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US-China talks helping avoid Chinese retaliation against tariff hikes-Treasury official

Reuters | October 01, 2024 | International Trade | Maritime | Breakbulk News

China has not retaliated against U.S. tariff increases on Chinese imports partly because of continued dialogue between the world's two largest economies, the U.S. Treasury's top economic diplomat said in an interview aired on Tuesday.

Toyota says built extra stock in anticipation of US port strikes

Reuters | October 01, 2024 | International Trade | Maritime | Breakbulk News

US lawmakers ask Mexican president-elect to address Chinese vehicle concerns

Reuters | October 01, 2024 | International Trade

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 20 Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday urged Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum to address national security concerns posed by

Factories reopen amid garment sector unrest in Bangladesh

Reuters | October 01, 2024 | International Trade

China, US to hold talks on economic and trade issues, Xinhua reports

Reuters | October 01, 2024 | International Trade

Apple may need to turn to China after Indian Tata plant fire, sources say

Reuters | October 01, 2024 | International Trade

Extensive damage from a fire at Tata Group's Apple iPhone component plant in southern India could hamper production ahead of a festive season sales surge, an industry watcher and a source said, forcing the U.S. firm's suppliers to arrange critical parts from China or elsewhere.

State’s Undersecretary Fernandez talks about China’s “economic coercion”

Manik Mehta | September 30, 2024 | International Trade

Trade does indeed promote peace, as promulgated by many statesmen and thinkers, including former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson who in 1918 called for “the removal, so far as possible, of all economic barriers and the establishment of an equality of trade conditions” as part of his blueprint for world peace.

Unilever strikes climate deals with Walmart and others to meet sustainability goals

Reuters | September 30, 2024 | Green Shipping | International Trade

Imported cars face higher fees as Russia plans domestic production boost

Reuters | September 30, 2024 | International Trade

Russia plans to effectively raise taxes on imported cars from 2025 by doubling the scrappage fees all car producers must pay while also increasing state support for locally made vehicles, draft budget documents published on Monday showed.

Major gaps between EU farming incentives and green deal goals, ECA says

Reuters | September 30, 2024 | Green Shipping | International Trade

Unilever strikes climate deals with Walmart, others to meet sustainability goals

Reuters | September 30, 2024 | Green Shipping | International Trade

Biden-Harris Administration delivers over $26.7 billion in market access for U.S. agricultural producers

AJOT | September 30, 2024 | International Trade | Commodity

Garment workers’ protests leave one dead in Bangladesh

Reuters | September 30, 2024 | International Trade

India to probe fire at Tata plant making components for Apple iPhones

Reuters | September 30, 2024 | International Trade

Boeing wage talks break off without progress to end strike, union says

Reuters | September 30, 2024 | International Trade

Joint Statement of the Minerals Security Partnership Principals’ Meeting 2024

AJOT | September 27, 2024 | International Trade

Oil steadies, but heads for weekly drop on firmer supply outlook

Reuters | September 27, 2024 | International Trade | By The Numbers

Oil prices held steady on Friday but remained on track for a weekly fall as investors weighed expectations for increased output from Libya and the broader OPEC+ group

Brazil’s Lula says he is ready to sign EU-Mercosur trade deal

Reuters | September 26, 2024 | International Trade

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday he is ready to sign a trade agreement between the European Union and South America's Mercosur bloc, but that it is now up to the EU to conclude negotiations.

US Steel says arbitration board rules in favor of Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion buyout deal

Reuters | September 25, 2024 | International Trade | Commodity

U.S. Steel said on Wednesday the board of arbitration, jointly selected by the steelmaker and the United Steelworkers union to settle disputes between them, has ruled in favor of Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion buyout deal.

VW and Groundhog Day

AJOT | September 25, 2024 | International Trade

The Internet is full of articles on the issues that VW is facing after their announcement of the scrapping of their labor agreement to protect workers from layoffs.

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