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U.S.-China Phase 1 Trade Agreement — First Six Months Data on U.S. Exports (March-August 2020) Covered by the Purchase Commitments Show China Needing to Triple Purchases in Next Six Months to Meet First Year Commitments

Terence P. Stewart | Current Thoughts on Trade | 10/11/2020

U.S. August export data were released earlier this month. While there are some improvements in some categories of merchandise exports in August, China remains far behind its overall commitments in…

How COVID-19 Put Wind in Shipping Companies’ Sails

The Economist | 10/10/2020

Sickness and shipping have a long shared history. The word quarantine is derived ...

What the U.S. Election Means for Europe

Ishaan Tharoor | The Washington Post | 10/08/2020

Europeans do not approve of President Trump — by huge margins in recent ...

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