Focus on Trade
China says EU escalation of trade friction could trigger ‘trade war’
The EU could trigger a 'trade war' if it continues to escalate tensions, China's commerce ministry said Friday, accusing the bloc of foul...
Alberta environment minister unworried by movement toward methane tariffs
WASHINGTON — Alberta’s environment minister expressed little concern that European countries are taking steps toward tariffs on imported natural gas associated with high...
Yellen says Biden’s China tariffs are strategic, Trump’s would raise costs
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday defended President Joe Biden's increased tariffs on certain Chinese goods as highly strategic but said Republican...
United States asks EU to delay deforestation law, letter shows
The US has asked the EU to delay its upcoming ban on imports of soy, wood and other commodities linked to deforestation, a...
China says EU mandated its EV firms turn over ‘unprecedented’ amounts of data
The EU sought an unprecedented amount of information during its investigation into Chinese subsidised EV imports, China's commerce ministry said on Thursday
EU electric car sales drop in May as German demand slumps, industry says
Sales of new battery-electric cars in the EU dropped 12% in May from a year earlier, led by a 30% plunge in Germany,...
Senate probe urges France stop importing Russian LNG
A Senate investigating committee called Wednesday for France to stop importing Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) and push for the fuel to face...
Along Peru’s mining corridor, Big Copper faces a snarl of trucks
Surging copper prices have brought startling growth in the number of trucks carrying copper from illegal mines in Peru, jamming roads
