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China sharply reduced imports of many US commodities last month, in some cases to zero, as the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies intensified.

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Monday is set to make an emergency proposal in the wake of the US tariffs, urging the government to strengthen loan support for companies and boost domestic demand, according to documents seen by Bloomberg.

A gauge of Indian lenders’ shares rose to a record, as investors remain bullish on the sector due to its relative insulation to the tariff-related turmoil.

Gold prices hit record high as dollar tumbles on Trump’s Fed overhaul plans

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. listed the challenges of ensuring export control compliance by its customers, months after the company’s artificial intelligence silicon was found to have flowed to US-sanctioned Huawei Technologies Co. via intermediaries.

Japan’s surging rice prices have opened a rare window of opportunity for South Korean producers to export the staple food.

World economic and finance chiefs want an off-ramp from the worst global trade crisis in a century. This week they’re heading toward its epicenter.