trade war
The editorial slammed Trump's imperious order to U.S. businesses, blowing a gasket and tanking stocks in no-win trade war with China.
French President Emmanuel Macron put climate change high on the summit's agenda, which also includes discussions on inequality.
Trump faces a tepid reception as anxiety grows over a global economic showdown and tension over trade, Iran and Russia.
“I think our tariffs are very good for us,” he said hours after the Federal Reserve chairman warned that "trade policy uncertainty" is rattling the U.S. economy.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Ordinary things like cellphones, clothes, shoes and toys imported from China will get more expensive when Trump's tariffs take effect before the holidays.
The conflict over trade and technology is threatening to tip a weakening global economy into recession.
"I expect the farm crisis to deepen."
The president defended his escalating trade dispute with China "whether it’s good for our country or bad for our country short term."
President Donald Trump declared himself “the Chosen One,” while defending his administration’s decision to continue the trade war with China.
Farmers were unsettled after Trump official Sonny Perdue mocked them as “whiners” amid trade war bankruptcies.