Trade War

The Year Ahead: Macroeconomic Headwinds Put Companies on High Alert

2 January 2020 • By BoF Team and McKinsey & Company

2 January 2020 • By BoF Team and McKinsey & Company

Continued caution is advised as mounting underlying turmoil could disrupt relations among both developed and emerging market economies.

The Year Ahead: Macroeconomic Headwinds Put Companies on High Alert

Continued caution is advised as mounting underlying turmoil could disrupt relations among both developed and emerging market economies.

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Luxury Giants Play Both Sides in the US-China Trade War

7 November 2019 • By Casey Hall and Zoe Suen

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Luxury Giants Play Both Sides in the US-China Trade War

Weeks after a controversial meeting with President Donald Trump, LVMH executives, along with their Kering counterparts, are rubbing shoulders with China’s business and political elite including President Xi Jinping. How long can they maintain their delicate balancing act?

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Hong Kong Enters its First Recession in 10 Years Amid Protests

31 October 2019 • By Reuters

31 October 2019 • By Reuters

A government statement reported the city's first year-on-year decline, with the retail and tourism sector being hit the hardest.

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Hong Kong Enters its First Recession in 10 Years Amid Protests

A government statement reported the city's first year-on-year decline, with the retail and tourism sector being hit the hardest.

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Fallout From Trump's Trade Wars Felt by Economies Around the World

19 October 2019 • By Reuters

19 October 2019 • By Reuters

The fallout will slow global growth in 2019 to 3.0 percent, the slowest pace in a decade, the International Monetary Fund estimated this week.

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Fallout From Trump's Trade Wars Felt by Economies Around the World

The fallout will slow global growth in 2019 to 3.0 percent, the slowest pace in a decade, the International Monetary Fund estimated this week.

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Australian Wool Prices a Casualty in US-China Trade War

14 August 2019 • By Reuters

14 August 2019 • By Reuters

Australia, which controls 90 percent of global fine-wool exports, is seeing wool grade prices fall by 7 percent over Sino-US trade war.

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Australian Wool Prices a Casualty in US-China Trade War

Australia, which controls 90 percent of global fine-wool exports, is seeing wool grade prices fall by 7 percent over Sino-US trade war.

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China’s Online Army Shows Foreign Brands Who’s in Charge

13 August 2019 • By Bloomberg

13 August 2019 • By Bloomberg

Global luxury brands are at risk of losing Chinese consumers, who account for at least a third of current luxury sales and two-thirds of the industry’s growth.

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China’s Online Army Shows Foreign Brands Who’s in Charge

Global luxury brands are at risk of losing Chinese consumers, who account for at least a third of current luxury sales and two-thirds of the industry’s growth.

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Korean Cosmetics Firm in Hot Water Over Video Praising Japan in Trade Row

9 August 2019 • By Reuters

9 August 2019 • By Reuters

Kolmar Korea apologised after its chairman showed employees a video praising Japan's prime minister amid a bitter trade row between the two Asian nations.

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Korean Cosmetics Firm in Hot Water Over Video Praising Japan in Trade Row

Kolmar Korea apologised after its chairman showed employees a video praising Japan's prime minister amid a bitter trade row between the two Asian nations.

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Uniqlo Sales Hit by South Korea Boycott

9 August 2019 • By Reuters

9 August 2019 • By Reuters

The Japanese retailer has confirmed it has been hurt by South Korean consumer boycotts amid a mounting dispute between the two countries.

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Uniqlo Sales Hit by South Korea Boycott

The Japanese retailer has confirmed it has been hurt by South Korean consumer boycotts amid a mounting dispute between the two countries.

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What’s Your 'Plan B' for Made in China?

28 June 2019 • By Melissa Twigg

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What’s Your 'Plan B' for Made in China?

US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats have put the importance of supply chain management into sharp focus. What are the sourcing hot spots that offer alternatives to Chinese production?

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All Eyes On G20 As Trump and Xi Give Trade Talks Another Try

23 June 2019 • By Chantal Fernandez

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All Eyes On G20 As Trump and Xi Give Trade Talks Another Try

This week everyone will be talking about the trade talks at the G20 Summit, H&M's latest earnings and In Goop Health's first summit in London. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.