International Trade

Wheat futures drop as Ukraine readies to open Black Sea exports

Bloomberg | July 27, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

China’s slowdown spills over to major economies through imports

Bloomberg | July 25, 2022 | International Trade

China seals off IPhone maker, CNOOC in Shenzhen to battle Covid

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | July 25, 2022

China seals off IPhone maker, CNOOC in Shenzhen to battle Covid

China has forced some of its biggest companies, including iPhone maker Foxconn and oil producer CNOOC Ltd., to operate within a “closed loop” restricted system for seven days as the southern manufacturing hub of Shenzhen battles its latest Covid outbreak.

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China’s trade dominance is boosting Renminbi’s reserve status

Bloomberg | July 25, 2022 | International Trade

China’s dominance of global trade provides a path to increase its currency’s share in global central bank reserves even if it retains tight capital controls, but Beijing will need to maintain large dollar reserves for that to happen, according to new research.

London’s square mile struggles to find its way in Brexit Britain

Bloomberg | July 25, 2022 | International Trade

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Wheat prices jump after Russian missile strike tests Ukraine deal

Bloomberg | July 25, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

Wheat jumped after Russia’s weekend attack on the seaport of Odesa, even as Ukraine indicated it’s pushing ahead with a deal to begin shipping millions of tons of grain that has been piling up since the invasion.

Hong Kong posts sharper-than-expected drop in exports in June

Bloomberg | July 25, 2022 | International Trade

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Russian Odesa missile strike tests Ukraine grain export deal

Bloomberg | July 25, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

Russia attacked Odesa’s sea port with cruise missiles hours after signing a deal to unblock Ukrainian grain exports from three Black Sea ports, including Odesa, that was hailed as a vital step toward alleviating a global food crisis.

Wheat, corn slide after Ukraine export deal eases supply worries

Bloomberg | July 24, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

US urged to show up more as China courts allies in Africa, Asia

Bloomberg | July 23, 2022 | International Trade

Russian Odesa missile strike tests day-old grain export deal

Bloomberg | July 23, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

US chemicals industry testifies before ITC on continued harm caused by Section 301 tariffs

AJOT | July 22, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

World Steel Association June 2022 crude steel production

AJOT | July 22, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

Mexico is seen risking $30 billion hit in US-Canada trade spat

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | July 22, 2022

Mexico is seen risking $30 billion hit in US-Canada trade spat

Mexico could be hit with between $10 billion and $30 billion in tariffs if it loses a trade spat with the US and Canada, according to two former officials who negotiated the pact under which the dispute was brought.