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U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions increased in 2018 but will likely fall in 2019 and 2020

AJOT | January 28, 2019 | Energy | Alternative | International Trade

According to EIA’s recently released Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) estimates, energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions increased by 2.8% in 2018 but will decrease in 2019 and 2020. The 2018 increase is the largest in energy-related CO2 emissions since 2010.

Supermarkets warn Government of empty shelves in no-deal Brexit

Bloomberg | January 28, 2019 | International Trade

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Secretary Perdue Statement on Reopening the Federal Government

AJOT | January 28, 2019 | International Trade

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement in response to President Donald J. Trump’s announcement of reopening the federal government:

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In 2018, U.S. coal production declined as exports and Appalachian region prices rose

AJOT | January 28, 2019 | Energy | International Trade

EIA estimates that total 2018 U.S. coal production was 755 million short tons (MMst), 20 MMst less than in 2017 and 36% less than in the previous decade. In 2018, coal prices rose in three of the five major coal-producing regions, particularly the Northern and Central Appalachian regions. Although U.S. coal exports increased by about 10 MMst in 2018, volumes were not great enough to offset the decline in U.S. coal consumption, resulting in declining coal production.

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Hong Kong Exports Fall More Than Expected Amid Trade Gloom

Bloomberg | January 28, 2019 | International Trade

Exports from Hong Kong fell more than expected in December as the impact of U.S.-China trade tensions deepened in the port city, the first time sales abroad have contracted in consecutive months since 2016.

U.S. Growth Outlook Weakens in Survey of Business Economists

Bloomberg | January 28, 2019 | International Trade

India Iron Ore Output Seen at 9-Year High Before Leases Expire

Bloomberg | January 27, 2019 | International Trade | Maritime | Breakbulk News

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Apple’s Partners Quicken Shift From China as Trade Tensions Rise

Bloomberg | January 27, 2019 | International Trade

Apple Inc.’s main assemblers are shifting more output to India and Southeast Asia as trade tensions threaten to escalate costs in their longstanding production base of China.

May to Negotiate Northern Ireland Custom Backstop, Johnson says

Bloomberg | January 27, 2019 | International Trade

Medical Marijuana Exports Get Approval From Israel Cabinet

Bloomberg | January 27, 2019 | International Trade

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Here Are Three Scenarios for U.S.-China Trade Talks This Week

Bloomberg | January 27, 2019 | International Trade

The U.S. and China will hold a pivotal round of talks this week in an attempt to end their trade war. Interpreting if they’d made real progress toward a truce won’t be an easy matter.

Pegatron Moves Some China Production to Indonesia on U.S. Tariff

Bloomberg | January 27, 2019 | International Trade

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Trump’s China Tariffs Likely to Be Investigated by the WTO

Bloomberg | January 27, 2019 | International Trade

Tensions between the U.S. and China are about to get more complicated, with the World Trade Organization poised to begin an investigation into President Donald Trump’s tariffs on $250 billion of Chinese goods.

Xeneta Shipping Index (XSI) long-term contracts update January 2019

AJOT | January 25, 2019 | International Trade | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Brexit will make the US and Europe less safe

Bloomberg | January 25, 2019 | International Trade

Trade war set to bestow billions in investment on Indonesia

Bloomberg | January 25, 2019 | International Trade

State of play: US-China trade negotiations `miles’ from deal
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | January 25, 2019

State of play: US-China trade negotiations `miles’ from deal

We’re about five weeks away from a deadline for the U.S. to escalate tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods if no breakthrough deal on trade relations is reached.
Chinese chipmaker to appeal US ban over alleged secrets theft

Bloomberg | January 25, 2019 | International Trade

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It’s a cruel world for UK companies weighing no-deal Brexit

Bloomberg | January 25, 2019 | International Trade

Britain needs to replicate more than 30 trade deals with countries around the world and time is running out.

Mexico Senate has concerns about new NAFTA, majority leader says

Bloomberg | January 24, 2019 | International Trade

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