International Trade

EU opens investigation into China’s medical device procurement

Bloomberg | April 23, 2024 | International Trade

China’s prices are just too low for buyers to sweat about tariffs
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | April 23, 2024

China’s prices are just too low for buyers to sweat about tariffs

China can withstand any new tariffs the world throws at it – even the punitive ones Donald Trump is planning if he wins a second presidential term – because its prices are simply too competitive to resist.
Brazil joins protectionist wave in face of cheap steel imports

Bloomberg | April 23, 2024 | International Trade | Commodity

Fortescue iron ore exports take hit from derailment, weather

Bloomberg | April 23, 2024 | International Trade | Commodity

New Zealand first-quarter imports fall amid sluggish economy

Bloomberg | April 23, 2024 | International Trade

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China’s cheap EVs redraw the map of where cars get made

Bloomberg | April 23, 2024 | International Trade | Maritime | Breakbulk News

China is set to change the map of global automaking by stepping up electric-car exports that will intensify mass-market competition, according to the International Energy Agency.

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China’s surging steel exports are inflaming global trade tension

Bloomberg | April 23, 2024 | International Trade | Commodity

China’s biggest wave of steel exports since a global glut in the mid-2010s is inflaming trade tensions across the world as the metal reaches a wider range of destinations.

USTR announces White as Chief Textiles and Apparel Negotiator

AJOT | April 23, 2024 | International Trade | People | Appointments

Iran, Pakistan seek to patch up ties with pledge to boost trade

Bloomberg | April 23, 2024 | International Trade

Post-Brexit food checks will be ‘light-touch,’ UK minister says

Bloomberg | April 23, 2024 | International Trade

EU weighs sanctions on firms shipping weapons tech to Russia

Bloomberg | April 23, 2024 | International Trade

UK exports fewer goods after Brexit, tilting economy to services

Bloomberg | April 22, 2024 | International Trade

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Lagarde reiterates Europe, US shouldn’t engage in subsidy race

Bloomberg | April 22, 2024 | International Trade

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde reiterated that Europe and the US should avoid excessively offering economic perks in a bid to boost growth.

Cap jumps as new Chile tariffs make steelmaking profitable again

Bloomberg | April 22, 2024 | International Trade | Commodity

Chile slaps tariffs on Chinese steel to bolster local mills

Bloomberg | April 22, 2024 | International Trade | Commodity

EU agrees to expand Iran sanctions for missile attacks on Israel

Bloomberg | April 22, 2024 | International Trade

South Korea’s early exports rise as momentum remains strong

Bloomberg | April 22, 2024 | International Trade

China’s new stock champions face growing waves of trade probes
Energy
Bloomberg | Top Story | April 22, 2024

China’s new stock champions face growing waves of trade probes

China’s most-promising industries are facing a growing threat of trade restrictions from Western governments, blurring the outlook for stocks that have the potential to fuel the nation’s market growth.
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Ethiopia opens door for prized coffee exports to foreigners

Bloomberg | April 19, 2024 | International Trade | Commodity

Africa’s biggest coffee producer has revised rules to allow foreign companies to buy the commodity directly from farmers and processors, the latest in reforms to liberalize East Africa’s biggest economy.

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Solar groups lobby Biden to head off sector-roiling trade case

Bloomberg | April 19, 2024 | Energy | Alternative | International Trade

Solar developers are lobbying the Biden administration to bolster support for domestic manufacturing in a long-shot bid to discourage panel makers from seeking additional tariffs on imports.

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