Biden agriculture pick boosts farmer optimism on biofuels, trade
The prospect of Tom Vilsack returning to oversee U.S. agriculture is drawing praise from some farmers who are hopeful the former Democratic Iowa governor will…
Trump set record sanctions use that Biden is likely to keep
The Trump administration has imposed sanctions at a record-shattering pace of about three times a day during the president’s time in office: a slew of…
Kenya signs post-Brexit trade pact with UK to avoid disruption
Kenya signed an agreement with the U.K. to ensure continued preferential trade terms with its biggest European partner after Brexit, Trade Secretary Betty Maina said.
US challenges Canadian dairy-tariff quotas under USMCA
The U.S. is challenging Canada’s allocation of dairy tariff-rate quotas, saying they way it’s done undermines the ability of American dairy farmers sell a wide…
Switzerland will meet US criteria for currency manipulation
Switzerland’s foreign-exchange interventions to weaken the franc will be enough for the U.S. to qualify the country as a currency manipulator, though it has the…
Johnson’s Brexit divide-and-rule plan is failing
Instead of prodding Germany into a Brexit deal against French wishes, the U.K. prime minister is binding them closer together.
Maybe Brexit isn’t so bad after all
The events of the last year should prompt a reassessment of the European Union’s virtues.
China to charge extra anti-subsidy duties on Australian wine
China will start collecting extra duties on Australian wine from Friday, further ratcheting up tensions with Canberra and handing another blow to an industry already…
China tells cabin crew to wear diapers on risky Covid flights
China’s aviation regulator is recommending cabin crew on charter flights to high-risk Covid-19 destinations wear disposable diapers and avoid using the bathroom to reduce the…
Biden taps House senior counsel for US Trade Representative
President-elect Joe Biden has tapped senior House staffer Katherine Tai to become his trade representative, two people familiar with the matter said.
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