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Boris Johnson’s ‘Australian-style deal’ is ‘code for no-deal’, EU trade chief says

Jon Stone | The Independent | 02/05/2020

An “Australian-style” Brexit trade deal suggested by Boris Johnson as an option in talks with the EU is just “code for no-deal”, the bloc’s trade commissioner has said. Commissioner Phil…

China to halve retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of US goods worth about $75 billion

Weizhen Tan and Evelyn Cheng | CNBC | 02/05/2020

Retaliatory duties on some U.S...

No meeting with Trump, but WTO chief sees U.S. ‘sense of urgency’ on trade reforms

Andrea Shalal | Reuters | 02/05/2020

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – W...

Germany’s Merkel arriving in South Africa to talk trade

Mogomotsi Magome | Associated Press News | 02/05/2020

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merke...

China to halve tariffs on some U.S. imports as virus risks grow

Se Young Lee, Yawen Chen | Reuters | 02/05/2020

China on Thursday said it would halve additional t...

U.S. Trade Deficit Narrowed in 2019 for First Time in Six Years

Harriet Torry and Eric Morath | The Wall Street Journal | 02/05/2020

The U.S. trade deficit narr...

U.S. Trade Deficit Shrinks, but Not Because Factories Are Returning

Ana Swanson | New York Times | 02/05/2020

The overall United States trade deficit shrank last ...

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