The US and China should immediately bring the ongoing trade war to an end as the conflict is a major concern for the global economy, said the International Chamber of Commerce Bangladesh (ICCB) yesterday. SEE MORE Canada-based North American Lithium has halted production of lithium spodumene at its La Corne mining operation in Quebec, eastern Canada, because of the lower spodumene prices in China, the company announced on Wednesday February 20. SEE MORE Oil prices were firm on Friday, supported by OPEC’s ongoing supply cuts and hopes that Washington and Beijing may soon end their trade dispute. SEE MORE Oil prices slipped on Friday in Asia amid new production data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). SEE MORE China's central bank is not yet ready to cut benchmark interest rates to spur the slowing economy, despite cooling inflation and a stronger yuan, which have fanned market expectations of such a move, policy sources told Reuters. SEE MORE