Sentences with phrase «trade offensive»
The phrase "trade offensive" refers to actions or strategies in trade that are aggressive or meant to gain advantage in business dealings. It commonly involves imposing tariffs or barriers to restrict imports from other countries. Full definition
It's all part of the disruption, distortion and uncertainty from an escalating trade offensive aimed primarily at China.
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US trade representative Robert Lighthizer is the man lurking in the shadows of Donald Trump's trade offensive on China.
Since that point, both teams traded offensive blows only to see their defenses step up to the task.
In fact, TTIP is one prong of a huge trade offensive which, together with the Transpacific Partnership (TPP) and Trade in Services Agreement (TISA), could represent the biggest transfer of power to corporations that we've seen in over a decade.
In barely three months, the tariffs — the first shot fired by President Trump in his escalating trade offensive — are fundamentally reshaping the solar industry and its prospects, reports The NYT's Ivan Penn..
Later today, Mr Cameron will launch a «messianic» trade offensive at a meeting with business leaders, in an effort to move on from Lockerbie and focus on driving economic recovery in the UK in the face of the vast budget cuts.