EghtesadOnline: Crude oil futures fell on Friday amid lingering uncertainty on whether, and when, the United States and China will agree a long-awaited deal to end their bitter trade dispute , the gloom compounded by rising crude inventories in the United States.

EghtesadOnline: International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Monday she expects the United States and China to reach a deal to end their trade dispute , which has unnerved financial markets and cast a shadow over the global economy.

EghtesadOnline: China accused the United States of bullying and warned it would hit back after the Trump administration raised the stakes in their trade dispute , threatening 10 percent tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods.

EghtesadOnline: Finance leaders of the closest U.S. allies vented anger over the Trump administration’s metal import tariffs on Saturday, ending a three-day meeting with a stern rebuke of Washington and setting up a heated fight at a G7 summit next week in Quebec.