U.S. China trade war
US Commerce Department updates rules to further limit Huawei’s chip access
The United States Department of Commerce this morning issued updates to a list of rules designed to restrict Huawei’s access to U.S.-based technology. The new restrictions follow a similar decree…
American tariffs are having a bigger impact on US-based Amazon vendors than their competitors in China, according to SellerMotor
The series of tariffs imposed by the United States on Chinese goods has impacted both U.S. and China-based Amazon vendors, but U.S. sellers are taking a bigger hit to their…
During an Oval Office press conference this week, the president told reporters that the United States is currently not interested in broaching the subject of Huawei as part of increasingly…
Apple isn’t the only smartphone manufacturer planning a big September launch. Huawei’s got a big event on the books as well, set for September 18 in Munich, just over a…
More than 130 US companies have reportedly applied to sell to Huawei, but the Commerce Department has approved none of them
President Trump said in July that some U.S. suppliers would be allowed to sell to Huawei while it remains blacklisted, but so far no vendors have been allowed to do…
Chinese tariff retaliation, presidential tweets and market unease sends exchanges plummeting
After a week of modest gains, major stock indexes plummeted on Friday as China retaliated against U.S. tariffs by imposing $75 billion worth of tariffs on U.S. goods coming into…
US Commerce Department adds 46 Huawei affiliates to entity list
Update: Huawei has responded to the DoC’s move, We oppose the US Commerce Department’s decision to add another 46 Huawei affiliates to the Entity List. It’s clear that this decision,…
Tech companies get a reprieve thanks to a reversal from the president on tariffs
President Donald Trump and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative have issued technology companies some temporary tariff relief. Citing an unwillingness to hit consumers with higher prices on things…
Phones, laptops and game consoles get tariff reprieve until December
Update: Trump confirmed to reporters that the delay is due to timing for the holiday shopping season. “We’re doing this for the Christmas season,” he said. “Just in case some…
HarmonyOS is Huawei’s Android alternative for smartphones and smart home devices
After months of conflicting statements from Huawei executives, the Chinese networking giant on Friday officially unveiled HarmonyOS, the much-anticipated microkernel-based distributed operating system that it has developed to power smartphones,…
US Treasury just designated China as a currency manipulator, so expect more economic shocks
The U.S. Treasury has just taken the extraordinary step of designating China as a currency manipulator, something no administration has done since the days of Bill Clinton. With the action,…
Tech stocks walloped as China retaliates in the latest salvo of its trade war with the US
All U.S. stock markets were down severely today, and tech stocks were hit especially hard, as China retaliated to increasing U.S. tariffs by halting imports on U.S. agricultural goods and…
China lays out official stance on trade talks with U.S.
On Sunday, China released a comprehensive white paper to formalize its positions on trade negotiations with the U.S. The set of statements come as the trade war escalates and Beijing…
GoPro will move production of most US-bound cameras out of China by next summer
China and the United States have been slapping each other with massive tariffs, and more may come if the trade war continues to escalate, prompting some companies to move manufacturing…
