Russia starts some food export curbs, weighs further limits
Russia is starting to restrict exports of some goods while easing imports as part of the government’s response to the global coronavirus crisis.
With Iran ravaged by virus, US pressured to ease sanctions
The devastation of the coronavirus outbreak in Iran is raising pressure on the U.S. to ease sanctions on the Islamic Republic. So far, the Trump…
Calculating the costs of shutting borders to trade
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Spat between China diplomats signals internal split over President Trump
An unusual public spat between two top Chinese diplomats points to an internal split in Beijing over how to handle rising tensions with a combative…
European retailers scrap $1.5 billion of Bangladesh orders
European and U.S. buyers including Primark, the budget fashion chain owned by Associated British Foods Plc, have canceled about $1.5 billion of Bangladesh garment orders…
Iran’s Khamenei describes a ‘difficult year’ of sanctions, virus
As Iran marked the beginning of a new calendar year on Friday, the country’s leaders pledged to improve the economy and domestic production in the…
Want more ventilators? Roll back Trump’s tariffs
The duties are an unnecessary tax on already-strained manufacturers, some of which may be key to helping in the coronavirus fight.
First West Coast LNG export terminal cleared by US regulator
The $10 billion Jordan Cove project, which would be the first liquefied natural gas export terminal on the U.S. West Coast in the lower 48…
IMF’s new deputy joins virus fight fresh from Trump’s trade war
The International Monetary Fund’s new top deputy officially joined the global policy response to the pandemic Thursday as board members approved the veteran of President…
Trump scorns calls for tariff relief in escalating global crisis
Hardly a day goes by right now without business groups calling on the White House to suspend tariffs on Chinese goods in an effort to…
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