French President Macron calls for immediate response to US protectionism
trade war
The Greek government managed to achieve the exclusion of the Greek products via top-level contacts with US representatives
Markets dance to Trump's trade tunes
China diversifies away from the dollar into gold
On 1 September, the US started imposing tariffs on Chinese goods, like footwear & TVs, while China started imposing tariffs on US crude
Tensions rise between China and the US
U.S. imports of goods climbed to a historic high of $1.27 trillion in the first half of 2019
The US-China "trade war" is putting pressure on emerging markets
The US action comes as Boeing’s 737 Max fleet is grounded
Mr Trump announced the introduction of a 25 per cent “America First” import tariff on steel and 10 per cent on aluminium