International Trade

US annual trade gap grows to biggest since financial crisis

Bloomberg | February 05, 2021 | International Trade

The U.S. last year posted its biggest annual trade deficit since 2008 as the global health crisis depressed export markets for American companies.

EU weighs temporary tariff freeze before first Biden call

Bloomberg | February 05, 2021 | International Trade

Okonjo-Iweala’s path to WTO clears hurdle as Korean quits race

Bloomberg | February 05, 2021 | International Trade

South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee ended her campaign to lead the World Trade Organization, leaving former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the likely candidate for the job and setting up a key decision by WTO members to approve her appointment.

EU lawmakers call for market-linked levy on imported emissions

Bloomberg | February 05, 2021 | International Trade

Graves Statement from Hearing on Protecting Transportation Workers and Passengers from COVID

AJOT Newsroom | February 04, 2021 | International Trade

Opening remarks, as prepared, of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) from today’s hearing entitled,” Protecting Transportation Workers and Passengers from COVID: Gaps in Safety, Lessons Learned, and Next Steps"

EU lawmakers set to urge market-linked levy on imported carbon

Bloomberg | February 04, 2021 | International Trade

Biden commerce pick sees ‘no reason’ to lift Huawei curbs

Bloomberg | February 04, 2021 | International Trade

China heads for record GDP growth in months of wild data swings

Bloomberg | February 03, 2021 | International Trade

International Trade

Bloomberg | February 03, 2021

U.K.’s Johnson threatens to suspend Northern Ireland Brexit deal

Boris Johnson threatened to suspend parts of the Brexit deal relating to Northern Ireland as a dispute escalated after the European Union’s threat to impose controls on the border in a spat over vaccine supply.

U.K.’s Gove calls on EU to extend N.I. grace period until 2023

Bloomberg | February 03, 2021 | International Trade

International Trade

Bloomberg | February 03, 2021

U.K. says Brexit trade flow with EU Is nearly back to normal

Cross-border goods trade with the European Union is almost back to normal levels, U.K. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said, despite concerns from haulers that post-Brexit paperwork is choking their operations.

China stockpiles chips, chip-making machines to resist U.S.

Bloomberg | February 03, 2021 | International Trade

China is taking decisive steps to protect itself from a widening U.S. technology ban, with imports of computer chips and the machines that make them surging last year.

Britons are guzzling the Australian wine that didn’t go to China

Bloomberg | February 03, 2021 | International Trade

Biden’s Trade Nominee Chooses Senate Staffer for Top USTR Lawyer

Bloomberg | February 02, 2021 | International Trade

International Trade

Bloomberg | February 02, 2021

China set to exceed WTO quota in biggest US corn purchase

China is set to exceed for a second year a corn-buying quota set by the World Trade Organization as the Asian nation embarks on its biggest-ever American buying spree, according to people familiar with the matter.