Investors are flocking to sage havens assets including gold, Swiss franc and Japanese yen. On Monday, investors flocked to safe haven assets following a sharp re-escalation in the U.S.-China trade war. With reacting to U.S. tariffs and imposing its own,… Read More ›
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U.S.-Japan trade deal on the horizon
With the 2020 elections coming up, Trump is under pressure to deliver to his constituents in key swing states; these are the voters who ensured he became President. U.S. President Donald Trump as well as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe… Read More ›
U.S. lifts 10% tariffs on select Chinese imports
The bulk of the items excluded from the 10% tariffs hike, which will go into effect from September 1, includes household furniture, internet modems, routers and baby items. In a significant development, the Trump Administration has lifted import curbs on… Read More ›
China to lift import tariffs on limited agricultural products
On August 6, 2019, China had stated it would stop importing U.S. agricultural products. It now plans on lifting import restrictions on a limited number of items. On Wednesday, China’s Ministry of Commerce stated, it plans on removing import tariffs… Read More ›
EU will retaliate if US slaps tariffs on EU car exports
The EU has made it lucidly clear that it will retaliate with $39.1 billion of U.S. goods if Washington was to go ahead with its threat to impose tariffs on EU car exports. In a warning to Washington, the European… Read More ›
China to impose anti-dumping tariffs on SS products from Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, and EU
The anti-dumping duties, ranging from 18.1% to 103.1% will be effective from July 23, 2019. On Monday, China stated, it will impose anti-dumping duties on select stainless steel products which it imports from Japan, South Korea, the EU and Indonesia…. Read More ›
U.S. trade action having desired effect on China
China will never publicly acknowledge the impact of U.S. trade action on its economy. But its desperation to hammer out a trade deal with the U.S. is telling. In a development that essentially underscores the pain U.S. trade action is… Read More ›
The European Union and Vietnam sign landmark free trade agreement
The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is “the most ambitious free trade deal ever concluded with a developing country” to date. In a landmark development, the European Union has signed a free trade deal with Vietnam, its first with a… Read More ›
Hard Brexit border to cost 50K pounds a minute in border delays: British car industry body
Boris Johnson and rival Jeremy Hunt, have both said they are prepared to take Britain out of the EU without a deal on Oct. 31, 2019, although this is not their preferred option. In a statement, Britain’s car industry warned… Read More ›
European Union poised to extend tariffs on Chinese bicycles
The bicycle industry has been identified as a key industry in China’s current five-year plan and its Made in China 2025 initiative. Thus it is very likely that the state-backed producers would return to selling them at high volumes and… Read More ›