Category: International Trade and World Market

Consumer Behavior, England, Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit), International Trade and World Market, Politics and Government, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Wages and Salaries

Preparing for ‘Brexit,’ Britons Face Economic Pinch at Home

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Spread the loveTweet Last year’s Brexit referendum was in part a rejection of the economic elite from millions of working people who have suffered declining wages while watching London transformed…


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Agriculture and Farming, American Sugar Alliance, Commerce Department, Corn Refiners Assn, Corn Syrup and Sweeteners, Florida Crystals, International Trade and World Market, Mexico, North American Free Trade Agreement, Ross, Wilbur L Jr, sugar, Trump, Donald J

Sugar Talks May Hint at Trump Approach to U.S.-Mexico Trade

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Spread the loveTweet “In Mexico everybody is looking at the sugar agreement because it’s a thermometer of how things are going to be managed,” said Juan Cortina Gallardo, the president…


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China, China Labor Watch, Ethiopia, Factories and Manufacturing, Huajian International Co Ltd, International Trade and World Market, Labor and Jobs, Shoes and Boots, Trump, Ivanka, Working Hours

Chinese Maker of Ivanka Trump’s Shoes Looks for Cheaper Labor

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Spread the loveTweet Photo Shoes on a conveyor belt in Dongguan. Many Huajian workers have complained about excessive hours and are seeking higher pay. Credit Gilles Sabrié for The New…


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International Trade and World Market, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Shale, United States, Vienna (Austria)

OPEC, Caught in Pincers of Price and Technology, Tries to Control the Oil Market

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Spread the loveTweet From short-term issues like increased oil production by the United States to longer trends like the rise of renewable energy, OPEC’s efforts to manipulate oil prices could…


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Australia, China, International Trade and World Market, Shopping and Retail

China Craves Foreign Goods. Students in Australia Supply Them.

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Spread the loveTweet The students, who call themselves daigou, or purchasing agents, are highly attuned to Chinese tastes and move quickly, sometimes creating spikes in demand in Australia and clearing…


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International Trade and World Market, natural gas, North American Free Trade Agreement, United States Politics and Government

Trump Administration’s Push for Gas Exports Faces Market Glut

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Executive Orders and Memorandums, International Trade and World Market, North American Free Trade Agreement, Trump, Donald J, United States Politics and Government

White House Is Said to Draft Plan for U.S. Break From Nafta

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Spread the loveTweetPhoto Unfinished buildings at a site where Ford had planned a factory in Villa de Reyes, near San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Credit Pedro Pardo/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images…


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China, International Trade and World Market, Steel and Iron, United States

Trump Targets Steel Trade, but China Will Be Tough to Contain

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Spread the loveTweetChina denies that it sells excess steel to other markets below the cost of making it, a move called dumping. But China does concede that it has too…


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