International Trade

White House to meet with builders, unions on home shortage

Bloomberg | July 16, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

Brexit deal’s Northern Ireland protocol is only solution, Von Der Leyen says

Bloomberg | July 16, 2021 | International Trade

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.