International Trade

Mexico trade surplus soars as slowing demand damps imports

Bloomberg | April 26, 2024 | International Trade

Britons finally taste full Brexit as costly border checks begin

Bloomberg | April 26, 2024 | International Trade

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Xi warns Blinken against ‘vicious competition’ between US, China

Bloomberg | April 26, 2024 | International Trade

President Xi Jinping warned America’s top diplomat that the US shouldn’t target or oppose China, as the world’s largest economies wrapped two days of talks spanning thorny disputes on trade and Beijing’s support for Russia’s war machine.

NCBFAA elects new officers and board members for 2024-2026

AJOT | April 26, 2024 | International Trade

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Biden tightens gun export rules to fight criminal diversion

Bloomberg | April 26, 2024 | International Trade

To curb the use of US-made civilian guns in crimes and human rights abuses abroad, the Biden administration will require exporters to better vet their customers and tighten sales to 36 countries deemed “high-risk” for illicit diversion of semiautomatic firearms, according to people briefed on the plan...

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Brazil iron ore exports seen surging in 2024 if rivers stay high

Bloomberg | April 26, 2024 | International Trade | Commodity

Brazil’s Corumba region could more than double iron ore shipments through neighboring Uruguay this year if there is enough water in the rivers, according to one of the biggest logistics companies on the Paraguay- Paraná Hidrovia system...

Japan tightens export controls on more chip and quantum tech

Bloomberg | April 26, 2024 | International Trade

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Top cocoa grower seeks to avoid export defaults after price hike

Bloomberg | April 25, 2024 | International Trade | Commodity

Ivory Coast is seeking to avoid a wave of cocoa-export defaults with a plan to compensate shippers for losses caused by a surprise increase in the price paid to farmers, according to people familiar with the matter.

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TikTok ultimatum makes US firms a target for China retaliation

Bloomberg | April 25, 2024 | International Trade

Now that President Joe Biden has signed off on a law that could expel TikTok from the US market, Beijing must decide how best to retaliate over an attack on the world’s most-valuable start-up.

Biden-Harris Administration announces preliminary terms with Micron to onshore leading-edge memory chip production in U.S.

AJOT | April 25, 2024 | International Trade

US sanctions Iran-linked ships, firms, people over drone program

Bloomberg | April 25, 2024 | International Trade

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Dollar wrecking ball forces investors to seek cover in exporters

Bloomberg | April 25, 2024 | International Trade

The surging dollar has hurt stocks outside the US but one group at least stands to gain: companies that export to the world’s largest economy.

Blinken raises US concerns on unfair trade practices in China
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | April 25, 2024

Blinken raises US concerns on unfair trade practices in China

Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised concerns over unfair trade practices in the world’s No. 2 economy as he began talks in China, with the threat of US sanctions on Beijing for its support of Russia looming over his visit.
Colombian steelmaker Paz del Río Bets on tariff hike as China imports surge

Bloomberg | April 25, 2024 | International Trade | Commodity

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US solar makers seek additional tariffs on panel imports from Asia

Bloomberg | April 24, 2024 | Energy | Alternative | International Trade

Solar manufacturers are asking the US government to slap duties on $12.5 billion of imported equipment from Southeast Asia, setting the stage for a sweeping trade probe that threatens to make power projects more expensive.

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China’s prices are just too low for buyers to sweat about tariffs

Bloomberg | April 24, 2024 | International Trade

China can withstand any new tariffs the world throws at it – even the punitive ones Donald Trump is planning if he wins a second presidential term – because its prices are simply too competitive to resist.

Blinken lands in China for tense talks as US sanctions loom

Bloomberg | April 24, 2024 | International Trade

US warns of sanctions risk as Pakistan inks deals with Iran

Bloomberg | April 24, 2024 | International Trade

China calls EU medical-devices probe a step toward protectionism

Bloomberg | April 24, 2024 | International Trade

Iron ore rises to seven-week high on Fortescue view, China hopes

Bloomberg | April 24, 2024 | International Trade | Commodity

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