JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (Reuters) - Increasing consensus at the Federal Reserve on the need to continue raising U.S. interest rates was on display at the start of a global central bankers meeting here, as the longstanding distinction between so-called policy hawks, centrists and doves blurs in the face of falling unemployment.
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. and Chinese officials ended two days of talks on Thursday with no major breakthrough as their trade war escalated with activation of another round of dueling tariffs on $16 billion worth of each country’s goods.
TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar held onto recent gains in early trade on Friday after U.S. and Chinese officials ended two days of trade talks without any major breakthroughs.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil markets were steady on Friday as the unresolved trade dispute between Washington and Beijing muted activity.
BEIJING (Aug 21): Chinese rubber futures rallied nearly 7% on Tuesday as investors bet on tighter supplies following reports of floods in India's southern rubber-producing region of Kerala.
WASHINGTON—Tire and rubber manufacturers are reticent about how the Trump administration's immigration policies and travel bans are affecting their operations and personnel, both domestically and worldwide.