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Costs, consequences of a global trade war

06/03/2018

WASHINGTON: What are the potential consequences of a global trade war triggered by President Donald Trump’s decision to hit imports of steel, aluminum and other products with steep tariffs?

China warns of effect of Trump’s protectionism

06/03/2018

China has warned the international community not to follow in US President Donald Trump’s footsteps and impose trade tariffs.

Tariffs raise the odds of U.S. terminating Nafta, says Goldman Sachs

06/03/2018

The implementation of the steel and aluminum tariffs announced by President Donald Trump on Thursday could signal a harder line by the White House on other trade issues, including leaving the North American Free Trade Agreement, a Goldman Sachs economist said.

China to scrap US broiler duties following WTO debate

06/03/2018

China has said it will scrap the anti-dumping and countervailing duties it has been imposing on broiler product exports from the United States, following a long World Trade Organisation (WTO) battle over the issue.

WTO ruling on Fukushima food products not the end of Japan-Korea trade spat

06/03/2018

Japan appears to have won the latest World Trade Organization (WTO) battle over South Korea's post-Fukushima disaster food import ban and restrictions, but the trade spat between the East Asian giants looks set to continue.

Fear of safeguard and anti-dumping duty hits solar auctions

06/03/2018

BENGALURU: The looming threat of safeguard duty and anti-dumping duty on imports of solar panels and modules has begun impacting participation in solar auctions, leading to postponement of two recent auctions.

Donald Trump's metals tariffs: Five reasons they are a big deal

02/03/2018

President Donald Trump has reportedly decided to impose new tariffs of 25 per cent on imports of steel and 10 percent on imports of aluminum. While there have been many historical episodes of the US steel industry demanding — and being granted — import protection of some form, what is taking place this time is truly different. This kind of protection on national security grounds would have tremendous economic and institutional repercussions well beyond the two cases currently on Trump's desk.

China drops U.S. broiler chicken import duties amid growing trade tensions

01/03/2018

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s Commerce Ministry said it has removed anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on U.S. white-feathered broiler chickens, ending a years-long dispute between the world’s largest economies amid growing tensions over agricultural trade.