International Trade


Texas’ gas-export clampdown shocks market as blackouts ebb
Energy
Bloomberg | Top Story | February 18, 2021

Texas’ gas-export clampdown shocks market as blackouts ebb

Texas is restricting the flow of natural gas across state lines in an extraordinary move that some are calling a violation of the U.S. Constitution’s commerce clause.
EU poised to sanction Russia over jailing of Navalny

Bloomberg | February 18, 2021 | International Trade

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China decoupling would cost US billions, Chamber says

Bloomberg | February 18, 2021 | International Trade

American companies would lose hundreds of billions of dollars if they slashed investment in China or the nations increased tariffs, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said in a report highlighting the cost of a full decoupling of the world’s largest economies.

Brexit negotiator Frost joins Johnson’s team with EU focus

Bloomberg | February 17, 2021 | International Trade

Emanuel, Burns seen as potential China envoy

Bloomberg | February 17, 2021 | International Trade

US homebuilders urge Biden to help ease sky-high lumber costs
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | February 17, 2021

US homebuilders urge Biden to help ease sky-high lumber costs

The biggest U.S. homebuilders group urged the Biden administration to help increase lumber supply, saying record-high costs threaten to price potential home buyers out of the market and curb construction.
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Cold snap deep in Texas almost certainly means crop losses for citrus growers

AJOT | February 17, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

Crop losses that are suffered will come after a weather disaster took a $100 million bite out of the state’s citrus industry last July. The industry was hit hard by Hurricane Hanna, which was the first hurricane of a hyperactive 2020 season and made landfall in late July near Port Mansfield, Texas.

U.K. holds back trade scrutiny plan after Johnson struck EU deal

Bloomberg | February 17, 2021 | International Trade

Biden builds out China team with staff who reflect tougher tone

Bloomberg | February 16, 2021 | International Trade

Deep freeze upends U.S. agriculture markets from grains to beef

Bloomberg | February 16, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

China eyes rare earth export curbs for U.S. defense, FT says

Bloomberg | February 16, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

Brexit trade recovers with fewer cross-channel cargoes rejected
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | February 16, 2021

Brexit trade recovers with fewer cross-channel cargoes rejected

Shipments of goods across the English Channel are recovering, with fewer haulage companies pulling out of jobs in the past week.
Bangladesh eyes investment gain as Japanese firms exit China

Bloomberg | February 15, 2021 | International Trade

Fasken appointed to UK Government’s post-Brexit trade panel

AJOT | February 15, 2021 | International Trade | People | Appointments

Biden faces South African push to extend trade concessions
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | February 15, 2021

Biden faces South African push to extend trade concessions

South Africa is apprehensive about striking a new trade deal with the U.S. and would rather maintain existing relations with the world’s largest economy, the nation’s top trade official said.
SK Innovation drops most in a year on U.S. ban of EV batteries

Bloomberg | February 14, 2021 | International Trade

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thyssenkrupp continues to implement Steel Strategy 20-30

AJOT | February 12, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

Construction of new core units at the Duisburg and Bochum sites aims at expanding premium steel range and strengthening competitive-ness

Norway slams EU’s fishing quota for svalbard as ‘unacceptable’

Bloomberg | February 12, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

Trudeau’s Trade Chief spurns Nafta challenge on Keystone XL

Bloomberg | February 12, 2021 | Energy | Conventional | International Trade

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