Tag: Trade Tensions
Morning Briefing: Tension between South Korea, Japan Rising
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) – Good morning! Tensions between South Korea and Japan are intensifying after Prime Minister Sinzo Abe administration imposed new restrictions on exports that could...
Draghi, Lagarde Warn against Escalating Trade Disputes
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB) and Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
Global Foreign Investment Falls for Third Consecutive Year, says United Nations
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows slid by 13 percent in 2018, to US$1.3 trillion from $1.5 trillion the previous year...
China’s Trade Surplus US$41B in May
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - China's trade surplus increased to $41.7 billion (Rp592.14 trillion) in May, up to $27.9 billion from the previous month. The year-to-date...
IMF: Trade Tensions Slashs US, Chinese Consumer and Producer
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) – United States-China trade tensions that have lasted more than a year have hit negatively on consumers and many producers in both...
G20 Calls to Resolve Trade Tensions, Mnuchin Meet Yi Gang
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The Fourth G20 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors ended today after two days of working sessions. The meeting reached...