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U.S. trade deficit shrinks in July as imports fall

Reuters Staff | Reuters | 09/02/2021

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed more than expected in July as imports declined likely because of shortages and a shift in domestic spending from goods to services. The Commerce Department…

China’s conflicting climate and economic goals roil commodities

Dan Murtaugh and Martin Ritchie | Bloomberg News | 09/02/2021

China’s efforts to thread the need...

The U.S. would be ‘wise’ to cut tariffs on China, says former trade negotiator

Yen Nee Lee | CNBC | 09/02/2021

Higher U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods hurt Amer...

Strikes at Korea’s global shipping giant threaten supply chain ‘turmoil’

Song Jung-a | Financial Times | 09/01/2021

One of Asia’s biggest shipping companies...

Swiss Firms Choose New Suppliers as Pandemic Rewires Trade

Catherine Bosley | Bloomberg News | 09/01/2021

Swiss businesses are increasingly adjusting their supply...

EU’s planned carbon border tax to impact Russia the most -study

Reuters Staff | Reuters | 09/01/2021

The world’s first carbon border tax proposed by t...

China’s bumper harvest may cool corn-buying binge, impact progress of US trade deal

SCMP Staff | South China Morning Post | 09/01/2021

China’s record corn-buyin...

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