WTO Chief begins uphill climb to overhaul global trade’s referee
The World Trade Organization’s new leader pledged to shake up the Geneva-based trade body, but Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s first speech as director-general stopped short of offering…
Biden trade pick Tai pledges to ensure china tariffs appropriate
President Joe Biden’s nominee for trade chief said she’d work to ensure that tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on billions of dollars of imported…
EU Ambassadors approve Russia sanctions over Navalny jailing
European Union ambassadors approved sanctions against four senior Russian law enforcement officials over the jailing of opposition leader Alexey Navalny, according to three people familiar…
Euro-area factory costs rising at fastest pace in a decade
Euro-area manufacturers are reporting the steepest increases in their input costs in almost a decade as the coronavirus disrupts supplies, and are passing at least…
U.S. retailers see millions in sales delays amid shipping logjam
Overwhelmed U.S. ports, elevated freight costs and accidents that sent goods plunging to the bottom of the ocean are causing headaches for U.S. retailers already…
NHLA: China to extend tariff exclusions through September 16, 2021
This morning, NHLA received word from our friends at the American Hardwood Export Council that the Chinese Government has extended the tariff exclusions for many…
Europe’s largest iron ore producer LKAB picks Konecranes for Service technology, polar precision
Konecranes has won a multi-year Service contract with international mining and minerals group LKAB for the maintenance of some 1,600 assets across four sites in…
Soybean growers approve 2021 resolutions
Members of the American Soybean Association (ASA) have completed the organization’s annual resolutions process to set the tone and direction for policy advocacy in the…
EU and U.K. nearing first, small step for post-Brexit finance
Britain and the European Union are nearing agreement on how to cooperate on financial market rules -- a first, limited step toward working together after…
EU begins probe into whether to prolong steel-import quotas
The European Commission started an investigation into whether the safeguard measure currently in place on imports of certain steel products should be prolonged beyond the…
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