tariffs

05 Apr 2018

S&P: China-U.S. Tariff Dispute Turns Up A Notch, Raising Credit Risks

By Janice Roberts

The tit-for-tat tariff dispute between the U.S. and China is turning up a notch and could draw the countries closer to an all-out trade war. That’s according to S&P Global Ratings in a report published today. “Our base case doesn’t factor in a Sino-U.S. trade war. We therefore consider the proposed tariffs are unlikely to...

26 Mar 2018

Effects Of Trump Tariffs Remain Limited For Now, But Could Escalate If China Retaliates: Report

By Janice Roberts

NEW YORK (S&P Global Ratings) President Trump’s long-threatened package of trade sanctions on China has landedbut a trade war isn’t yet inevitable. In general, the threatened tariffs and investment restrictions on China won’t likely cause deep pain to the Chinese economy, nor will they have a material impact on corporate borrowers in either country. However, S&P...

23 Mar 2018

Review investments as Trump’s trade tantrums heat-up

By Janice Roberts

Trump’s trade tantrums put him on the wrong side of history and investors should review their portfolios, affirms the chief executive of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations.