International Trade

China cuts coal import tariffs to zero to increase supply

Bloomberg | April 28, 2022 | Energy | International Trade | Commodity

U.K. delays planned import controls on EU goods until 2023

Bloomberg | April 28, 2022 | International Trade

Hong Kong has surprise export drop as China locks down

Bloomberg | April 28, 2022 | International Trade

Southern sees solar project delays caused by US tariff probe

Bloomberg | April 28, 2022 | Energy | Alternative | International Trade

US economy posts surprise contraction, belying solid consumer picture

Bloomberg | April 28, 2022 | International Trade

WRI Market Insights: The war in Ukraine will tighten lumber markets both short and long term, particularly in Europe but also in China and the US

AJOT | April 28, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

Biden’s Russia sanctions coordinator to take leave of absence

Bloomberg | April 27, 2022 | International Trade

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US homebuilders urge Biden to help cut costs for market in ‘extreme duress’

Bloomberg | April 27, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

The biggest U.S. housing industry group urged President Joe Biden to help reduce the cost of homebuilding, saying soaring prices and rising mortgage rates are putting the market “under extreme duress” and driving ownership out of reach for many Americans.

EU proposes tariffs, quotas cut on Ukraine goods to aid economy

Bloomberg | April 27, 2022 | International Trade

US goods-trade gap soars to record, surpassing all estimates

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | April 27, 2022

US goods-trade gap soars to record, surpassing all estimates

The U.S. merchandise-trade deficit widened unexpectedly to a new record in March as the value of imports dwarfed that of outbound shipments, reflecting a surge in inflation.

U.K. ministers split over proposal to cut some food tariffs

Bloomberg | April 27, 2022 | International Trade

Crop futures gain with export limits, weather straining supply

Bloomberg | April 27, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

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Indonesia adds to global food shock with widened palm export ban

Bloomberg | April 27, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

Indonesia the world’s biggest edible oils shipper, will widen a export ban to include crude palm oil, adding to uncertainty in a market that’s suffered dizzying price swings and threatening to worsen global food inflation.

Palm oil rallies 10% as market prepares for Indonesia export ban

Bloomberg | April 27, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

Brexit drives rise in U.K. food prices and lifts cost of living

Bloomberg | April 27, 2022 | International Trade

Chinese authorities raid warehouse and seize counterfeit belts with intelligence from Amazon and Salvatore Ferragamo

AJOT | April 26, 2022 | International Trade | Logistics

U.S., U.K. seek ‘ambitious roadmap’ to closer trade ties

Bloomberg | April 26, 2022 | International Trade

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China locks down northern hub for coal and rare earths output

Bloomberg | April 26, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

The lockdown of Baotou in the northern region of Inner Mongolia takes China’s Covid Zero policy deep into coal country and to a crucial hub for the production of rare earths.