Latin American Herald Tribune: Trump Hints at Not Imposing New Round of Tariffs on China

November 16, 2018

PRN-Latino News Latin American Herald Tribune: Trump Hints at Not Imposing New Round of Tariffs on China Latin American Herald Tribune: Djokovic Battles Past Cilic, Goes Undefeated in ATP Finals Round-Robin Play Latin American Herald Tribune: Palmeiras Looking to Strengthen Grip on First Place in Brazilian League Latin American Herald Tribune: Venezuela Stymies Japan’s Winning Streak Latin American Herald Tribune: Brazil’s Economic Activity Expands 1.14% in First 9 Months of 2018 Latin American Herald Tribune: Trump Hints at Not Imposing New Round of Tariffs on China PRN-Latino News from Michael_Novakhov (16 sites) Trump Hints at Not Imposing New Round of Tariffs on China WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump spoke Friday about the possibility of not levying another round of tariffs on China – this time on $267 billion worth of imported Chinese goods – as the next step in the trade war he is waging against the Asian giant.In a statement to reporters at the White House, the president said that Beijing “wants to make a deal” with Washington to resolve the trade dispute, which has led to the mutual levying of tariffs worth billions of dollars. Read More Latin American Herald Tribune: Djokovic Battles Past Cilic, Goes Undefeated in ATP Finals Round-Robin Play PRN-Latino News from Michael_Novakhov (16 sites) Djokovic Battles Past Cilic, Goes Undefeated in ATP Finals Round-Robin Play LONDON – Serbia’s Novak Djokovic defeated Marin Cilic 7-6 (7), 6-2 on Friday night in his final group-stage match at the ATP Finals and heads into the weekend as the clear favorite to win a record-tying sixth title.The world No. Read More Latin American Herald Tribune: Palmeiras Looking to Strengthen Grip on First Place in Brazilian League PRN-Latino News from Michael_Novakhov (16 sites) Palmeiras Looking to Strengthen Grip on First Place in Brazilian League RIO DE JANEIRO – Palmeiras will be looking to tighten its stranglehold on first place in the Brazilian soccer league when it takes on lowly Parana in a late-season clash on Sunday.After routing Fluminense 3-0 at home on Wednesday to extend their unbeaten streak in the Brasileirao to 19 games, the Verdao (70 points) will travel to the southern city of Londrina to take on a last-placed club that has just 21 points with four games remaining and already is assured of relegation.Palmeiras has a five-point lead over second-placed Internacional (65 points), which defeated America Mineiro 2-0 on Thursday to ensure that the Sao Paulo club cannot clinch the Brazilian-league title this weekend.Palmeiras has announced that it will make new changes to its frequently shifting starting lineup for its 35th-round match against Parana, with defenders Marcos Rocha, Jean, Edu Dracena and Antonio Carlos, midfielder Felipe Melo and forward Deyverson among the candidates to take the field at the outset of Saturday’s contest.Players who started on Wednesday but could be out of the starting 11 on Sunday include defenders Mayke, Gustavo Gomez, Diogo Barbosa and Luan, midfielder Thiago Santos and striker Miguel Borja.Internacional will have to play against Botafogo on Sunday without defender Fabiano, who has been suspended due to an excessive number of yellow cards and will be replaced by Zeca.In other action, third-placed Flamengo (63 points) could be forced to play without injured Colombian striker Fernando Uribe against Sport Recife. Read More Latin American Herald Tribune: Venezuela Stymies Japan’s Winning Streak PRN-Latino News from Michael_Novakhov (16 sites) Venezuela Stymies Japan’s Winning Streak OITA, Japan – A late equalizer scored by midfielder Tomas Rincon secured a 1-1 tie for Venezuela against host Japan in a friendly match on Friday, which ended the Asian team’s winning streak.This draw came after three consecutive home victories for the Samurai Blue in friendlies against Latin American rivals: Costa Rica (3-0) on Sept. Read More Latin American Herald Tribune: Brazil’s Economic Activity Expands 1.14% in First 9 Months of 2018 PRN-Latino News from Michael_Novakhov (16 sites) Brazil’s Economic Activity Expands 1.14% in First 9 Months of 2018 SAO PAULO – Brazil’s economic activity expanded 1.14 percent over the first nine months of 2018 and increased at a faster-than-expected annual clip of 1.74 percent in the third quarter, the Central Bank said on Friday.Those figures come from the Central Bank’s Economic Activity Index (IBC-Br), which is used as a preview of the gross domestic product (GDP) number.Private-sector economists expect Brazil’s GDP to grow about 1.36 percent this year, roughly in line with the Central Bank’s forecast for 1.4 percent growth.Brazil’s monetary authority has revised its 2018 growth forecast downward on several occasions.South America’s largest economy grew a tepid 1 percent in 2017 following a two-year recession that saw the country’s GDP contract by 7 percent. Read More

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