China's new bank loans tumbled more than expected in April as a protracted trade war with the United States further eroded the market's appetite during a typically slow month for loan demand. Chinese banks extended 280 billion yuan ($38.

The White House backed off from the steepest levies, as the costs of an all-out trade war with China threatened global economic growth.

The deal, outlined in a Brazilian government document viewed by Reuters, underscores Brazil's push to strengthen agricultural ties with China as President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visits the country, and as rising domestic DDG production fuels the search for alternative markets.

Gold prices fell on Wednesday as easing U.S.-China trade tensions soothed fears of a potential global recession, boosting investors' appetite for risk and weighing on bullion's safe-haven appeal. Spot gold fell 0.

Bullying” leads to isolation, Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned, after the Trump administration rolled back many tariffs.

The world’s two biggest economies agreed to a temporary rollback of most of their recent levies after negotiating in Switzerland over the weekend.

Donald Trump may have temporarily paused his trade war with China and other countries. But the extreme economic uncertainty unleashed by the president’s tariffs still raises the question of what, if anything,

US stock futures held steady after a strong trading session on Wall Street, where the S&P 500 erased its losses for 2025.