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Trump grants tariff exemptions to plastic straws, dog leashes and more from China

Evelyn Cheng | CNBC | 09/20/2019

BEIJING — The U.S. is temporarily exempting more than 400 types of Chinese products from tariffs that President Donald Trump’s administration imposed last year, CNBC has confirmed. That’s according to three…

Commerce, Mexican growers sign tomato deal

Doug Palmer | Politico | 09/20/2019

Mexican growers have signed an agreement with the Commerce Department that raises t...

Austria blocks EU-Mercosur trade deal with South America

BBC | 09/19/2019

MPs in Austria have dealt a blow to the EU’s landmark trade deal with South Americ...

U.S. current account deficit shrinks in the second quarter

Lucia Mutikani and Andrea Ricci | Reuters | 09/19/2019

WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) – The U.S. c...

Direct shipping line likely to enhance Qatar-South Africa trade volume

Mohammad Shoeb | The Peninsula | 09/19/2019

The bilateral trade volume between Qatar and So...

Britain will aim for freedom of movement deal with Australia

Kate Proctor | The Guardian | 09/19/2019

Free movement between Australia and the UK would be explore...

Idaho Governor joins European trade delegation

Staff | Idaho Local 8 News | 09/19/2019

Governor Brad Little and First Lady Teresa are overseas on a six-day diplom...

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