International Trade


US adds WeChat, AliExpress to notorious piracy market list
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | February 17, 2022

US adds WeChat, AliExpress to notorious piracy market list

The U.S. added Chinese messaging platform WeChat and online marketplace AliExpress to its list of notorious markets for counterfeiting and piracy, an annual compilation of the worst intellectual-property abusers and counterfeiters.
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Lumber extends rally on supply, ‘unprecedented’ transport snags

Bloomberg | February 17, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

Lumber futures rose to the highest in a month as some of Canada’s biggest producers reduce output and transportation snags disrupt shipments to customers.

Europe moves to shield economy from possible Russia sanctions

Bloomberg | February 17, 2022 | International Trade

Japan export gains cool while import bill rockets on fuel costs

Bloomberg | February 17, 2022 | International Trade

Mexico refining push risks return of once-shunned oil imports

Bloomberg | February 17, 2022 | Energy | International Trade

Colombia to cut tariffs on almost 200 items to fight inflation

Bloomberg | February 17, 2022 | International Trade

Avocado spat brews after US inspector is threatened in Mexico
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | February 16, 2022

Avocado spat brews after US inspector is threatened in Mexico

U.S. bans Mexican imports that make up 80% of American consumption
India wants Tesla to buy $500 million of local auto parts

Bloomberg | February 16, 2022 | International Trade

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Transport crunch spurs West Fraser Timber to curtail lumber production

Bloomberg | February 16, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail | International Trade | Commodity

Massive flooding late last year that washed away rail tracks and shut highways in Western Canada forced one of the nation’s biggest lumber producers to curtail output.

Boeing is converting even more jets into cargo freighters
Air Cargo
Bloomberg | Top Story | February 16, 2022

Boeing is converting even more jets into cargo freighters

Boeing Co., which has almost doubled its capacity to turn passenger jets into freighters since the pandemic began, is considering adding even more as demand for air cargo extends into 2022.
Aluminum hovers near 13-year high as trade weighs Ukraine crisis

Bloomberg | February 16, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

US says new trade tools needed to confront China’s practices
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | February 16, 2022

US says new trade tools needed to confront China’s practices

The Biden administration said that new trade tools are needed to confront China, which for two decades has failed to keep promises to pursue market-oriented policies that it made to join the World Trade Organization.
India and UAE complete talks on bilateral pact to boost trade

Bloomberg | February 16, 2022 | International Trade

Euro area reports biggest trade deficit in 13 years

Bloomberg | February 15, 2022 | International Trade

Biden team sees limited ability to press China in trade talks
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | February 15, 2022

Biden team sees limited ability to press China in trade talks

The U.S. is continuing conversations with China despite Beijing’s failures to abide by a trade agreement reached during the Trump administration, but that process could soon come to an end, according to people familiar with the matter.
Senators weigh non-binding resolution as Russia sanctions stall

Bloomberg | February 15, 2022 | International Trade

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