China reported a better-than-expected economic growth as the world’s second largest economy took advantage of a trade truce with the US amid President Donald Trump’s tariff offensive.

China accounted for 5.89% of all U.S. trade in May, its lowest percentage in decades. Trump’s tariffs or trade trickery? It’s hard to dispute it’s a remarkable shift.

President Donald Trump has announced he’s levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico starting Aug. 1.

Lifted a ban on sales of powerful computer chips to China, potentially helping the US’s top rival close the gap in the AI race. Told GOP lawmakers he would soon fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell — only to reverse himself when markets tumbled.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he thinks China will soon sentence people to death for fentanyl manufacturing and distribution, as he offered fresh optimism about the prospects of a deal with Beijing on illicit drugs.

"Other trading partners observing these threats will have the same mistrust of the negotiation process," experts argue.

The report on China’s gross domestic product was released as the U.S. took stock of the latest inflation figures, which showed that Trump’s tariffs were starting to push up prices. Prices of the products most exposed to tariffs, like household furnishings, jumped significantly in June.

South Africa urged G20 countries to show global and cooperative leadership to tackle challenges including rising trade barriers, as the club's finance chiefs met on Thursday under the shadow of President Donald Trump's tariff threats.

Less than half of Trump 2024 voters, 46%, said they would support tariffs on China — one of America’s biggest trading partners — even if they lead to rising prices domestically. Around a third, 32%, said they would only support tariffs if they do not increase prices.

Tariff policies are changing so rapidly that it can be hard to keep up. Here are all of President Donald Trump's proposed, scheduled and implemented tariffs.

President Trump on Wednesday said he would be sending letters to over 150 countries as he plans a barrage of duties to take effect Aug. 1, including levies on pharmaceutical imports and semiconductors.