International Trade

China’s soaring exports show strong demand a year after lockdown

Bloomberg | March 07, 2021 | International Trade

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Biden’s USDA chief is exploring making a carbon bank for farmers

Bloomberg | March 07, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

The Biden administration has begun an intense examination of how to structure a carbon market that would encourage broad participation by U.S. farmers, including whether to guarantee a minimum price for credits given for reducing emissions, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Friday.

US said to weigh sanctions on Lebanon central bank chief

Bloomberg | March 05, 2021 | International Trade

US, EU agree to suspend tariffs in Boeing-Airbus dispute

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | March 05, 2021

US, EU agree to suspend tariffs in Boeing-Airbus dispute

The European Union and the U.S. agreed to suspend tariffs on billions of dollars of each other’s products, easing a 17-year transatlantic dispute over illegal aid to the world’s biggest aircraft makers.

Export boom drives Canada’s largest trade surplus since 2014

Bloomberg | March 05, 2021 | International Trade

France backs Italy’s decision to block AstraZeneca exports

Bloomberg | March 05, 2021 | International Trade

Australia urges EU review after Italy blocks AstraZeneca doses

Bloomberg | March 05, 2021 | Air Cargo | International Trade

Commerce implements new export controls on Burma and makes entity list additions in response to the military coup and escalating violence against peaceful protesters

AJOT | March 05, 2021 | International Trade

Italy blocks Australia’s AstraZeneca vaccines under EU rule

Bloomberg | March 04, 2021 | International Trade

U.S., Vietnam interests ‘aligned’ amid some tensions, says US envoy

Bloomberg | March 04, 2021 | International Trade

UN embroiled in Myanmar crisis as Junta dismisses sanctions

Bloomberg | March 04, 2021 | International Trade

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China seeks to boost trade with US allies, Premier Li says

Bloomberg | March 04, 2021 | International Trade

China may join an Asia-Pacific trade pact comprised of key U.S. allies that former President Donald Trump exited, Premier Li Keqiang said Friday.

EV battery-maker’s misconduct said ‘extraordinary’ by ITC

Bloomberg | March 04, 2021 | International Trade

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E-Commerce spike in early 2020 gives way to increased store sales

AJOT | March 04, 2021 | International Trade

• Total annual retail sales (excluding auto, gas and restaurants) grew by 6.4% year-over-year in 2020 to $4.0 trillion.1 • E-commerce sales surged at the start of the pandemic in Q2 2020 but decreased by 2% in the second half of the year, while in-store sales increased by 12%. • Increasingly, the retail store is supporting e-commerce, as 62% of all online orders are expected to be fulfilled by physical stores in 2021.2

CBP electronics, machinery centers, HSI BEST Task Force seize $14.7 million in counterfeit electronics at World Trade Bridge

International Trade

AJOT | Top Story | March 04, 2021

CBP electronics, machinery centers, HSI BEST Task Force seize $14.7 million in counterfeit electronics at World Trade Bridge

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Electronics and Machinery Centers of Excellence and Expertise (CEEs) and Homeland Security Investigations' (HSI) Border Enforcement Security Task Force Financial/Commercial Fraud group in a collaborative effort seized $14.7 million in counterfeit electronics devices, toys and furniture infringing on multiple CBP-registered trademarks.

U.S., U.K. weigh more Russia sanctions, possibly targeting debt

Bloomberg | March 04, 2021 | International Trade

US weighs sanctions against Lebanon Central Bank chief

Bloomberg | March 04, 2021 | International Trade

Italy blocks Astra vaccine export, risks backlash against EU

Bloomberg | March 04, 2021 | International Trade

Biden Commerce chief says steel, aluminum tariffs ‘effective’

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | March 04, 2021

Biden Commerce chief says steel, aluminum tariffs ‘effective’

Tariffs that Donald Trump placed on foreign steel and aluminum have been “effective,” President Joe Biden’s commerce secretary said, an indication that the Biden administration won’t soon abolish the highly contentious duties.