Bloomberg US President Donald Trump’s administration told China it has a month to seal a trade deal or face tariffs on all its exports to the US, even as both sides sought to avoid a public breakdown in negotiations despite a developing stalemate. The threat was made during talks in Washington, hours after Trump upped the ante by imposing a …

Bloomberg Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have started to withdraw from the Red Sea port city of Hodiedah, a key lifeline for food and supplies, months after the UN brokered a pact to spare it from a prolonged conflict. The rebels said they were also withdrawing from ports of Salif and Ras Eisa, in line with a UN announcement about their …

Bloomberg Pessimism is back in vogue in the oil markets, as investors bet sputtering trade talks and swelling US output can kill crude’s rally. Hedge funds lifted bearish bets on West Texas Intermediate crude by 39%, the biggest short-selling surge in more than eight months. Meanwhile, bets on a rally retreated for the second straight week. Crude futures slipped to …