International Trade

Schumer seeking endgame on $200 billion-plus anti-China bill

Bloomberg | June 08, 2021 | International Trade

The U.S. Senate is nearing the finish line for a package of legislation totaling well over $200 billion that’s designed to strengthen U.S. competitiveness against a rising China, with a vote as early as Tuesday.

Asia reflation momentum puts commodities, shipping stocks on top

Reflation trades are alive and kicking in Asian equities, where shippers and raw materials producers are outperforming both broader stock gauges and the surge in commodities prices as economies recover.

International Trade

Bloomberg | June 08, 2021

Biden unveils supply-chain plan to boost medicine, chip output

President Joe Biden released a multi-pronged strategy to secure critical supply chains in products ranging from medicines to microchips, and is also weighing a potential trade probe that could result in U.S. tariffs on certain magnet imports, officials said.

China moves forward with law aimed at countering US sanctions

Bloomberg | June 08, 2021 | International Trade

Chinese lawmakers are making progress on legislation to retaliate for foreign sanctions amid a growing rivalry with the U.S.

Canada imports plunge as chip shortages disrupt automobile trade

Bloomberg | June 08, 2021 | International Trade

Taiwan factories shrug off Covid as exports surge to record

Bloomberg | June 08, 2021 | International Trade

EU, U.K. head for fresh Brexit collision over Northern Ireland

Bloomberg | June 08, 2021 | International Trade

Yen is left behind as worst-performer in global reflation trade

Bloomberg | June 08, 2021 | International Trade

EU carbon border levy will not be a quick fix, researchers say

Bloomberg | June 07, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

Russia eyes carrots and sticks in push to ditch dollar for Euro

Bloomberg | June 07, 2021 | International Trade

Russian space chief says US sanctions keep satellites grounded

Bloomberg | June 07, 2021 | International Trade

Pakistan to reduce some import taxes in bid to boost growth

Bloomberg | June 07, 2021 | International Trade

China’s trade boom continues in May on strong global demand

Bloomberg | June 07, 2021 | International Trade

German factory orders drop after mounting supply shortages

Bloomberg | June 07, 2021 | International Trade

International Trade

Manik Mehta | June 04, 2021

Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd provides insights on China as the Australia-China trade war rages

China’s rise in the international arena has been meteoric: from a former obscure communist state that was once caught in the web of internal dissent and deep political turmoil, China has risen to become a global political, economic and military heavyweight whose actions and defiance of what is called “rule-based order” cause trepidations among much of the world.

Republicans’ Statement on Chair DeFazio’s Surface Transportation Bill

AJOT Newsroom | June 04, 2021 | International Trade

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO); Highways and Transit Subcommittee Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-IL); Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Ranking Member Rick Crawford (R-AR); and Select Committee on the Climate Crisis and Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) released the following joint statement in response to today’s release of Committee Chair DeFazio’s surface transportation reauthorization bill

Tesla’s China narrative swiftly shifts from expansion to exports

Bloomberg | June 04, 2021 | International Trade

International Trade

Bloomberg | June 04, 2021

Biden revamp of Trump’s China blacklist leaves room for dialogue

U.S. President Joe Biden’s “intentionally targeted” revamp of Donald Trump’s order to ban investments in certain Chinese companies allows him to maintain a tough line on China in a way that still provides room for dialogue between the world’s biggest economies.