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Global trade
Climate change is impacting the Panama Canal — and the trade that moves through it
Sep 5, 2022
Officials are searching for a way to increase the flow of water without disrupting the environment and Panamanian society.
China’s efforts to address domestic problems can lead to global challenges
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Erika Soderstrom
Apr 29, 2022
Restrictions on exports like fertilizer and steel have major economic ramifications for trading partners.
Could China scoop up Russian goods at bargain-basement prices because of sanctions?
by
Jennifer Pak
Mar 8, 2022
If fewer countries want Russian goods, supply goes up and China could, in theory, get cheaper prices. It is a whole other thing in practice.
London’s financial center, “the City,” prepares for bigger global role after Brexit
Jul 28, 2021
Brits widen their horizons as hopes dwindle that the U.K. will have unfettered access to the EU's financial services market.
Global rebound drives crude oil higher
Mar 8, 2021
With West Texas Intermediate selling above $60 a barrel, drilling and pumping oil is profitable in the U.S. Permian Basin.
Should the dollar's drop worry you?
by
Nova Safo
Jan 2, 2020
The weakened currency means imports get more expensive, but U.S. goods and services sold overseas become more affordable.
U.N. forecasts slower global growth this year. Thanks, trade war.
May 23, 2019
Analysts see the largest geopolitical risk coming from U.S.-China trade tensions.
For public good, not for profit.
The trade war impacts everything from Apple to apples
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Sean McHenry
and Liz Sanchez
Jan 31, 2019
How the U.S.-China trade war is affecting agribusiness and the rest of the global economy.
U.S. companies want more than China's free market gestures
by
Scott Tong
Nov 28, 2018
Ahead of the G-20 summit, both the United States and China are signaling a potential agreement to back off the budding trade war. President Donald Trump reportedly may delay scheduled tariffs on Chinese goods, and Beijing has provided more market access to international insurance companies. But there are many issues that still need to be […]
The U.S., Japan and the EU meet to discuss China’s trade practices
Sep 25, 2018
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is scheduled to meet Tuesday in New York with trade officials from the European Union and Japan. It’s the fourth meeting they’ve held in the past year, all in an effort to join forces against Chinese trade practices they say are unfair. Click the audio player above to hear the […]