International Trade

Mexico strikes back levying tariffs on US pork, steel, whiskey

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | June 05, 2018

Mexico strikes back levying tariffs on US pork, steel, whiskey

Mexico will begin to tax a range of U.S. products in retaliation for tariffs on Mexican steel and aluminum that President Donald Trump announced last week.

Why Europe is a reluctant trade warrior

Bloomberg | June 05, 2018 | International Trade

Congress Must Blunt Trump’s Assault on Trade

Bloomberg | June 05, 2018 | International Trade

Mexican Peso heads for lowest in a year as NAFTA seen delayed

Bloomberg | June 05, 2018 | International Trade

Why Trump’s trade war isn’t worrying Wall Street economists, yet

Bloomberg | June 05, 2018 | International Trade

Trump said to plan meeting with GOP concerned on China stance

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | June 04, 2018

Trump said to plan meeting with GOP concerned on China stance

President Donald Trump plans to meet Tuesday with Senate Republicans concerned about restrictions he’s weighing on Chinese investments in the U.S., two people familiar with the matter said.

If you want to cut the China trade gap, invest in America

Bloomberg | June 04, 2018 | International Trade

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NAFTA negotiators missed 2018 deadline, key GOP Senator says

Bloomberg | June 04, 2018 | International Trade

The U.S. Congress probably won’t have time to approve a new North American Free Trade Agreement this year, as Cabinet members from the three trading partners continue to negotiate changes to the pact, according to Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn.

Trudeau takes heat from dairy farmers for opening door to Trump

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | June 04, 2018

Trudeau takes heat from dairy farmers for opening door to Trump

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under fire from farmers at home for saying he’s flexible on increasing access to the country’s dairy industry, a change sought by Donald Trump in Nafta talks.

Trump support wavering in farm country over ethanol, trade moves

Bloomberg | June 04, 2018 | International Trade

Koch network planning major campaign against Trump’s tariffs

Bloomberg | June 04, 2018 | International Trade

Broadband leaders push back on proposed ban on ZTE, Huawei gear

Bloomberg | June 04, 2018 | International Trade

Trade spat heats up as Trump faces off against close allies

Bloomberg | June 04, 2018 | International Trade

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FBX Update: Freight Rates in Recovery; Boosted by EBS

AJOT | June 04, 2018 | International Trade

According to the Freightos Baltic Indexes, global freight prices have pretty much recovered year on year, and they got a surge of encouragement from last week’s EBS.