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Thursday, July 5, 2018
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Trade Tensions Loom Over World’s Fastest-Growing Fossil Fuel

By Rachel Adams-Heard, Dan Murtaugh and Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) — The world’s fastest growing fossil fuel is bracing for a direct hit from

July 5, 2018
Total Views: 63

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World’s Biggest Shipping Market Shrugs Off Trade War Threat

By Alaric Nightingale (Bloomberg) –Will somebody please tell commodity shippers there’s a trade war going on? Whether it’s the price of hiring

July 5, 2018
Total Views: 86

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Global Automakers Hail More Ships Ahead of Tariff Deadline

By Nick Carey, Jonathan Saul and Brenda Goh DETROIT/LONDON/SHANGHAI, July 5 (Reuters) – Automakers are scrambling to ship vehicles to the United

July 5, 2018
Total Views: 18

Monday, July 2, 2018
Iconic New England Lobster Caught in Global Tariff Tit-for-Tat
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Iconic New England Lobster Caught in Global Tariff Tit-for-Tat

By Tom Moroney and Charlotte Howard (Bloomberg) — Veteran lobsterman Billy Mahoney is already feeling the pinch — and not from the

July 2, 2018
Total Views: 58

Thursday, June 28, 2018
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Trump’s Tariffs Could Hit 15 Percent of Los Angeles Port Business, Port Official Says

By Nick Carey June 27 (Reuters) – Tariffs on U.S. imports of Chinese goods imposed by the Trump administration could hit up to 15 percent of goods moving

June 28, 2018
Total Views: 36

Wednesday, June 27, 2018
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In Louisiana, Trump’s Trade War Makes Biggest U.S. Port Tremble

By Katia Dmitrieva(Bloomberg) — To understand what a trade war means for America, go to the Mississippi. Follow the mud-brown river past Louisiana’s

June 27, 2018
Total Views: 44

Friday, June 22, 2018
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Trump Threatens 20 Percent Tariff on U.S. Car Imports from European Unions

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to escalate a trade war with Europe by imposing a 20

June 22, 2018
Total Views: 17

Wednesday, June 20, 2018
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U.S. Shale Producers Warn Chinese Tariffs Would Hit Energy Exports

By Ernest Scheyder and Collin Eaton HOUSTON, June 20 (Reuters) – China’s proposed tariffs on U.S. petroleum imports, part of a mounting trade war

June 20, 2018
Total Views: 63

Tuesday, June 19, 2018
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Shipping News

China Accuses U.S. of Initiating Trade War as Trump Issues New $200 Billion Threat

By Michael Martina and Eric Beech BEIJING/WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 10 percent tariff on

June 19, 2018
Total Views: 26

Monday, June 18, 2018
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The Not-So-Surprising Commodity Excluded from China’s Tariff List

By Ryan Collins (Bloomberg) — In punching back against U.S. tariffs, China included almost all energy-related commodities on a list of its retaliatory

June 18, 2018
Total Views: 18

Friday, June 15, 2018
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China Strikes Back At Trump Tariffs

By Andrew Mayeda (Bloomberg) The Trump administration moved the U.S. to the edge of a trade war with China by announcing tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese

June 15, 2018
Total Views: 22

Trump Hits China With Tariffs, Vowing More If It Strikes Back
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Trump Hits China With Tariffs, Vowing More If It Strikes Back

By Andrew Mayeda and Jenny Leonard (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump’s administration moved the U.S. to the brink of a trade war with China,

June 15, 2018
Total Views: 7

Friday, June 8, 2018
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Shipping News

Retail Imports Expected to Hit Record Numbers this Summer Despite Tariff Threat

Imports at the United States’ major retail container ports are expected to set record numbers this summer and fall even as the debate over trade and tariffs

June 8, 2018
Total Views: 39

Thursday, June 7, 2018
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Here Are the Commodities Most Likely Affected by U.S.-China Trade Talks

  By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — American crude drillers, coal miners and farmers are set to be among the beneficiaries of the Trump

June 7, 2018
Total Views: 26

Thursday, May 31, 2018
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U.S. Hits Allies with Tariffs as Trade War Fears Rise

By Jason Lange and Ingrid Melander WASHINGTON/PARIS, May 31 (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday said it will impose tariffs on aluminum and steel

May 31, 2018
Total Views: 15

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As Trump Talks of Trade Losses, China is a Win for U.S. East Coast Ports

By Howard Schneider CHARLESTON, S.C., May 31 (Reuters) – For America’s fastest growing East Coast ports, trade with China equals billions of

May 31, 2018
Total Views: 21

Wednesday, May 30, 2018
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U.S. Trade Official Rebukes Mnuchin on China Trade Truce

By Jenny Leonard and Rich Miller (Bloomberg) — White House trade adviser Peter Navarro criticized Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for declaring the

May 30, 2018
Total Views: 8

Tuesday, May 29, 2018
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Trump Plows Ahead on China Tariffs Threats

By Jenny Leonard and Andrew Mayeda (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump said he’s moving ahead with plans to impose tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese

May 29, 2018
Total Views: 21

Wednesday, May 23, 2018
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China Signals to State Giants: ‘Buy American’ Oil and Grains

By Florence Tan, Hallie Gu and Dominique Patton SINGAPORE/BEIJING, May 23 (Reuters) – China will import record volumes of U.S. oil and is likely to

May 23, 2018
Total Views: 29

Trump Backs Away From China Deal Under Pressure by Trade Hawks
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Trump Backs Away From China Deal Under Pressure by Trade Hawks

By Jenny Leonard and Saleha Mohsin (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump is backing away from the trade agreement the U.S. just announced with

May 23, 2018
Total Views: 7
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