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USITC Confirms Antidumping And Countervailing Duties On Aluminium Cable And Wire Imports From China
27/11/2019
On Wednesday the United States government released a determination that below-cost imports of aluminium wire and cable from the People’s Republic of China led to a material injury to American manufacturers, necessitating a long-term imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties against future imports.
Tomato anti-dumping agreement between U.S. and Mexico to remain in place
27/11/2019
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Friday, November 22nd, voted 4-0, making an affirmative determination that dumped tomatoes from Mexico threaten to injure the American tomato industry. As a result, the recently finalized agreement – negotiated by the Department of Commerce – suspending the antidumping duty (AD) investigation of fresh tomatoes from Mexico will remain in place.
If Trump’s interest in the US-China trade war is flagging and a deal is near, what will the future look like?
27/11/2019
The US president, preoccupied by domestic politics, and China, determined to persist in its deleveraging campaign, both seem ready for a trade-war truce.
While fears of deglobalisation and global decoupling are overblown, the US may still divert trade away from China, at a cost to American consumers.
While fears of deglobalisation and global decoupling are overblown, the US may still divert trade away from China, at a cost to American consumers.
EU launches #WTO challenge against Indonesian restrictions on #RawMaterials
27/11/2019
The European Union has brought a dispute in the World Trade Organization (WTO) against Indonesian export restrictions for raw materials used in production of stainless steel. These restrictions unfairly limit access of EU producers to raw materials for steel production, notably nickel as well as scraps, coal and coke, iron ore and chromium.
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