Steven Mnuchin
10/05/2019
Economía
Financial Times - Reino Unido
James Politi
Trump hits China with tariff rise as trade war escalates
The US president’s decision to push ahead with a threat to increase tariffs from 10 per cent to 25 per cent sets the stage for a tense final day of negotiations between Liu He, China’s vice-premier, and Robert Lighthizer, the US trade representative, in Washington.
02/05/2019
Economía
Financial Times - Reino Unido
Economía Internacional
James Politi
US labour leader warns of ‘inferior’ China trade deal
Richard Trumka, America’s top union leader, has warned Donald Trump that he risks striking an “inferior agreement” with China to end the trade war if he fails to rein in Beijing’s use of industrial subsidies, raising pressure on US negotiators in the final stretch of talks with Beijing.
29/04/2019
Economía
Bloomberg - Estados Unidos
Economía Internacional
Saleha Mohsin
Mnuchin Says Enforcement Part of U.S.-China Deal `Close to Done'
The next round of China-U.S. trade talks will get under way in Beijing this week with significant issues still unresolved but with enforcement mechanisms “close to done,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.
16/04/2019
Economía
The Japan Times - Japón
Economía Internacional
Japan and U.S. kick off first day of trade talks with focus on cutting tariffs on goods
WASHINGTON - Japan and the United States agreed Monday to focus mainly on tariffs on goods such as agricultural and industrial products as they started negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement, according to economic revitalization minister Toshimitsu Motegi.
15/04/2019
Economía
La Tercera - Chile
Economía Internacional
Chile: Ministro de Hacienda y secretario del Tesoro de EEUU abordaron tratado de doble tributación entre ambos países
12/04 - 19:43 - Esto en el marco de la visita de Felipe Larraín a Washington a raíz de las reuniones de primavera del FMI y del Banco Mundial. El secretario de Estado también se reunió con el secretario general de la OCDE y con ministros de finanzas de la Alianza del Pacífico.
12/04/2019
Economía
South China Morning Post - China
Economía Internacional
Kinling Lo
China and US reach milestone agreement on road to trade peace
Major hurdle overcome as both sides agree to monitoring and enforcement of trade pledges. No time frame for deal, but US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin hopes it can be done quickly
01/04/2019
Economía
The New York Times - Estados Unidos
Economía Internacional
Ana Swanson
China Purchases Could Undercut Trump’s Larger Trade Goal
WASHINGTON — At the heart of President Trump’s negotiations with China is a troubling contradiction: The United States wants to use the trade talks to encourage the country to adopt a more market-oriented economy. But a key element of a prospective deal may end up reinforcing the economic power of the Chinese state.
29/03/2019
Economía
Bloomberg - Estados Unidos
Economía Internacional
Jenny Leonard
China, U.S. Pore Over Details of Agreement Text to End Trade War
Chinese and U.S. negotiators have been working line-by-line through the text of an agreement that can be put before President Donald Trump and counterpart Xi Jinping to defuse a nearly year-long trade war, according to officials familiar with the matter.
28/03/2019
Economía
South China Morning Post - China
Economía Internacional
Wendy Wu
Lost in translation? How verbal mishaps and lack of Chinese-language document threaten US-China trade deal
Misunderstandings and China’s concerns about being bullied have created distance, says Michael Pillsbury, an outside adviser to Donald Trump. Having no Chinese-language text of the 120-page draft agreement Beijing was potentially agreeing to could present an obstacle
22/03/2019
Economía
Financial Times - Reino Unido
James Politi
US agriculture secretary warns on China’s approach to trade deal
Sonny Perdue says Beijing’s ‘attitudes’ are hardening in talks to resolve spat
20/03/2019
Economía
The Straits Times - Singapur
Economía Internacional
Top US trade officials head to China next week for new trade talks
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin plan to travel to China next week for another round of trade talks with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, a Trump administration official said on Tuesday (March 19).
12/03/2019
Economía
Bloomberg - Estados Unidos
Shawn Donnan
Fear of Trump Walking on Xi Haunts China as Trade Talks Near End
Beijing plays coy on summit, uncertain it can trust Trump. Trump battling his own reputation for last-minute surprises
07/02/2019
Economía
Miami Herald - Estados Unidos
Economía Internacional
Darlene Superville
No plans yet for US, China presidents to meet on trade
06/02 - 17:43 - There are no plans yet for President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to meet soon in hope of finalizing a trade deal, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday.
01/02/2019
Economía
China Daily - China
Economía Internacional
Trump meets Chinese Vice-Premier at White House
US President Donald Trump on Thursday met with Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He at the White House, saying major progress was made in the latest round of US-China trade talks.
18/01/2019
Economía
Bloomberg - Estados Unidos
Economía Internacional
Justin Sink
Trump Pulls U.S. Delegation Out of Davos Forum, Citing Shutdown
21:01 - President canceled Pelosi trip to Afghanistan hours earlier. Mnuchin was to lead U.S. team for World Economic Forum.
11/01/2019
Economía
The Washington Post - Estados Unidos
Economía Internacional
Jeanne Whalen
Democratic lawmakers call for delay in easing sanctions on close ally of Russia’s Vladimir Putin
House Democrats said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin failed to convince them in a closed briefing Thursday that the United States should lift sanctions on a Russian aluminum company controlled by a Vladimir Putin ally, calling for more information and a delay.
09/01/2019
Política
The Wall Street Journal - Estados Unidos
Política Internacional
Ian Talley
U.S. Targets Huge Currency Scheme in Venezuela Before Maduro Inauguration
08/01 - 17:08 - Treasury penalizes ex-officials it says perpetrated a huge fraud in Venezuela’s currency markets, days before the leftist leader starts a second term
26/12/2018
Economía
Financial Times - Reino Unido
Mercados
Leo Lewis
Unease lingers in Asia markets as Trump criticises Fed
Topix makes unconvincing 1% bounce as traders keep wary eye on political disarray in US
25/10/2018
Economía
The Washington Post - Estados Unidos
Economía Internacional
David J. Lynch
Crossed wires: Why the U.S. and China are struggling to reach a trade deal
In a midtown Manhattan conference room, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi vented to a small group of prominent American business executives about how China had been betrayed, again and again, by a fickle United States.
19/10/2018
Política
The Washington Post - Estados Unidos
Política Internacional
Damian Paletta
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin pulls out of investment conference, rebuking Saudi regime
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that he would not attend the Future Investment Initiative summit in Saudi Arabia next week, delivering the Trump administration’s first formal rebuke of Saudi’s royal family following the suspected killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside a Saudi compound in Turkey.