Bloomberg | September 18, 2019 | International Trade
Boris Johnson’s government is back in the Supreme Court for the second day of hearings into his decision to suspend Parliament. Judges are waiting for a written statement on what he’ll do if he loses the case, which has the potential to derail his Brexit strategy and even curtail his premiership.
Zimbabwe agreed to buy 150,000 tons of South African corn after a tender five times that size failed, leaving the country short of grain as the number of people without adequate food rises, according to people familiar with the situation.
Bloomberg | September 17, 2019 | International Trade
Toyota Motor Corp. and one of its top suppliers will invest a combined $791 million in Texas to build next-generation pickups as part of a drive to boost output in the U.S. and ease trade tensions with the Trump administration.
AJOT | September 17, 2019 | International Trade
Recent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have reached historic levels of participation and impact in the ongoing effort to defend the freedoms of Hong Kong against the Chinese Communist Party.
The U.S. government will need to agree to talks with Huawei Technologies Co. as part of a future trade deal with China, a top executive at China’s largest technology company said.
Bloomberg | September 16, 2019 | International Trade
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said sanctions would only complicate the city’s problems as prominent local activist Joshua Wong gets set to address U.S. lawmakers who are considering changes to special trade privileges for the financial hub.
Chinese working-level trade officials are scheduled to travel to the U.S. this week to prepare for a meeting of top negotiators in October, the Ministry of Commerce said.
AJOT | September 16, 2019 | International Trade | By The Numbers
AJOT | September 16, 2019 | International Trade
The Secretary pushed for stronger trade ties and better protections for U.S. businesses and workers
China’s slowdown is deepening just as risks for the global economy mount, piling pressure on the authorities to do more to support growth.
Japan and the U.S. are working toward a joint leaders’ statement that would include a U.S. promise not to hike tariffs or introduce quotas on Japanese cars, the Tokyo Shimbun newspaper said Monday.
Bloomberg | September 15, 2019 | International Trade
India’s new measures announced Saturday to revive a flagging economy through an aid to exporters isn’t as big a boost as the initial numbers suggested.
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