International Trade

Emanuel, Burns seen as potential China envoy

Bloomberg | February 17, 2021 | International Trade

International Trade

Bloomberg | February 17, 2021

US homebuilders urge Biden to help ease sky-high lumber costs

The biggest U.S. homebuilders group urged the Biden administration to help increase lumber supply, saying record-high costs threaten to price potential home buyers out of the market and curb construction.

Cold snap deep in Texas almost certainly means crop losses for citrus growers

AJOT Newsroom | February 17, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

Crop losses that are suffered will come after a weather disaster took a $100 million bite out of the state’s citrus industry last July. The industry was hit hard by Hurricane Hanna, which was the first hurricane of a hyperactive 2020 season and made landfall in late July near Port Mansfield, Texas.

U.K. holds back trade scrutiny plan after Johnson struck EU deal

Bloomberg | February 17, 2021 | International Trade

Biden builds out China team with staff who reflect tougher tone

Bloomberg | February 16, 2021 | International Trade

Deep freeze upends U.S. agriculture markets from grains to beef

Bloomberg | February 16, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

China eyes rare earth export curbs for U.S. defense, FT says

Bloomberg | February 16, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

International Trade

Bloomberg | February 16, 2021

Brexit trade recovers with fewer cross-channel cargoes rejected

Shipments of goods across the English Channel are recovering, with fewer haulage companies pulling out of jobs in the past week.

Bangladesh eyes investment gain as Japanese firms exit China

Bloomberg | February 15, 2021 | International Trade

Fasken appointed to UK Government’s post-Brexit trade panel

AJOT Newsroom | February 15, 2021 | International Trade | People | Appointments

International Trade

Bloomberg | February 15, 2021

Biden faces South African push to extend trade concessions

South Africa is apprehensive about striking a new trade deal with the U.S. and would rather maintain existing relations with the world’s largest economy, the nation’s top trade official said.