International Trade

Israel and UAE leaders discuss economic ties in historic trip

Bloomberg | December 13, 2021 | International Trade

Daimler reveals Chinese partner roughly doubled stake years ago

Bloomberg | December 13, 2021 | International Trade

Why the price of wooden shipping pallets has soared

Bloomberg | December 13, 2021 | International Trade

G-7 warns Russia of ‘massive consequences’ over Ukraine

Bloomberg | December 12, 2021 | International Trade

EU says making progress with U.K. in post-Brexit fishing row

Bloomberg | December 11, 2021 | International Trade

Bird flu is raging, adding to the risks for food inflation

Bloomberg | December 11, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

Canada threatens to retaliate against U.S. over EV tax credit

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | December 10, 2021

Canada threatens to retaliate against U.S. over EV tax credit

Canada is threatening to retaliate with targeted tariffs on U.S. goods if tax incentives for electric vehicles produced by unionized American workers aren’t removed from the Biden administration’s Build Back Better Act.

FDA: U.S. food exporters to China must file “facility registration requirements” before January 1, 2022

International Trade

Stas Margaronis | Top Story | December 10, 2021

FDA: U.S. food exporters to China must file “facility registration requirements” before January 1, 2022

The new Chinese Customs requirements go into effect on January 1st, 2022 and the FDA is asking food exporters to China to submit information to the FDA by December 17th, 2021 to meet the Chinese deadline.

France willing to push U.K. fishing talks past deadline

Bloomberg | December 10, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

U.S. eyes ‘powerful’ Asia economic deal in 2022, Raimondo Says

Bloomberg | December 10, 2021 | International Trade

Raimondo says U.S. chip funding needs rules to bar use in China

Bloomberg | December 09, 2021 | International Trade

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US trade agency urges Biden to extend Trump’s solar tariffs

Bloomberg | December 09, 2021 | Energy | Alternative | International Trade

A U.S. trade agency is recommending that President Joe Biden should extend Trump-era tariffs on imported solar components.

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Intel warns chip shortage to worsen if US bans imports of compound

Bloomberg | December 09, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

Intel Corp. is railing against a proposed import ban on a key chipmaking ingredient, saying the move would worsen an already-perilous shortage of semiconductors.

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Commerce chief sees ‘devastating’ fallout if chips measure fails

Bloomberg | December 09, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the consequences for the U.S. economy and national security would be “devastating” if there’s a significant delay in passing legislation proposed by the Biden administration aimed at easing the shortage of semiconductors.

Nike tries to ban imports of Adidas knit shoes, accusing it of copying designs

Bloomberg | December 09, 2021 | International Trade

Nike Inc. is asking a U.S. trade agency to block imports of a wide range of Adidas AG Primeknit shoes, saying they copy the Oregon company’s patented inventions for a knitted fabric that reduces waste without any loss in performance.

Europe raises China-Lithuania trade dispute with WTO chief

Bloomberg | December 09, 2021 | International Trade

International Trade

AJOT | Top Story | December 08, 2021

Commerce adds export controls on Cambodia to address corruption, human rights abuses and regional security concerns

Today the Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced new restrictions to address human rights abuses and corruption by Cambodian government actors, including the military, as well as the growing influence of the People’s Republic of China’s military in Cambodia.