International Trade

Australia posts record quarterly retail sales in GDP boost

Bloomberg | February 06, 2022 | International Trade

U.S. nears tariff exemption for Japan steel imports: Kyodo

Bloomberg | February 05, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

China criticizes U.S. for extending tariffs on imported solar

Energy

Bloomberg | Top Story | February 05, 2022

China criticizes U.S. for extending tariffs on imported solar

China criticized U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to extend tariffs on imported solar equipment, saying the act will “distort” international trades of the renewable energy product.

U.S. soybeans are in high demand as Brazil’s crop falls short

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | February 04, 2022

U.S. soybeans are in high demand as Brazil’s crop falls short

Soybean buyers stung by puny yields and harvest delays in Brazil are turning to the U.S. for supply, driving up prices and threatening to worsen food inflation.

Fertilizer prices jump in North America on race for supplies

Bloomberg | February 04, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity | By The Numbers

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United States and European Union to resume trade in live, bivalve shellfish

AJOT | February 04, 2022 | International Trade

Biden-Harris administration secures additional EU market access for U.S. shellfish industry after 10 years of trade disruption

House passes chips bill as Republicans air soft-on-China gripes

Bloomberg | February 04, 2022 | International Trade

Biden extends Trump’s solar tariffs with key exemption

Bloomberg | February 04, 2022 | International Trade

IFC targets $10 billion in Africa investments yearly

Bloomberg | February 04, 2022 | International Trade

Belfast court rules Brexit checks must continue for now

Bloomberg | February 04, 2022 | International Trade

Intercargo: EU beginning to grasp realities of shipping

AJOT | February 04, 2022 | International Trade

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EU-U.S. shellfish trade to resume after 10-year dispute

Bloomberg | February 04, 2022 | International Trade

The trade of molluscan shellfish between the European Union and the U.S. is set to resume following a 10-year break after the two sides resolved regulatory disputes.

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Soy growers to EPA: Stop the deadline merry-go-round

AJOT | February 04, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

U.S. soybean growers’ heads are spinning as EPA last week once again punted RFS deadlines for oil refiners to comply with 2020 and 2021 blending requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which the agency previously extended in April.

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Tesla’s call for tax breaks rejected by India in fresh blow

Bloomberg | February 04, 2022 | International Trade

India turned down a demand of Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. for tax breaks to import electric cars, saying rules already allow bringing in partially-built vehicles and assembling them locally at a lower levy.

Japan flags vulnerability to China supply chain constraints

Bloomberg | February 04, 2022 | International Trade

Japan to ensure its own gas supply before aiding Europe

Bloomberg | February 04, 2022 | International Trade

Northern Ireland minister quits, adding chaos to Brexit dispute

Bloomberg | February 03, 2022 | International Trade

U.K. wants to renew push for US trade deal after midterms

Bloomberg | February 03, 2022 | International Trade

N. Ireland government on brink of collapse amid Brexit dispute

Bloomberg | February 03, 2022 | International Trade

GM workers at Mexican plant win independent union in test of trade rules

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | February 03, 2022

GM workers at Mexican plant win independent union in test of trade rules

A new and independent union won the right to represent workers at General Motors Co.’s truck plant in Mexico -- a sign that new North American free trade rules are bolstering the nation’s labor rights.