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Posted August 15, 2018
Under Economic Issues, International Trade Issues, Other Government Departments-Agencies
Finance Minister Bill Morneau says there is concern a surge in diverted foreign steel may already be disrupting the market and has launched consultations on potential new safeguard measures. Continue Reading
Posted August 15, 2018
Under Economic Issues, International Trade Issues, Other Government Departments-Agencies
Reports from inside the Chinese government suggest that while Beijing seeks to project confidence in the face of Trump’s tariffs and trade threats, there are growing signs of unease among the ruling elite. Continue Reading
Posted August 15, 2018
Under Economic Issues, International Trade Issues, Logistics & Supply Chain Issues, Other Government Departments-Agencies
Some Chinese solar execs say Trump’s safeguard tariffs were a “sideshow” and actually had little effect on their business, while researchers point to the dispute as “a microcosm of the big trade spat.” Continue Reading
Posted August 15, 2018
Despite the Turkish lira stabilizing after this week’s crash, if the escalating trade dispute with the U.S. results in a full-blown crisis, it could have “a kind of contagion effect” through Europe, warn some experts. Continue Reading
Posted August 15, 2018
Under Economic Issues, Other Government Departments-Agencies
Environmental groups say while they’re glad to see the government moving ahead with a complete phase-out of neonicotinoid pesticides, five years is too long for the full extent of the ban to take effect. Continue Reading
Posted August 15, 2018
Overall cargo shipments on the St. Lawrence Seaway between March 29 and July 31 totaled 16.5 million metric tons, bolstered by grain exports and construction activity in the Great Lakes region. Continue Reading
