International Trade

China Urges More Trade Talks as Tariffs on U.S. Goods Begin

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | April 02, 2018

China Urges More Trade Talks as Tariffs on U.S. Goods Begin

China urged trade talks with the U.S. to prevent greater damage to relations while saying that previously announced retaliatory measures on American imports took effect Monday.

Trump Warns He’ll Dump Nafta If Mexico Doesn’t Stop Drug Flows

Bloomberg | April 01, 2018 | International Trade

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Russia Arrests Transport Tycoon Magomedov for Embezzlement

Bloomberg | March 31, 2018 | International Trade

Russia arrested Summa Group co-owner Ziyavudin Magomedov, who has been in talks to sell his stake in a key port, as part of case into suspected embezzlement of state funds for infrastructure and energy projects.

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China March Factory Gauge Rebounds as Export Demand Recovers

Bloomberg | March 30, 2018 | International Trade

A gauge of activity at China’s manufacturers posted its first gain since November, as factories recovered from a seasonal dip at the start of the year and export demand shrugged off threats of a trade war.

EU Sours on Reviving Trade-Pact Push With U.S. Amid Tariffs Row

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | March 30, 2018

EU Sours on Reviving Trade-Pact Push With U.S. Amid Tariffs Row

The European Union distanced itself from the idea of reviving talks on a broad free-trade agreement with the U.S. as part of EU efforts to gain a permanent exemption from President Donald Trump’s controversial import tariffs on steel and aluminum.

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EIA projects that U.S. coal demand will remain flat for several decades

AJOT | March 30, 2018 | Energy | International Trade

EIA projects U.S. coal disposition—domestic demand and coal exports—to remain relatively flat through 2050 in the Annual Energy Outlook 2018 (AEO2018) Reference case, even as many coal-fired power plants are retired. Coal disposition for the next three decades averages 750 million short tons per year (MMst), down from the peak of nearly 1.2 million tons in 2008.

Woolpert Hires Eric Dillinger as Vice President and Managing Director of Strategic Consulting

AJOT | March 30, 2018 | Energy | International Trade

EU Resists Linking U.S. Metal-Tariffs Waiver to Revival of TTIP

Bloomberg | March 30, 2018 | International Trade

Trump May Delay Seoul Trade Pact Until North Korea Resolved

Bloomberg | March 30, 2018 | International Trade

Japan’s Aso Pushes Back Against Trump on Bilateral Trade Deals

Bloomberg | March 30, 2018 | International Trade

Only the U.S. Can Sustain the Peace in Taiwan: Hal Brands

Bloomberg | March 29, 2018 | International Trade

U.S. Suspends Duty-Free Benefits for Rwandan Textile Imports

Bloomberg | March 29, 2018 | International Trade

Grains Jump as U.S. Farmers Poised to Plant Less Soy, Corn

Bloomberg | March 29, 2018 | International Trade

Soybean Acres Top Corn as U.S. Farmers Shrug Off China Concern

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | March 29, 2018

Soybean Acres Top Corn as U.S. Farmers Shrug Off China Concern

Soybean acreage in the U.S. this year will exceed corn plantings for the first time in 35 years, according to a government survey, suggesting American farmers remain undeterred by possible Chinese trade sanctions.

Trump Willing to Reopen TTIP Amid EU-U.S. Trade Spat, Ross Says

Bloomberg | March 29, 2018 | International Trade

Prospect of a Trade War Is Worrisome, Bank of Israel Head Warns

Bloomberg | March 29, 2018 | International Trade

Trade Fears Are a Buzzkill for Biggest Commodity ETF Party Ever

Bloomberg | March 29, 2018 | International Trade

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Secretary Perdue Statement on Agreement in Principle on KORUS

AJOT | March 29, 2018 | International Trade

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement today regarding the agreement in principle reached by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Republic of Korea Minister for Trade Hyun Chong Kim regarding modifications to the U.S.-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS)