International Trade

China’s imports of chip-making gear drop to lowest since mid-2020

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | December 22, 2022

China’s imports of chip-making gear drop to lowest since mid-2020

China’s purchases of machines to make computer chips contracted in November to their lowest in more than two years, hammered by cratering electronics demand and new US export restrictions that are limiting the ability of Chinese firms to buy the most advanced equipment.

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WTO on ‘thin ice’ with metals-tariff ruling, US trade chief says

Bloomberg | December 21, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

The World Trade Organization “is getting itself on very, very thin ice” by ruling that the US violated trade rules with Trump-era steel and aluminum tariffs, Trade Representative Katherine Tai said, adding that the finding “challenges the integrity of the system.”

UK businesses hitting a ‘brick wall’ as Brexit dents exports

Bloomberg | December 21, 2022 | International Trade

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Peru fruit farmers lose out on $150 million of exports in political chaos

Bloomberg | December 21, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

Fruit-exporting powerhouse Peru is loading thousands of containers of produce after the clearing of roadblocks that caused an estimated $150 million in crop shipment losses.

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German finance chief wants ‘friendshoring’ to avert US trade war

Bloomberg | December 21, 2022 | Energy | Alternative | International Trade

German Finance Minister Christian Lindner urged Joe Biden’s administration to apply the principles of “friendshoring” to a recent package of green subsidies that has threatened to trigger a trade war between the US and the European Union.

Indonesia bans bauxite exports in latest protectionist move

Bloomberg | December 21, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

Brexit has left the UK economy 5.5% smaller, researcher says

Bloomberg | December 21, 2022 | International Trade

Indonesia to announce another commodity export ban

Bloomberg | December 21, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

WTO backs Hong Kong in Trump-era ‘made in China’ dispute with US

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | December 21, 2022

The world is addicted to chicken. So is the bird flu virus

A rapidly spreading epidemic is endangering much more than festive turkeys.

Korea early trade shows further export drop as global woes mount

Bloomberg | December 20, 2022 | International Trade

Food inflation fears send Thai rice exports to four-year high

Bloomberg | December 20, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

Swiss watch exports jump to record high on US and Qatari demand but China slumps

Bloomberg | December 20, 2022 | International Trade

Taiwan export orders flash warning signal for global economy

Bloomberg | December 20, 2022 | International Trade

VinFast gets regulatory approval to sell first electric SUVs in US

Bloomberg | December 20, 2022 | International Trade

USDA and USTR seek new trade advisory committee members

AJOT | December 20, 2022 | International Trade

Raw lithium exports banned in Zimbabwe as demand and prices soar

Bloomberg | December 20, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

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TSMC CEO says export controls weaken trust among countries

Bloomberg | December 19, 2022 | International Trade

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Chief Executive Officer C.C. Wei warned of the dangers of excessive government export controls, which can erode mutual trust between countries.