Trade

Washington and Wall Street wake up to the reality that Beijing is happy to walk away
Washington and Wall Street wake up to the reality that Beijing is happy to walk away
As Wall Street reels from the shock of a trade war exploding to new heights in the form of tariffs and counter tariffs, there’s another reality that is setting in — that China seems happy to walk away from trade talks. [...]
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EU Reveals List of $20 Bln of US Goods Under Threat of Tariffs Amid Boeing Row
EU Reveals List of $20 Bln of US Goods Under Threat of Tariffs Amid Boeing Row
Last week, US trade authorities published a preliminary list of EU products which could face additional duties in retaliation to EU subsidies to Airbus. The EU, in turn, stated on Tuesday that it will release on Wednesday a list of products that might face new duties over US state subsidies to aircraft manufacturing giant Boeing. [...]
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Pompeo seeks to recruit top world oil execs to promote US foreign policy
Pompeo seeks to recruit top world oil execs to promote US foreign policy
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has sought to recruit some of the top oil industry guns to serve as Washington's foreign policy tools to crack down on "bad actors" like Venezuela, Russia and Iran. [...]
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Russia’s trade with China surges to more than $107 billion
Russia’s trade with China surges to more than $107 billion
Trade turnover between Russia and China soared by nearly 30 percent in 2018, reaching a record number of $107.06 billion, according to the latest report released by China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC). The agency noted that last year Russian imports of Chinese goods increased by 12 percent to $47.98 billion. [...]
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