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Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Tariffs Causing Problems for America’s Recreational Boat-Building Industry
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Tariffs Causing Problems for America’s Recreational Boat-Building Industry

By Reade Pickert (Bloomberg) — They’re Donald Trump’s kind of business. They dominate the domestic market, rack up a trade surplus by selling to

August 7, 2018
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Friday, August 3, 2018
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China’s Biggest Refiner Sinopec Delays U.S. Oil Buys Amid Tit-for-Tat Tariffs

By Sheela Tobben and Rachel Adams-Heard (Bloomberg) — Rising trade tensions between China and the U.S. may soon affect global oil flows.

August 3, 2018
Total Views: 11

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Chinese Tariffs on LNG, Oil May Hit U.S. Bid for Energy Dominance

By Scott DiSavino and Chen Aizhu NEW YORK/BEIJING, Aug 3 (Reuters) – China’s proposed tariffs on U.S. liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports

August 3, 2018
Total Views: 11

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Billions at Risk as China Proposes 25% Tariffs on U.S. LNG Exports

By Naureen S. Malik (Bloomberg) — China is threatening to impose a 25 percent tariff on imports of U.S. liquefied natural gas, potentially a major blow

August 3, 2018
Total Views: 60

Tuesday, July 31, 2018
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U.S. Considers Higher Tariffs on $200 Billion in Chinese Imports

By Jenny Leonard and Jennifer Jacobs (Bloomberg) — The Trump administration will propose raising to 25 percent its planned 10 percent tariffs on $200

July 31, 2018
Total Views: 30

U.S. China Trade War
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U.S., China Seek to Restart Talks to Defuse Trade War, Sources Say

By Jenny Leonard, Peter Martin and Saleha Mohsin (Bloomberg) — The U.S. and China are trying to restart talks aimed at averting a full-blown trade war

July 31, 2018
Total Views: 12

Thursday, July 26, 2018
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Trump’s Plan for U.S. LNG in Europe to Face Reality Check

By Vera Eckert, Oleg Vukmanovic and Sabina Zawadzki FRANKFURT/LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s plan for “vast

July 26, 2018
Total Views: 28

Tuesday, July 24, 2018
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Overcapacity, Not Trade Wars, to Blame for Falling Demand on Asia-US East Coast’

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – Oversupply of shipping capacity rather than trade wars caused the recent rationalisation in transpacific and

July 24, 2018
Total Views: 11

Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Trade War Sparks More Capacity Cuts on Transpacific Container Trades
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Trade War Sparks More Capacity Cuts on Transpacific Container Trades

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Container shipping lines on the transpacific trade this week continued to announce capacity cuts in response to the

July 18, 2018
Total Views: 17

Tuesday, July 17, 2018
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Japan, EU Sign Free Trade Pact Amid Worries About Trump

By Stanley White TOKYO, July 17 (Reuters) – Japan and the European Union signed a wide-ranging free trade deal on Tuesday that both sides hope will act

July 17, 2018
Total Views: 5

Monday, July 16, 2018
China’s Growth Slows as Trade Row Stirs Concerns on Outlook
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China’s Growth Slows as Trade Row Stirs Concerns on Outlook

By Kevin Yao and Fang Cheng BEIJING, July 16 (Reuters) – China’s economy expanded at a slower pace in the second quarter as Beijing’s

July 16, 2018
Total Views: 14

Friday, July 13, 2018
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China’s Imports to U.S. Ports Peaking Early Amid Tariff Threat

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, July 13 (Reuters) – Chinese imports to U.S. ports rose more than expected in June, suggesting that some retailers

July 13, 2018
Total Views: 8

Thursday, July 12, 2018
Alaska Officials Still Bullish on China Natural Gas Pipeline Partnership
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Alaska Officials Still Bullish on China Natural Gas Pipeline Partnership

By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 11 (Reuters) – Alaska officials on Wednesday said they remain confident that China will help the state achieve

July 12, 2018
Total Views: 12

Wednesday, July 11, 2018
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World’s Biggest Shipping Company Already Feeling Pain from Trade War

By Frances Schwartzkopff (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S may struggle to make a profit this year after the U.S. and China descended into a trade

July 11, 2018
Total Views: 52

China and U.S. Impose Tariffs on Trade Flows That Don’t Exist
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China and U.S. Impose Tariffs on Trade Flows That Don’t Exist

By Dan Murtaugh (Bloomberg) — Natural gas, the cleanest and fastest-growing fossil fuel, has found itself in perhaps the oddest corner of the

July 11, 2018
Total Views: 11

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China Says Will Hit Back After U.S. Proposes Fresh Tariffs on $200 Billion in Goods

By Tony Munroe and Eric Beech BEIJING/WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters) – China accused the United States of bullying and warned it would hit back after the

July 11, 2018
Total Views: 11

Monday, July 9, 2018
Chinese Customs Clears Some U.S. Goods as New Tariffs Take Effect
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Chinese Customs Clears Some U.S. Goods as New Tariffs Take Effect

BEIJING, July 9 (Reuters) – Major Chinese ports have started clearing goods from the United States on Monday, as new tariffs on U.S. imports have gone

July 9, 2018
Total Views: 4

Friday, July 6, 2018
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China Blames U.S. for Triggering a Trade War as Tariffs Kick In

By Michael Martina and David Lawder BEIJING/WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) – The United States and China slapped tit-for-tat duties on $34 billion

July 6, 2018
Total Views: 12

Race Against the (Tariffs) Clock: China Roots for Ship Carrying Last U.S. Soybean Cargo
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Race Against the (Tariffs) Clock: China Roots for Ship Carrying Last U.S. Soybean Cargo

By Lusha Zhang and Josephine Mason BEIJING, July 6 (Reuters) – It is not often that the niche world of commodities trading enters the public

July 6, 2018
Total Views: 15

Thursday, July 5, 2018
China Accuses U.S. of Firing First Shot in Trade War
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China Accuses U.S. of Firing First Shot in Trade War

By Elias Glenn and David Lawder BEIJING/WASHINGTON, July 5 (Reuters) – China accused the United States on Thursday of “opening fire” on the

July 5, 2018
Total Views: 11
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