China announced on Friday that it will raise tariffs on U.S. imports to 125%,<\/strong> intensifying a rapidly escalating trade conflict with the United States. The new levy, up from the 84% rate announced just two days earlier<\/strong>, is set to take effect on Saturday<\/strong>, according to a statement from China\u2019s Finance Ministry<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The move is a direct retaliation against President Donald Trump’s tariff increases<\/strong>, which the White House said now total 145%<\/strong> on Chinese goods, following a series of hikes since the beginning of his second term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a sharply worded statement quoted by Reuters, China\u2019s Finance Ministry accused the U.S. of violating international norms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe U.S. imposition of abnormally high tariffs on China seriously violates international and economic trade rules, basic economic laws and common sense, and is completely unilateral bullying and coercion.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The remarks mark one of Beijing\u2019s strongest official condemnations of Washington\u2019s trade stance to date, further reducing the likelihood of an imminent diplomatic resolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n U.S. stock futures dipped below the flatline<\/strong> on Friday, reversing earlier modest gains as traders digested the latest developments. The news has added fresh volatility to a week already dominated by fears of a global economic slowdown<\/strong>, driven by rising trade barriers and policy uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Markets are increasingly concerned that a prolonged trade war could:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The latest round of tariff hikes reinforces that both sides remain entrenched, with little political incentive to step back<\/strong>. While Trump has hinted at potential negotiations, Beijing has shown no indication it intends to soften its stance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With tariffs at their highest levels in decades, the risk of long-term economic damage\u2014and persistent financial market volatility\u2014is rising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Investors will now turn their attention to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n For now, the trade war appears to be entering its most dangerous phase yet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" China announced on Friday that it will raise tariffs on U.S. imports to 125%, intensifying a rapidly escalating trade conflict with the United States. The new levy, up from the 84% rate announced just two days earlier, is set to take effect on Saturday, according to a statement from China\u2019s Finance Ministry. The move is …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":31476,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,6827,49,36],"tags":[6832,11246,7871],"class_list":["post-113545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-commodities-news","category-daily-economic-reports","category-economic-reports","category-market-updates","tag-china","tag-energy-law","tag-renewable-energy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113545"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113546,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113545\/revisions\/113546"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\n\n\nBeijing Blasts U.S. Tariffs as “Bullying and Coercion”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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