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Trump upended trade once, aims to do so again with new tariffs

Reuters | January 16, 2025 | International Trade | Commodity

Donald Trump came to Washington eight years ago vowing to rewrite U.S. trade relationships, shrink a massive goods trade deficit and rebuild America's industrial base with new tariffs.

China probes US chip subsidies over ‘harm’ to Chinese mature node chipmakers

Reuters | January 16, 2025 | International Trade

China will launch an investigation into U.S. government subsidies to its semiconductor sector over alleged harm caused to Chinese mature node chipmakers, the commerce ministry said on Thursday.

US import prices remain tame in December

Reuters | January 16, 2025 | International Trade

U.S. import prices barely rose for a third straight month in December as a surge in the costs of fuels ad foods was offset by weakness elsewhere, which bodes well for the inflation outlook.

Bessent: Carbon tariffs could be part of an overall tariff program

Reuters | January 16, 2025 | International Trade | Commodity

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.S. Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, told U.S. senators on Thursday he is interested in potentially enacting tariffs on carbon emissions.

Trump’s Interior Department nominee says boosting energy key to US security

Reuters | January 16, 2025 | Energy

Donald Trump's pick to lead the Interior Department, Doug Burgum, said on Thursday he will vigorously pursue the president-elect's goals of maximizing energy production from U.S. public lands and waters, calling it key to national security.

Port of San Diego accepts $5 million grant from the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District for clean air project

AJOT | January 16, 2025 | Green Shipping | Ports & Terminals

The Port of San Diego will complete more clean air projects with a $5 million grant from the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District’s Clean Air for All grants program.

US announces nearly $23 billion in loans to energy utilities across 12 states

Reuters | January 16, 2025 | Energy

The U.S. Energy Department's loan office on Thursday announced $22.92 billion in conditional financing for several energy utilities across a dozen states.

State auditor questions utility SoCal Edison’s fire risk modeling

Reuters | January 16, 2025 | Energy

Trump’s pick to lead EPA says agency authorized, not required to regulate CO2

Reuters | January 16, 2025 | Energy

Oil falls as halt to Houthi shipping attacks expected

Reuters | January 16, 2025 | Energy

Trump to make it easier for LNG export permit renewals, sources say

Reuters | January 16, 2025 | Energy

Moody’s says LA fire may pose risk to Southern California Edison

Reuters | January 16, 2025 | Energy

The Eaton Fire in central Los Angeles County poses a potential credit risk to power provider Southern California Edison, which operates electrical lines in the area where the destructive blaze first started, Moody's Ratings said in a report on Thursday.

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