Hacker News with Generative AI: Trade War

Amazon Doesn't Want You to Know How Much the Trade War Costs (bloomberg.com)
After President Trump complained to Jeff Bezos, the e-commerce giant said it had no plans for tariff transparency.
Amazon, Trade War, Economics, Business
46 points by petethomas 24 days ago | 37 comments
Amazon to display tariff costs for consumers (punchbowl.news)
Amazon doesn’t want to shoulder the blame for the cost of President Donald Trump’s trade war.
Amazon, Tariffs, Trade War, Consumer Costs, E-commerce
449 points by donohoe 24 days ago | 431 comments
Ackman Says Time Is Friend of US, Enemy of China in Trade War (bloomberg.com)
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman said China will need to strike a trade deal with the US quickly as it can’t win a drawn-out trade war that will do severe damage to its economy.
Trade War, China, United States, Economics, Finance
6 points by suraci 26 days ago | 0 comments
China Raises Tariffs on U.S. Imports to 125% (nytimes.com)
China responded to President Trump’s tariffs on Friday, raising its own tariffs on American goods to 125 percent, from 84 percent.
China, Trade War, International Relations, Economics, Tariffs
12 points by jmsflknr 42 days ago | 1 comments
Beijing Announces 84% Levy on U.S. Goods (nytimes.com)
President Trump’s global trade war intensified on Wednesday as China announced additional levies on American goods, hitting back at the United States hours after Mr. Trump’s punishing new tariffs took effect.
Trade War, China, United States, Economics, International Relations
13 points by ceejayoz 44 days ago | 0 comments
China intends to crush the trade war (newstatesman.com)
Beijing has retaliated against Donald Trump’s tariffs – and the response was far stronger than expected.
China, Trade War, International Relations, Economics
10 points by howard941 45 days ago | 11 comments
China vows 'fight to the end' after Trump threatens extra 50% tariff (ft.com)
China, Trade War, Tariffs, International Relations, Politics
11 points by suraci 46 days ago | 1 comments
Dow plunges 2,200 points, Nasdaq enters bear market (yahoo.com)
US stocks cratered on Friday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) plunging more than 2,200 points after China stoked trade-war fears and Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned of higher inflation and slower growth stemming from tariffs.
Finance, Stock Market, Trade War, Inflation
265 points by geox 49 days ago | 416 comments