The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has proven willing to take The economy From the country to the limit in its attempt to transform global trade, but turbulence into debt markets have forced it to reverse much of its draconians dutywhich are maintained in the case of China.
The escalation between The two main economies in the world It has persisted after Beijing announced on Friday that will increase from 84 % to 125 % levies over all products imported from the United States in response to the latest rates that Washington approved, which make the percentage on Chinese goods rise in total to 145 %.
The measure, which entered into force this Saturday, has been confirmed by the committee of Duty Customs of Chinese Councilwhich condemns American commercial policy for “seriously violating international trade standards.”
For her part, the spokeswoman The White HouseKaroline Leavitt, insisted on the eve of the message Trump has been repeating in recent days, warning China about the dangers of responding to the duty that has imposed it and showing “optimistic” in the possibility of reaching an agreement with Beijing.
In the midst of the disagreements between the two countries, the future of the Tiktok video platform is also located in the US Chinese government in possible negotiations.
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The Trump administration He has recognized the enormous value in terms of communication that supposes an application that millions of young people consume avidly, but in turn he has demanded that for reasons of “national security” operate on American soil detached from their matrix (the China Bytedance), and therefore of servers located in the Asian country.
Waiting for Beijing and Washington to lower The tensionthe American parquet managed to give a break on Friday after a trail of mixed closures in Europe and Asia that reflected the current uncertainty.
The situation of American bonds In the markets it is even worse and has not significantly turned course after Trump’s announcement last Wednesday, when he decided to recover and disable most of the duty which presented on April 2, a day that had baptized “Liberation Day.”
Since last Monday, Treasury bonus performance At 10 years it has risen at half a percentage point despite the tariff pause, its highest weekly gain since 2021, while the interest paid by the title to 30 years has reached levels that were not seen since 2007.
The frightened worries precisely because it is an asset that usually serves as a refuge in moments of economic instability and seems to point to bad Inflation expectations of the markets for the coming months by an enquistamiento of the commercial war: the acute price increases devalue what the bonus pays.
Waiting for signs to be detected about an approach between Beijing and Washington, or the confirmation that both parties are already negotiating between scenes, in the next few days the focus will continue in the titles of the American Treasury.
It will also be in the possible advances of other Tariff negotiations Among the Trump government and weight actors, such as Japan, South Korea or the European Union, whose commissioner of commerce, Maros Sefcovic, will visit Washington on Monday to hold conversations with their US counterparts. EFE
