Wednesday, 5 February 2025
Home Author David Lawder

David Lawder

China's and U.S.' flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
BusinessEconomyElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsPoliticsSolarStorageTrade

US biz groups seek hearing, more time to weigh in on Biden’s China tariff hike

A wide swath of pro-trade American business groups has asked the Biden administration for another month to comment on plans to impose steeper...

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks to reporters between votes at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., January 23, 2024. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/File Photo
BusinessCourtsEconomyElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsPoliticsTrade

US Sen. Manchin says he’s encouraging industry to sue Treasury over EV tax credits

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin on Tuesday said he was urging U.S. companies to sue the Treasury Department over the local content rules it...

FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers at Pier J at the Port of Long Beach wait for processing in Long Beach, California, U.S., April 4, 2018. REUTERS/Bob Riha Jr./File Photo
AutomotiveElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsPoliticsRegulationsSolarTradeTransport

US announces details on higher China tariffs, some to start Aug 1

The US Trade Representative's office on Wednesday said some of the steep tariff increases on Chinese imports will take effect on August 1

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks to reporters, alongside Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, at the sidelines of IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings at the World Bank in Washington, U.S., April 17, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Electric Vehicles (EVs)NewsPoliticsRegulationsSolarTrade

Yellen says US, Europe must respond jointly to China’s industrial overcapacity

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the US and Europe needed to respond to China's industrial policies in a "strategic and united way"

FILE PHOTO: International Monetary Fund spokesperson Julie Kozack speaks to reporters at the IMF's headquarters, ahead of the joint IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Marrakech, Morocco taking place on October 9-15, in Washington, U.S. September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Andrea Shalal/File Photo
EconomyNewsPoliticsSolarTrade

IMF: U.S. should keep open trade, work with China to resolve disputes

The International Monetary Fund says the U.S. would be better served by maintaining its open trade system rather than imposing new punitive duties...

U.S. President Joe Biden acknowledges White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford, at a reception celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, U.S., May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/ File Photo
AnalysisBusinessEconomyElectric Vehicles (EVs)In-DepthLabourManufacturingPoliticsSolarTrade

Analysis: Biden’s new China tariff wall faces leakage via Mexico, Vietnam

Analysis: The Biden administration's new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and other strategic sectors will likely accelerate a shift of Chinese production to...

A man walks past the national flags of China and the U.S. before a meeting between China's Vice Premier He Lifeng and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at the Guangdong Zhudao Guest House, in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, April 6, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
BusinessNewsPoliticsTrade

Factbox: What are Biden’s new tariffs on China goods?

From aluminum to zinc… everything covered by Biden’s new China tariffs in a push against "overcapacity" and "non-market practices".

FILE PHOTO: Graphite powder, used for battery paste, is pictured in a Volkswagen pilot line for battery cell production in Salzgitter, Germany, May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo
AutomotiveCritical MineralsElectric Vehicles (EVs)News

Automakers win extension on use of Chinese graphite in EV tax credits

The U.S. Treasury Department said automakers have until 2027 to remove hard-to-trace minerals like graphite contained in anode materials.

World Bank Group President Ajay Banga poses with Latvia's Minister of Finance Arvils Aseradens, Italy's Director General of the Treasury Riccardo Barbieri Hermitte, Norway's Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, Belgium's Counselor-General at the Treasury Steven Costers, France's Director General of the Treasury Bertrand Dumont, Japan's Deputy Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs Daiho Fujii, Denmark's Ambassador and Director for Multilateral Affairs Marie-Louise Koch Wegter, United Kingdom's Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Andrew Mitchell, Germany's Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Svenja Schulze, Netherlands' Minister of Finance Steven van Weyenberg, and U.S. treasury secretary Janet Yellen at the G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' Meeting at the IMF and World Bank’s 2024 annual Spring Meetings in Washington, U.S., April 19, 2024. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
BusinessClimateEconomyFinanceNewsPolitics

World Bank wins $11 billion in pledges to boost lending for climate, global crises

The World Bank says 11 countries have pledged to contribute over $11B billion to new hybrid capital and portfolio guarantee instruments designed to...

Electric Vehicles (EVs)NewsPoliticsSolarTrade

US trade chief Tai taking ‘serious look’ at tools to deal with China

Tai will tell lawmakers Tuesday that Biden administration is "taking a serious look" at trade defense tools to deal with China's trade and...

Login into your Account

Please login to like, dislike or bookmark this article.