes economic prosperity during his visit to Japan, while layoffs and a federal shutdown threaten millions back in the U.S.

Once a trade war weapon, US soybeans return to China’s shopping list

President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agree on soybean purchases after China shifted purchases to Brazil, a move that hurt American farmers.
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