International Trade


Xi sidesteps APEC talks with Biden as leaders grapple with virus

Bloomberg | July 16, 2021 | International Trade

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How the world’s first carbon border tax may play out

Bloomberg | July 16, 2021 | Energy | Alternative | International Trade | Commodity

The European Union wants to enact the world’s first pollution-import levy on global competitors. The details will take a while to hash out.

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TSMC founder says breaking up chip supply chain will be costly

Bloomberg | July 16, 2021 | International Trade

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. founder Morris Chang warned that efforts by governments around the world to build domestic chip supply chains could push up costs and yet still fail to achieve self-sufficiency.

June retail sales increase as recovery continues

AJOT | July 16, 2021 | International Trade

US Government Advisory on Hong Kong business risks: full text

Bloomberg | July 16, 2021 | International Trade

White House to meet with builders, unions on home shortage

Bloomberg | July 16, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

African swine fever spreads from wild boar to German farm pigs for first time

Bloomberg | July 16, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

Biden, Xi to address APEC leaders at special summit on virus

Bloomberg | July 16, 2021 | International Trade

China’s 50% slump in pork imports may cool global food costs

Bloomberg | July 15, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

Biden says US to warn business on deteriorating Hong Kong

Bloomberg | July 15, 2021 | International Trade

Merkel, Biden differ on pipeline, agree to limit Russian clout

Bloomberg | July 15, 2021 | Energy | International Trade

House panel advances China bill over Republican objections
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | July 15, 2021

House panel advances China bill over Republican objections

The House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced a bill to counter China along a party line vote of 26-20 on Thursday as Republicans criticized the measure as too focused on climate change and too soft on Beijing.
China’s pork imports set to plunge 50% as local prices tumble

Bloomberg | July 15, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

Cuba eases food and drug import restrictions after mass protests

Bloomberg | July 15, 2021 | International Trade

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US business groups urge trade chief to forgo Vietnam tariffs

Bloomberg | July 15, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

The U.S.’s biggest business organizations in areas from food to fashion asked the nation’s trade chief to refrain from resorting to tariffs as a remedy in its trade disputes with Vietnam.

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Biden faces hard sell in Asia for anti-China digital trade pact

Bloomberg | July 15, 2021 | International Trade

As the U.S. mulls a digital trade agreement to counter China, it faces a key problem: Many countries in Asia don’t want to join any deal seen as challenging Beijing, whose tech giants are deeply entrenched in the region.

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Democrats propose tax on carbon-intensive imports in budget

Bloomberg | July 15, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

Senate Democrats are moving to impose tariffs on carbon-intensive imports as a way to help pay for their tax-and-spending legislation, according to a person familiar with the plan.

Thai hospital tycoon to import Pfizer shots as Covid worsens

Bloomberg | July 15, 2021 | International Trade

Senate backs bill to ban Xinjiang goods unless waiver given
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | July 15, 2021

Senate backs bill to ban Xinjiang goods unless waiver given

The U.S. Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would ban all goods from or made in China’s Xinjiang region unless importers can prove they weren’t made with forced labor, a move that could potentially have widespread implications for the solar industry.

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