Sentences with phrase «on global imports»

This key employee is none other than Vice President Matt Card, who has been testifying in favor of strong trade action on global imports.

Fears about a trade war between the world's two biggest economic powers emerged in March after Mr. Trump unveiled tariffs on global imports of aluminum and steel.

«The sharp decline in March export growth after very solid performance in January and February suggests some exporters may have front - loaded exports (early) this year due to concern over the possibility of a Sino-U.S. trade war after the U.S. hiked tariffs on global imports on solar panels and washing machines,» said Lisheng Wang, an economist at Nomura in Hong Kong.

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Last week, President Donald Trump insisted «trade wars are good» after a contentious global response regarding his decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.

Donald Trump's threats to slap steep tariffs on Chinese and Mexican imports may have won him votes in Republican primaries but they would likely backfire, severely disrupting U.S. manufacturers that increasingly depend on global supply chains.

As the U.S. - based industry awaits that ruling, companies are looking in other countries to hedge their bets on a global, import - export industry.

The World Trade Organization cut its forecast for global trade growth this year by more than a third on Tuesday, reflecting a slowdown in China and falling levels of imports into the United States.

In an attempt to improve U.S. business competitiveness on the global stage, Trump has spoken of a 45 percent tariff on Chinese imports.

Since my last Sino - Saturday edition, much has happened on the trade front: Donald Trump announced plans to impose tariffs of as much as $ 60 billion on imports from China; China fired back with tariffs of $ 3 billion against imports from the US, a promise to challenge US penalties at the World Trade Organization and some tough language threatening more painful countermeasures to come; global markets took a nosedive.

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But the breadth of Trump's tariffs in March, which slapped global penalties on imports of common commodities, was severe enough to prompt the resignation of the president's top economic advisor, Gary Cohn.

He defended Trump's decision to set levies of 25 percent on imported steel and 10 percent on aluminum, a move that rocked financial markets and which critics say threatens U.S. jobs and ignites the possibility of a global trade war.

May 2 - U.S. soybean sales to China ground to a halt after Beijing threatened tariffs on imports, the CEO of agricultural trader Bunge Ltd said on Wednesday, the latest sign of mounting trade tensions upsetting the global flow of commodities.

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- President Donald Trump will announce tariffs on Chinese imports on Thursday, a White House official said, in a move aimed at curbing theft of U.S. technology and likely to trigger retaliation from Beijing and stoke fears of a global trade war.

The export bounce is, at face value, a sign that China's modest economic revival is intact and suggestive of global demand being on the mend, but imports were surprisingly weak, falling 15.2 percent from a year earlier to 13 - month lows and highlighting vulnerability lurking in the domestic economy.

The global steel industry is waiting to see what action the U.S. takes in terms of duties on imports after a report found some injury to its domestic market, but Kestenbaum said he was encouraged by language that suggests Canada is not a threat to the U.S. industry.

President Donald Trump is said to be considering imposing a global tariff of 24 percent on steel imports, but our Econometer panel has strong opinions on it.

WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Thursday that he would impose stiff tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum, making good on a key campaign promise and rattling stock markets as the prospect of a global trade fight appeared imminent.

By imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, U.S. President Donald Trump is proposing a 19th century strategy in the context of a 21st century global economy.

With his announcement last week of broad tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, President Trump launched what could be the first salvo of an all - out global trade war.

Primed for economic combat, President Donald Trump set in motion tariffs on as much as $ 60 billion in Chinese imports to the U.S. on Thursday and accused the Chinese of high - tech thievery, picking a fight that could push the global heavyweights into a...

Furthermore, we would expect any rises in global bond yields to be at least partly imported into Canada — with possible implications for the Canadian dollar — and with an uncertain net effect on our economy.

By imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, President Donald Trump is proposing a 19th century strategy in the context of a 21st century global economy.

It puts the U.S. market into global context and delivers data on coffee production and consumption, quarterly growth, imports and exports, advertising and demographics.

Throughout our history, we have successfully relied on our exports and imports, particularly during the vast expansion of global trade in the decades following the Second World War, to support our rising standard of living.

In a great deal of showmanship, he gave global markets exactly what they wanted and needed by promising to raise the country's limits on foreign investment and lower import duties on products such as cars.

The market's losses were extended after China's state - run Global Times reported that Beijing would soon announce a list of retaliatory tariffs on United States imports, reigniting fears of a U.S. - China trade war.

Republican congressional leaders stepped up their efforts Monday to stop President Donald Trump from implementing global tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, warning that the protectionist move would damage the economy and muddle the party's message...

In recent weeks, the countries have threatened to impose import tariffs on one another, prompting fears of a trade war that could hurt the global economy.

DAVOS, Switzerland — Hours after the Trump administration announced its first major tariffs on imported washing machines and solar panels, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a global audience that his country had just reached a historic trade deal with 10 Asia - Pacific countries.

In both cases, Trump acted under a provision of U.S. trade law authorizing global or «safeguard» tariffs, which had not been used since President George W. Bush levied tariffs on imported steel in 2002.

Tmall Global is gearing up with a slate of special offers for PRC residents on imported goods from seven countries including the U.S., U.K. and Germany.

In the 1930s, when global demand collapsed, countries fought for shares of a shrinking market by levying tariffs on imported goods.

The dispute has weighed on global financial markets amid concern it could spiral into a damaging round of retaliatory import controls by governments worldwide.

BTW I think the L&G Global fund actually tracks an «ex-UK» index, so that may risk too much on the correlation with non-UK bonds (especially if we continue to import inflation with a weak currency... don't go there).

The White House is planning to make a major announcement Thursday about whether it will impose new limits on steel and aluminum imports, three people familiar with the event said, following months of speculation about whether President Donald Trump would follow through on trade threats and impose tariffs that could roil global markets.

Fears of a global trade war have risen after Trump imposed hefty import tariffs on steel and aluminum earlier this month under Section 232 of the 1962 U.S. Trade Expansion Act, which allows safeguards based on «national security».

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order authorizing new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, possibly setting the stage for a global trade war.

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The co-operative cited a spike in the Australian dollar and a global dairy market that continues to weaken after China slashed its spending on bulk dairy imports and amid Russia's ongoing trade sanctions on many western products.

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Russia's ban on imported agricultural products, including dairy products, is due to end in December 2017, boosting global dairy prices, says an industry report.

We focus on ruminant livestock since it has the highest emissions intensity across food sectors... While shifting consumption patterns in wealthy countries from imported to domestic livestock products reduces GHG emissions associated with international trade and transport activity, we find that these transport emissions reductions are swamped by changes in global emissions due to differences in GHG emissions intensities of production.

Presenters at the public summit included Nate Lewis, Farm Policy Director for the Organic Trade Association, speaking on how to build organic farmer coalitions and encourage farmers to transition to organic; Dr. Jessica Shade, Director of Science Programs for The Organic Center, presenting the latest research on the benefits of organic; and Monique Marez, who gave an update and analysis of global organic trade and imports.

Increased global demand for imported breast milk substitutes (infant formula, follow - on formula and toddler milks) in Asia, particularly China, and food safety recalls have led to shortages of these products i...

Trump said that he would impose stiff tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum, making good on a key campaign promise and rattling stock markets as the prospect of a global trade fight appeared imminent.

Listing on the ESA would require the federal government to limit imports of giraffe parts into the United States and would therefore help curtail global demand.

Hydrogen could therefore help ease pressing environmental and societal problems, including air pollution and its health hazards, global climate change and dependence on foreign oil imports.

The issue is not whether the U.S. can significantly reduce its reliance on oil imports with domestic, offshore oil, say both Kaufman and Nathan, but whether there is enough that is recoverable to significantly lower the price of a barrel of oil on the global market.