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Metal smelting furnace in Chinese steel mills. Photo: iStock

China, India, South Asia, United States, World

US steel owners demur on cross-border M&As

by PK Semler June 13, 2019February 18, 2020

The chief executive officers of two US steel companies say they have no plans to diversify their mainly North American operations through cross-border mergers and acquisitions in light of tariffs against foreign competitors, mainly Chinese, imposed by President Donald Trump. Roger Newport, CEO of Ohio-based AK Steel, and John Ferriola, chief executive of North Carolina-based Nucor, […]

Will China finally shutter its walking dead?

by Jon Connars December 13, 2018

China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

US-Turkish alliance reaches the point of no return

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Erdogan blames plunging lira on American ‘political plot’

by Asia Times staff and agencies August 13, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, European Union, Middle East, Russia, Singapore, Turkey, World

US tariffs hike adds to Turkey’s economic problems

by Asia Times staff August 11, 2018February 18, 2020

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Hebei to chop 40 million tons of steel overcapacity

by Asia Times staff July 5, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Why counter-puncher Trump’s looming trade war scares everyone

by William Pesek March 24, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, Mexico, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Trump risks being unfriended by Japan, South Korea

by William Pesek March 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Beijing, China, European Union, Mexico, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Cohn’s departure increases chances of global trade war

by John Burton March 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Middle East, World

Trump’s party desperately tries to talk him off trade war ledge

by Asia Times staff March 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Australia, China, European Union, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, World

Trump trade policy will turn the US into Brazil

by David P. Goldman March 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Middle East, Russia, World

Can Trump’s party steer him away from trade war?

by Jon Connars February 21, 2018

Australia, European Union, India, Middle East, Oceania, South Asia, World

Australia touts free trade while chasing protectionism

by Giovanni Di Lieto February 21, 2018February 21, 2018

China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Japan’s steel industry warns against Trump’s tariffs

by Asia Times staff February 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Beijing, China, European Union, Guangzhou, Shanghai, World

Beijing needs to tackle the ‘chronic disease’ infecting industry

by Gordon Watts January 24, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, European Union, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Turkey, World

Shipbreaking in Asia: profit at a price

by Alan Boyd January 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Beijing, China, World

Chinese chill: property, industrial data cooler for October

by Reuters and Asia Times November 14, 2017February 18, 2020

China, Germany, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

High-tech China still can’t make decent bolts, or balls for pens

by Asia Times staff November 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, World

Xi Jinping outlines Communist Party’s five-year plan

by Yongfu Huang October 24, 2017October 24, 2017

Beijing, China, World

China to implement strictest yet steel production cuts ahead of Trump visit

by Asia Unhedged September 25, 2017February 18, 2020