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Monday, April 2, 2018
China Hammers U.S. Goods with Tariffs as “Sparks” of Trade War Fly
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China Hammers U.S. Goods with Tariffs as “Sparks” of Trade War Fly

By Ben Blanchard and Tony Munroe BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) – China has increased tariffs by up to 25 percent on 128 U.S. products, from frozen pork

April 2, 2018
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018
WTO Head Warns on Economy: We Are Seeing First Signs of Trade War
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WTO Head Warns on Economy: We Are Seeing First Signs of Trade War

By Jonathan Stearns and Bryce Baschuk (Bloomberg) — The head of the WTO warned about the first signs of a trade war involving the U.S. and China that

March 28, 2018
Total Views: 27

Tuesday, March 27, 2018
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U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to China: Import More U.S. Gas to Cut Trade Gap

By Ryan Collins, Scarlet Fu and Julia Chatterley (Bloomberg) — What would it take for China to reduce its trade gap with the U.S.? Buy more natural gas,

March 27, 2018
Total Views: 11

Monday, March 26, 2018
United States, South Korea Revise Trade Deal with Quotas on Korean Steel
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United States, South Korea Revise Trade Deal with Quotas on Korean Steel

By Hyunjoo Jin and Joyce Lee SEOUL, March 26 (Reuters) – The United States and South Korea agreed to revise a trade pact sharply criticized by U.S.

March 26, 2018
Total Views: 10

Saturday, March 24, 2018
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Canada Urges World Nations to Preserve Pillars of Global Trade

By Jason Koutsoukis (Bloomberg) — As the U.S. and China edge closer to a full-blown trade war, Canada has urged all nations to act to preserve

March 24, 2018
Total Views: 9

Friday, March 23, 2018
E.U. Trade Chief: Still Unclear What Trump Wants from Europe
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E.U. Trade Chief: Still Unclear What Trump Wants from Europe

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, March 23 (Reuters) – The European Union’s trade chief is unsure what Washington wants in return for a permanent EU

March 23, 2018
Total Views: 9

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Europe Demands Permanent Waiver From U.S. Metal Tariffs

By Jonathan Stearns (Bloomberg) — European Union leaders demanded a permanent EU exclusion from U.S. President Donald Trump’s metal-import

March 23, 2018
Total Views: 3

Thursday, March 22, 2018
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BIMCO: A Trade War is Harmful to All and Clearly Bad for International Shipping

A trade war resulting from President Donald Trump tariffs on imports of aluminum and steel (or any other major trade action for that matter) would turn out bad

March 22, 2018
Total Views: 10

Wednesday, March 14, 2018
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ECSA: European Shipowners ‘Greatly Concerned’ with Trump Import Tariffs

European shipowners are ‘greatly concerned’ with U.S President Donald Trump’s decision to impose additional tariffs on certain imported steel

March 14, 2018
Total Views: 27

Thursday, March 8, 2018
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Trump’s ‘Trade War’ Threat Could Damage Transpacific Shipping

By Gavin van Marle in Long Beach (The Loadstar) – The risk posed by Donald Trump’s appetite for a trade war with China could derail what promises to be

March 8, 2018
Total Views: 15

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Trump Says U.S. to Be Very Flexible on Tariffs He Plans to Sign Today

By Justin Sink (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump will sign an order on Thursday over steel and aluminum tariffs that he said could spare certain

March 8, 2018
Total Views: 27

Monday, March 5, 2018
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Trump Threatens to Tax European Auto Imports

By David Shepardson and Mike Stone WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump kept up pressure on trading partners on Saturday,

March 5, 2018
Total Views: 2

Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Shipping Stocks That Soared After the Election Have Now Tanked
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Shipping Stocks That Soared After the Election Have Now Tanked

By Julie Verhage (Bloomberg) — Almost as quickly as it happened, it was gone. Shortly after President Donald Trump was elected on Nov. 8, the stock

March 14, 2017
Total Views: 15

Friday, November 18, 2016
Shipping Shares Drop Further After Seanergy Maritime Offer
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Shipping Shares Drop Further After Seanergy Maritime Offer

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Shares of many shipping companies dropped in volatile trading, retracing more of their post-U.S.

November 18, 2016
Total Views: 42

Thursday, November 17, 2016
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The Great Trump Shipping Stock Rally May Have Just Ended

US-listed shipping stocks ended their head-scratching post-election rally on Thursday with a major correction that saw some stocks fall more than 50% since

November 17, 2016
Total Views: 41
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