CBP agriculture specialists prevent destructive foreign pests from entering the US
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists (CBPAS) issued 214 emergency action notifications during the first quarter of 2021. Emergency Action Notifications (EAN) alert trade…
Putin’s bid to ditch dollar picks up as exports move to euro
Vladimir Putin’s multi-year push to reduce Russia’s exposure to the dollar hit a major milestone as the share of exports sold in the U.S. currency…
France warns U.K. of ‘retaliation’ in post-Brexit banking
France is threatening to block regulations that would allow U.K. financial firms to do business in the European Union if the country doesn’t respect its…
Brexit deal will protect EU’s single market, Von Der Leyen says
The European Union’s post-Brexit trade accord will be instrumental in bolstering the bloc’s single market and avoiding a chaotic rupture, Ursula von der Leyen said…
Russia ditches the dollar in more than half of its exports
The dollar share of Russian exports dropped below 50% for the first time on record in the fourth quarter following a multi-year Kremlin campaign to…
Gain in US durables orders trails forecast on plane bookings
Orders for U.S. durable goods rose less than expected in March as a decrease in bookings for commercial aircraft interrupted recent strength in manufacturing.
‘Made in Quebec’ strawberries offer hope for food autonomy
The pandemic, with its broken supply lines and closed borders, has been a worrying reminder of Quebec’s dependence on imported food. Roughly 75% of its…
Frustration builds on world’s longest border as Canada goes slow
Canada’s Justin Trudeau has a border problem. Like his counterpart in the White House, he’s being pummeled by his political opponents for it.Canada’s land border…
Biden exploring border adjustment tax to fight climate change
President Joe Biden is exploring the idea of a border adjustment tax that would slap a levy on imports from countries with weaker climate policies,…
GM’s giant pickup factory in Mexico embroiled in labor fight
General Motors Co.’s truck factory in central Mexico has been dragged into a labor dispute after authorities found irregularities in a workers’ vote on a…
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