Mercosur ministers reported progress on the final text of a trade agreement with the European Union on Wednesday on the eve of a summit meeting … Read more
At the start of the year, U.S.-China tensions were easing after their Phase I trade deal, while Washington, Brussels and Tokyo agreed on new global … Read more
UK ministers are to start trade deal talks with the U.S. next week, The Sun reported on Friday.
Britain has issued the order to start … Read more
Foreign direct investment flows are liable to drop by 30 to 40 per cent during 2020, into next year, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, … Read more
U.K. consumers will face higher prices on goods coming from the European Union after Brexit, whether Boris Johnson signs a free trade agreement with the … Read more
British de facto deputy prime minister Michael Gove has told businesses that trade with Europe they need to prepare for “significant change” with “inevitable” border … Read more
More than two dozen large trade fairs and industry conferences in Asia have been postponed because of the spread of the China coronavirus, shuttering events … Read more
The European Union has opened an antitrust probe against snack company Mondelēz for restricting trade across the EU.
The U.S. food giant, which produces … Read more
China has cut tariffs on $75bn worth of imports from the US.
The move comes as trade tensions ease and Beijing tries to cushion the … Read more
The US and China have signed an agreement aimed at easing a trade war that has rattled markets and weighed on the global economy.
Speaking … Read more
The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday dropped its designation of China as a currency manipulator days before top officials of the world’s two largest economies … Read more
This week the EU and China held the 25th round of negotiations for the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment. This round saw the second … Read more
The European Commission unveiled a proposal that will allow the European Union to protect its trade interests despite the paralysis of the multilateral dispute settlement … Read more
Import duties on various products including cars, clothes, and household appliances are set to be removed in Switzerland. If parliament approves the plan, the measure … Read more
Leading trade partners are seeking compensation from the U.K. and EU over Brexit uncertainty that has disrupted pre-Christmas trade.
Some 15 countries — including heavyweights … Read more
EU Member States endorsed the trade agreement between the EU and Singapore. This means the agreement will enter into force as soon as 21 November.… Read more
The European Commission said Wednesday that it has reached a landmark agreement with Beijing to protect 100 European Geographical Indication (GI) products, including 26 Italian … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced major trade contracts in Beijing in Wednesday worth €13.5 billion.
Deals were agreed in aeronautics, … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump signalled on Friday the possible conclusion of a long-awaited Sino-American trade deal.
Trump referred to a “phase one” agreement that could … Read more
“Where there is a will, there is a deal!” Boris Johnson and Jean-Claude Junckerboth took to Twitter to announce that a Brexit deal has been … Read more
After 15 months of trade talks between Washington and Beijing, the two sides have “come to a very substantial phase one deal,” US President Donald … Read more
New 25% U.S. tariffs on Italian cheese, French wine, Scotch whisky, British biscuits, Spanish olives and thousands of other European food products will lead … Read more
Japanese companies and investors would be forced to reassess their four-decade bet on the United Kingdom if there is a disorderly exit from the European … Read more
The United States and China levied additional tariffs on thousands of each other’s goods on Sunday, with Beijing targeting US crude oil for the first … Read more
The G7 summit has begun in the shadow of friction over trade, climate change and Iran likely which are likely to dominate the talks, not … Read more
US President Donald Trump has said he will impose a fresh 10% tariff on another $300bn of Chinese goods, in a sharp escalation of a … Read more
South Korean chipmakers may be spared the worst damage from Tokyo’s new trade restrictions on Seoul with Japanese officials saying the country plans to still … Read more
Japan said Tuesday it does not plan to retract or renegotiate its stricter controls on high-tech exports to South Korea, a day after the South … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump on Saturday agreed to resume trade talks, following a high-stakes meeting on the sidelines of the G20 … Read more
The United States and China intensified their trade dispute on Monday, as Beijing said it would increase tariffs on nearly $60 billion worth of American … Read more
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council President Donald Tusk met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday at the 26th annual EU-Japan … Read more
The White House on Monday threatened to impose new tariffs on European products over subsidies to aerospace giant Airbus.
The FT reports that the US … Read more
As China and the EU gears up for this week’s summit, Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang wrote in a German newspaper saying China wants to … Read more
Britain has failed to finalise most trade deals needed to replace the EU’s 40 existing agreements with leading global economies and will not be close … Read more
US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have agreed to halt new trade tariffs for 90 days to allow for talks, the … Read more
Europe’s fragile peace deal with the U.S. on trade is at a breaking point.
Washington is again threatening high tariffs on Europe’s all-important car industry … Read more
Tough times for the toy industry could turn downright miserable next year if the trade war keeps escalating.
CNN reports that the American toy industry … Read more
China has cancelled upcoming trade talks with the United States and will not send vice-premier Liu He to Washington next week, the Wall Street Journal … Read more
The European Commission has today put forward a first set of ideas to modernise the WTO and to make international trade rules fit for the … Read more
China vowed to retaliate against Donald Trump, saying the US president’s decision to slap tariffs on more than half of all Chinese imports had … Read more
The US has held out the prospect of a partial trade deal with the EU in the next two months as part of detente in … Read more
President Donald Trump said he would pull out of the World Trade Organization if it doesn’t treat the U.S. better, continuing his criticism of a … Read more
The Trump administration and Mexico have reached a preliminary accord to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement with a new deal that would be … Read more
The Financial Times reports that the information factories for the cloud computing age are about to get caught in the crossfire of the US-China trade … Read more
Politico / AP / Reuters / New York Times / Euronews / TGCOM / ANSA: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and US President Donald Trump … Read more
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From Malta to Washington, from Pakistan to Brussels, from Syria to France, from Italy to Mars and back… here are the main news … Read more
Both US President Donald Trump and EU President Jean Claude Juncker hailed today’s meeting as an important and successful one.
In a Press Conference given … Read more
Financial Times : Targeting iconic American products such as Harley-Davidson motorbikes and bourbon in the fight against US president Donald Trump’s first round of transatlantic … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping said last week that he will not hesitate to retaliate against the U.S. on trade, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday, … Read more
CNBC:
In a quick response to U.S. tariffs, Beijing announced on Friday its own duties on American products, including the politically sensitive areas of agriculture … Read more
China warned the United States on Sunday that any deals the two countries reach on trade will be void if President Donald Trump goes ahead
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Unfortunately today’s morning briefing starts on a sad note as all media portals in Malta report the news of a male cyclist who … Read more
The President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker expressed his concern following the decision by the US that starting on 1 June 2018 ,it will
Higher tariffs can be imposed on dumped or subsidised imports to better protect EU jobs and businesses, under a December 2017 informal agreement that was … Read more
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that European officials will land in Australia next month to begin negotiations on a free trade deal, after the EU’s … Read more
The EU remains firmly committed to the Iranian nuclear deal, and it wants the US to permanently exempt the bloc from steel tariffs.
Donald Tusk, … Read more
“Looking at the latest decisions of Trump, someone could even think: With friends like that, who needs enemies?” Donald Tusk, President of the European Council … Read more
Tunisia’s largest trade union is considering preventing the unloading and launching of American ships in the country’s ports in response to the US decision to … Read more
HSBC Holdings Plc announced that it had performed the world’s first trade finance transaction using blockchain technology, a major step in boosting efficiency and reducing … Read more
Chinese customs officials are holding up shipments of imported Ford automobiles for technical checks. Trade experts believe the move is meant to put pressure on … Read more