In a statement the US Commerce Department said, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and White House economic adviser Brian Deese are scheduled to host a semiconductor supply chain meeting at the White House on September 23. Officials in the meeting… Read More ›
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Global vaccine producers should match EU’s vaccine exports: Ursula von der Leyen
In a statement, Ursula von der Leyen, the Chief Commissioner of the European Union, said, Europe was the biggest vaccine exporter in the world and challenged other COVID-19 producers to match its exports. After Britain introduced a vaccine exports monitoring… Read More ›
Most sectors of the U.S. energy industry staring at bankruptcy
Reeling under a load of debt and in a state of shock from the supply demand gap in what is probably the worst ever crisis to his the oil industry, U.S. shale producers, pipeline and refineries are scrambling to preserve… Read More ›
U.S. trade action hammer’s China’s producer price Index to lowest in 3 years
While China’s producer price index (PPI) fell to its 3 year low, the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 2.8% in July. On Friday, in a development that underscores the effectiveness of Washington’s trade action against Beijing, China’s factory gate… Read More ›
Brazil seeks $203.6 million in compensation for from EU for imposing tariffs on Brazilian steel
In the event the EU does not pay up, Brazil is likely to impose additional tariffs on hike up existing ones, including the one on powdered milk. Following the imposition of import tariffs by the European Union on Brazil, the… Read More ›
U.S. trade tariff’s unlikely to directly translate into more jobs
One of the more significant reasons why Trump’s tariffs will not translate into more U.S. jobs is that consumers are not willing to pay a premium for ‘Made in USA’ goods when goods of the same quality is available for… Read More ›
Here is why wheat prices are set to rise globally
Several of the world’s leading wheat exporters, including Australia, the European Union, Argentina, Canada, the United States, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Russia, are seeing their wheat crop suffer this year. The last time this happened there were food riots in Asia… Read More ›
U.S. refiners exporting sulfur heavy crude before the Oct. 1 deadline which sets stricter sulfur standards
The demand for light sweet crude, with lower sulfur content, is set to peak in the near future. On Monday, an executive from Enterprise Products disclosed that the demand for U.S. light sweet crude is could potentially go northwards since… Read More ›