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Covid pushes UK government borrowing to record February high

Phillip Inman | The Guardian | 03/19/2021

UK government spending to combat the coronavirus pandemic pushed the public finances further into the red in February, although by less than City economists expected after robust consumer spending prevented…

Biden Imposes His First Sanctions on Chinese Officials Ahead of Bilateral Meeting

Chun Han Wong | The WSJ | 03/17/2021

HONG KONG—The Biden administration added n...

Supply Snarls Disrupt Chips and Ships as Higher Costs Abound

Enda Curran | Bloomberg | 03/17/2021

The knotted supply chains that have dogged manufacturers the wor...

After the pineapple ban, will Beijing’s sweeteners tempt Taiwan’s farmers?

Mimi Lau and Lawrence Chung | South China Morning Post | 03/17/2021

Beijing is offe...

The Rock Standing in the Way of China’s Climate Ambitions: Coal

Chris Buckley | NY Times | 03/17/2021

Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, has promoted an uplifting ...

EU envoys agree first China sanctions in three decades, diplomats say

Robin Emmott | Reuters | 03/17/2021

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union agreed on...

Texas Freeze Triggers Global Plastics Shortage

Christopher M. Matthews, Austen Hufford and Collin Eaton | The WSJ | 03/17/2021

The February freeze that trigger...

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