International Trade


Retail trade groups ask congress to act on Xinjiang forced labor

Bloomberg | January 27, 2021 | International Trade

China is so thirsty for soy that America could soon be importing
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | January 27, 2021

China is so thirsty for soy that America could soon be importing

China’s appetite for U.S. soy is draining silos to the point that American processors may need to import the most beans in years this summer.
Corn futures touch fresh 7-year high on roaring China demand

Bloomberg | January 27, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

EU to end tariffs on $3.4 billion goods if US lifts metal duty

Bloomberg | January 27, 2021 | International Trade

Frozen fish pileup in China threatens global supply chains
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | January 27, 2021

Frozen fish pileup in China threatens global supply chains

A huge pile up of fish cargoes at a Chinese port risks impacting shipments of frozen food across the country and beyond.
Orders for US business equipment rise for an eighth month

Bloomberg | January 27, 2021 | International Trade

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EU-Astra vaccine dispute descends into chaos over crunch call

Bloomberg | January 27, 2021 | International Trade

The clash between the European Union and drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc over Covid-19 vaccine delivery delays turned from bitter to chaotic on Wednesday, with the two sides disagreeing over whether a planned call to resolve the issue would take place.

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U.K. house builders face shortages and cost hikes as Brexit, virus disrupt trade

Bloomberg | January 27, 2021 | International Trade

U.K. housebuilders are facing a shortage of construction materials and mounting costs as disruptions caused by the coronavirus and Brexit start weighing on the industry.

Philip Morris faces risk of imports for US cigarette alternative being blocked
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | January 26, 2021

Philip Morris faces risk of imports for US cigarette alternative being blocked

Philip Morris International Inc. faces the possibility of having imports of its IQOS heated-tobacco sticks to the U.S. blocked as early as November in an intensifying legal battle with British American Tobacco Plc over cigarette alternatives.
Biden Commerce pick Raimondo pledges ‘aggressive’ steps on China
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | January 26, 2021

Biden Commerce pick Raimondo pledges ‘aggressive’ steps on China

The U.S. must take “aggressive” steps to combat China’s “unfair” trade practices while also investing in American manufacturing to return production to the country, said Gina Raimondo, President Joe Biden’s nominee for Commerce secretary.
U.K. warns EU against vaccine protectionism in supplies row

Bloomberg | January 26, 2021 | International Trade

Chile scrambles to regain China’s confidence on cherry imports

Bloomberg | January 26, 2021 | International Trade

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EU wants vaccine exports notified after Astra sparks anger

Bloomberg | January 25, 2021 | International Trade

European Union regulators proposed requiring drugmakers to flag exports of coronavirus vaccines in advance as the bloc seeks to step up inoculations amid growing anger about delivery delays by suppliers including AstraZeneca Plc.

The world is dangerously dependent on Taiwan for semiconductors

Bloomberg | January 25, 2021 | International Trade

China factories go into overdrive but exporters are not happy
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | January 25, 2021

China factories go into overdrive but exporters are not happy

Stronger yuan is eating away profits just as new Covid cases could revive  a labor crisis
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Putin thrusts global food markets into Russian politics

Bloomberg | January 25, 2021 | International Trade

Russia’s government is squeezing wheat exports to push down prices in a country with a long history of public anger over food costs.

Shipping container crunch shows signs of easing, index shows
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | January 25, 2021

Shipping container crunch shows signs of easing, index shows

A global shortage of shipping containers that’s sent ocean freight rates skyrocketing shows signs of easing, according to an index that tracks the steel boxes used to transport 90% of the global trade in goods.
EU to demand notice for vaccine exports amid delivery delays

Bloomberg | January 25, 2021 | International Trade

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US delays effort to restore WTO’s key decision-making power

Bloomberg | January 25, 2021 | International Trade

The U.S. signaled it’s not yet ready to engage in a debate over how to revive the World Trade Organization’s dispute resolution system, which has been hobbled since 2019, until Washington works through President Joe Biden’s transition.

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