International Trade

Russia considers measures to tap mining profits once export tax ends

Bloomberg | July 12, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

Yellen to press Europe on digital tax plan following G-20 accord

Bloomberg | July 12, 2021 | International Trade

Top US stainless steel maker roiled by supply chain woes

Bloomberg | July 09, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

Ports address Congress on CBP shortfalls exacerbating congestion

AJOT Newsroom | July 09, 2021 | International Trade

Commerce Department adds 34 to the Entity List

AJOT Newsroom | July 09, 2021 | International Trade

The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added 34 entities to the Entity List for their involvement in, or risk of becoming involved in, activities contrary to the foreign policy and national security interests of the United States.

International Trade

Bloomberg | July 09, 2021

U.K. Spurns EU’s 47.5 Billion Euro Estimate for Post-Brexit Tab

The U.K. government said it doesn’t accept the European Union’s assessment that London owes the bloc 47.5 billion euros ($56.2 billion) as part of the Brexit settlement, a higher figure than the U.K. had originally estimated.

Biden targets competition in tech, health care in sweeping order

Bloomberg | July 09, 2021 | International Trade

President Joe Biden will sign a sweeping executive order designed to promote competition across American industries, calling on regulators to increase scrutiny of technology companies, drug prices, shipping and more.

EU says U.K. owes 47.5 billion Euros for post-Brexit payment

Bloomberg | July 09, 2021 | International Trade

International Trade

Bloomberg | July 09, 2021

Vietnam meets with U.S. trade reps on currency, timber

Vietnamese officials held a virtual meeting with the U.S. Trade Representative’s office on Friday morning Hanoi time to discuss timber exports and other trade issues, according to people with knowledge of the situation.

U.S., Mexico outline GM plant labor fixes in trade-deal first

Bloomberg | July 08, 2021 | International Trade

The U.S. and Mexico outlined a plan to address the denial of workers’ rights at a General Motors Co. pick-up truck plant, the first such strategy under a mechanism in the year-old trade deal between the nations and Canada.

Intermodal

Bloomberg | July 08, 2021

Rail traffic crawls back to life in Canada after wildfire halt

Rail cars carrying goods for export are finally starting to trickle back in toward Vancouver, after train movement to and from British Columbia’s west coast was largely halted in the past week amid wildfire damage on two main tracks.

International Trade

Bloomberg | July 08, 2021

Tortilla price spike leads Mexico to consider corn imports

Mexico is considering boosting corn imports and capping cooking gas prices as an inflationary spike hits tortilla prices, a staple for the country’s families.