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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with China’s President Xi Jinping at the G20 leaders summit in Japan, June 29, 2019. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The escalation in the U.S.-China tariff fight over the weekend is unlikely to derail trade negotiations between the two economic giants, an expert from the Center for Strategic and International Studies …

Workers walk towards a plant at the Queensland Curtis Liquefied Natural Gas (QCLNG) project site in Gladstone, Australia, on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. Patrick Hamilton | Bloomberg | Getty Images Qatar will lose its title as the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) within the next year, as Australia ramps up production on …

U.S. stock index futures were higher Friday morning, as market participants awaited a key speech from the Federal Reserve’s top official. At around 03:00 a.m. ET, Dow futures rose 108 points, indicating a positive open of more than 92 points. Futures on the S&P and Nasdaq were both slightly higher. Market focus is largely attuned …

OSAKA, JAPAN – JUNE 29: Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and France’s President Emmanuel Macron talk with Argentina’s President, Mauricio Macri, during the announcement of a trade agreement between the European Union and Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay on June 29, 2019 in Osaka, Japan. Carl Court | Getty Images News | Getty Images Prime Minister …

The bond market has entered a financial twilight zone, and at this point, there doesn’t seem to be a smooth way out. For the last several weeks, investors have been watching a swift move lower in global bond yields — with the amount of negative yielding debt increasing to the point where it now equals …

A Huawei logo displayed at a retail store in Beijing. Fred Dufour | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Sunday he doesn’t want to do business with Chinese tech giant Huawei, after weekend reports that the administration was planning to extend a reprieve that allows it to buy parts from U.S. companies. “I …

Larry Kudlow, director of the U.S. National Economic Council, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview outside the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow pushed back Sunday against concerns that the economy was weakening, after the bond market …

White House National Trade Council Director Peter Navarro Getty Images White House trade advisor Peter Navarro disputed that the bond market flashed a recession signal last week, which spooked investors and sent the stock market tumbling. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note briefly fell below the 2-year rate on Wednesday, a phenomenon in …

Protesters seen demonstrating in Hong Kong. Miguel Candela | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images The months-long protests in Hong Kong could come to an end soon, according to strategist David Roche, who said they will “be settled or crushed” before October 1 — the 70th anniversary of China’s National Day. The way China …

Dublin, Aug. 16, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Technology, Innovation and Market Report: Global Flexible Packaging” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The flexible packaging is expected to grow rapidly in the upcoming years. As the world is moving towards sustainability, the novel bio-based and biodegradable packaging materials are expected to create a profitable …