The statement comes after mid-level trade talks between China and the U.S. concluded. During the meetings, officials discussed “needed structural changes in China” regarding matters such as cyber theft, intellectual property as well as “China’s pledge to purchase a substantial amount of agricultural, energy, manufactured goods, and other products and services from the United States.”
The sides remain divided on issues such as a reduction of Chinese subsidies to domestic firms and protection of intellectual property
Federal Reserve officials believed they could be close to ending their recent series of rate increases when they decided last month to raise their benchmark short-term rate. Last month’s decision to raise rates by a quarter percentage point for the fifth straight quarter was unanimous. But minutes of the Fed’s December policy meeting, released Wednesday, […]
President Trump abruptly walked out of a meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told him the Democrats wouldn’t approve funding for a border wall, dashing hopes for immediate progress on ending the partial government shutdown. Mr. Trump tweeted that the meeting with Mrs. Pelosi (D., Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck […]