Biden: US, NATO Allies to Revoke Russia's 'Most Favored Nation' Trade Status - Sputnik International

US President Joe Biden announced on Friday that America, along with the European Union and G7 countries, will boot Russia off the list of so-called "most favored nations" for trade.

China says will hit back after US proposes fresh tariffs on $200 billion on goods

China has accused the US of bullying and warned it would hit back after the Trump administration raised the stakes in their trade dispute, threatening 10% tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods.

Russia introduces additional taxes on US goods: ministry

Russia has introduced additional import tariffs of 25-40 percent for a range of US goods, including construction and road machinery, oil, gas and metals industry equipment and optic fiber, the Russian Economic Development Ministry said Friday.

China Issues US Travel Warning amid Trade Tensions

China's embassy in Washington has issued a security advisory to Chinese nationals traveling to the United States, the latest such warning as trade tensions escalate between the two countries.

EU threatens to hit back with $300B in new tariffs on U.S.

The European Union has warned it might impose up to $300 billion worth of tariffs on the United States if President Donald Trump follows through on a threat of new fiscal penalties on European vehicles.

Trump puts 25% tariff on Chinese goods

US President Donald Trump is to impose 25% tariffs on $50bn worth of Chinese goods, accusing Beijing of intellectual copyright theft.

Trump asks US representatives not to endorse G7 communique

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he has instructed US representatives not to endorse the joint communique released at the end of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Quebec, Canada.

G7 summit kicks off in Canada amid trade disputes between U.S., allies

The Group of Seven (G7) summit, which kicked off here on Friday, is expected to be a tough meeting between the United States and its allies amid raising concerns over U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.

Mexico counterattacks with tariffs in trade war launched by US

The Mexican government on Thursday announced that it will respond to the US imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from its southern neighbor, Canada and the European Union with "equivalent measures on different products."

US hits EU, Canada and Mexico with steel, aluminium tariffs

The US said today it was moving ahead with tariffs on aluminium and steel imports from Canada, Mexico and the European Union.

La Chine et les États-Unis renoncent à une guerre commerciale

La Chine et les Etats-Unis ont décidé de renoncer à toute guerre commerciale et à l'augmentation des droits de douane, a déclaré le vice-Premier ministre chinois Liu He, a annoncé dimanche l'agence officielle Xinhua.

China hits U.S. sorghum with 179 percent tariff

China is imposing a 179 percent tariff on U.S. sorghum, worth about $1 billion of imports to China a year.

Russia not to hold talks with Ukraine on EU association deal if Kiev ratifies treaty

Russia will not hold consultations with Ukraine on the text of the Association Agreement with the European Union and will take unilateral action to protect its national economic interests, if Kiev continues to hold an unconstructive position and will ratify the treaty, Russian Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukayev told reporters on Wednesday.

“He (Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin) said the issues of ratification and the very agreement were not linked.

Russia warns of "grave consequences" of Ukraine-EU deal

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin warned of "grave consequences" for Ukraine's signing of association agreements with the European Union (EU) on Friday.

The moves could bring aggravations in the future, Karasin said, although the signing of such significant documents is the right of every sovereign state.

"There is no doubt that the signing (of the EU deal) by Ukraine and Moldova will have major consequences, but we should calculate its implications in order to avoid future misunderstandings and suspicions," the Interfax news agency quoted him as saying.

EU signs association accords with Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova

The European Union signed free-trade and political cooperation agreements with Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova on Friday as the three former soviet republics took a historic step away from Russian influence and closer to a future in Europe.

The accord falls short of full EU membership but offers deep economic integration and tariff-free access to the EU’s 500 million consumers.

"This is a great day for Europe... the European Union stands by your side today more than ever before," European Council head Herman Van Rompuy said at the ceremony with Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Ministers Irakli Garibashvili of Georgia and Iurie Leanca of Moldova.