US President Donald Trump’s on-and-off trade war against China added ominous clouds of uncertainty to the world economy in 2019, raising the prospect of a significant global economic downturn. His erratic and bombastic style made a bad situation worse, but the US-China trade war is a symptom of a problem […]
Shipping containers stacked at Kwai Tsing Container Terminal, operated by Hong Kong International Terminals Ltd. Paul Yeung/Bloomberg © 2017 BLOOMBERG FINANCE LP If you have not noticed by now, President Trump has a fetish with international commerce in merchandise. That might be understandable a century ago, when trade among countries […]
The European Commission has released its latest Trade and Investment Barriers Report (TIBR), laying out barriers to international trade across the EU. The report identifies a total of 425 measures restricting international trade in countries outside the EU – a record high – with 45 new trade barriers established in […]
Though blockchain has had its fair share of advocates and detractors in the transportation and supply chain sectors since its advent, its relevance within the market cannot be questioned. For instance, earlier this week, global container lines CMA CGM and the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) joined TradeLens, the blockchain-based digital shipping […]
The geographic diversification of international trade and investment has become a public policy goal of many countries, including Canada. Increasingly, policy-makers are raising concerns regarding the risks, largely political, that arise when there’s too much concentration of trade and investment on a small number of trading partners. Trade in services, however, […]
The International Trade Centre (ITC) and UPS have partnered to deliver a series of training seminars and workshops for women business owners in Mexico, Nigeria, Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates. The workshops contribute to ITC SheTrades’ commitment, in collaboration with UPS, to connect 3-million women to the global marketplace […]
Track to launch in the 2019-2020 academic year Indiana University’s McKinney School of Law has announced the launch of a new LL.M. track in International Trade Law. The track has grown out of a partnership with World Trade Center (WTC) Indianapolis, which connects local businesses to the global marketplace. No immediate information […]
Geneva: Global merchandise trade growth is expected to slow to 2.6% in volume terms in 2019 from 3% in 2018, as the US-China trade war continued to generate uncertainty in the world economy, figures released by the World Trade Organization (WTO) Tuesday showed. The renewed momentum of 4.6% growth in international trade witnessed during 2017 […]
Right now, Congress has a big opportunity to help small business. And while the nature of the opportunity is tremendous, and historic, it may not fit with common perceptions about what type of policies really help local or family-owned companies. The issue before Congress? Approval of a major international trade agreement. […]
Kolkata, Mar 1 (IBNS): To focus on powering the Indian growth story and the role of financial institutes, technology and infrastructure, the Bengal Chamber organised an International Trade Conclave on India’s International Trade Growth within the emerging markets here on Friday. Deb A Mukherjee, Senior Vice President, The Bengal Chamber […]
The Department for International Trade (DIT) is in the top 10 government bodies for LGBT staff for the first time. The Stonewall Workplace Equality Index ranks organisations on inclusivity and equality in the workplace. The Department has moved up 269 places in just 2 years, now ranking at 101. Minister […]
The Australian dollar fell versus the greenback on Friday after a private survey showed factory activity in China shrank by the most in almost three years in January. The Australian dollar, often considered a barometer for global risk appetite, fell 0.4 percent to $0.7246. The kiwi was at $0.6907, down […]
The energy trade is burning up. The energy ETF (XLE) just posted its biggest monthly gain since 2015, buoyed by oil’s bestJanuary since 1983. Frank Cappelleri, chief market technician at Instinet, said that kind of advance could fuel an even bigger crude rally which may spill over into energy stocks. […]
Gold will continue to shine amid a weak dollar, says author and gold pro Jim Rickards. Gold fell on Friday as investors sought riskier assets amid optimism the United States and China may reach a trade deal but a pause in U.S. interest rate hikes put bullion on track for […]
France, Germany and Britain have officially put in place a European system to help facilitate trade with Iran. The move will allow the European Union to circumvent U.S. sanctions in an effort to continue humanitarian trade with Iran and work to uphold what is left of the Joint Comprehensive Plan […]
