Granges had aimed to manufacture advanced aluminum materials for brazed automotive heat exchangers through a JV with Mitsubishi Aluminum for the North American and Mexican markets. On Friday, Sweden’s Granges disclosed that it will no longer go ahead with its… Read More ›
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China eyeing JVs with Brazil for soybeans-related trade
The development sees China looking to diversify its dependence of soybeans from the U.S. to Brazil. On Monday, as per a senior Chinese diplomat, Brazilian and Chinese companies could potentially form joint ventures for the processing of soy. The development… Read More ›
EU woos Trump with potential import of U.S soybeans and U.S. LNG
The EU’s strategic decision to publish historic trade data is a message to Trump: let us work and trade competitively rather than fight bashful wars. Tariff-free trade can be a win-win situation for both economies. On Thursday, the European Union… Read More ›
ABN Amro to slash 250 jobs from its Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) division
The announcement comes in the wake of its earlier December 2017 statement wherein it had hinted at the possibility of such a cost cutting measure. On Wednesday, ABN Amro stated it would shed 250 jobs as part of a cost… Read More ›
Will retaliate if Washington takes further trade measures: Beijing
Given its trade surplus with the U.S., China will have to fight this trade very carefully. Beijing has let it be known that it is open to dialog. On Wednesday, in a move that is indicative of the economic impact… Read More ›
Policy debate on China’s monetary policy rages as economy faces strong headwinds
China will require an active and dynamic support system for its fiscal and regulatory policies so that it can mitigate the challenges posed by the deepening trade war with the United States. A slowdown in China’s economy due to its… Read More ›
China’s sourced soybeans from Brazil, avoided higher tariffed U.S. soy
With China, the world’s biggest consumer of soybeans, sourcing soybeans from Brazil, the price of Brazilian soy peaked in June. On Friday, according to data from China’s General Administration of Custom China’s import of soybean in June has jumped by… Read More ›
Foreign investors sold Japanese equities worth $7.06 billion in May-June 2018
Having purchased substantially in the first half of the month, foreign investors turned net sellers once the Trump Administration raised the ante, escalating the trade dispute into a potential trade war against Chinese imports to the U.S. aimed at balancing… Read More ›
New Zealand to purchase 4 Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircrafts for $1.6 billion
The strategic deal will strengthen New Zealand’s diplomatic ties to the United States and underscores the government’s will to vigorously increase patrolling and surveillance operations in the region. On Monday, New Zealand’s Defense Minister Ron Mark stated, New Zealand has… Read More ›
China’s temporary ban of Micron Technology’s chip sales in China sours mood of investors towards semiconductor stocks
Market sentiments are likely to be choppy ahead of July 6 – the date on which the United States is set to impose additional tariffs on Chinese goods worth $34 billion. Following China banning the sale of Micron Technology’s chip… Read More ›