tag global trade

Shipping Price Hike Points to Global Trade Growth

EghtesadOnline: Prices for shipping containers, the metal boxes that carry 90% of the world's manufactured goods, have risen to their highest since October 2015, a clear indicator that seaborne trade is increasing and should grow further this year.
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Publish Date:04/April/2017 | 05:21

Manufacturing growth caps strong first quarter, led by China

EghtesadOnline: Factories across Europe and much of Asia posted another month of solid growth in March, rounding off a strong quarter for manufacturers, even though exporters fear a rise in U.S. protectionism could snuff out a global trade recovery.
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Publish Date:03/April/2017 | 13:21

Protectionism worry drags on stocks, dollar hits six-week low

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. dollar slumped to a six-week low on Monday on worries over a dovish Federal Reserve, while U.S. and European stock markets dipped amid concerns about G20 financial leaders' decision to drop a pledge to keep global trade free and open.
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Publish Date:20/March/2017 | 22:59

G-20 Drops Anti-Protectionist Pledge as Price of U.S. Assent

EghtesadOnline: Finance chiefs of the world’s largest economies set aside a pledge to avoid protectionism and signed up to a fudged statement on trade instead, in response to the Trump administration’s call to rethink the global order for commerce.
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Publish Date:19/March/2017 | 24:28

G20 financial leaders row back on free trade pledge

EghtesadOnline: The world's financial leaders rowed back on a pledge to keep an open and inclusive global trade system after being unable to find a suitable compromise with an increasingly protectionist United States.
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Publish Date:18/March/2017 | 16:08

May Set to Defy EU by Opening Pre-Brexit Global Trade Talks

EghtesadOnline: U.K. officials are preparing to fire the starting gun on trade negotiations with countries outside the European Union within months, defying warnings from the bloc that such action would be illegal.
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Publish Date:24/January/2017 | 05:08

Global Economy Looks to Asia

EghtesadOnline: Japan, China and the rest of East Asia enjoyed rapid development and rising living standards by opening up their economies and becoming integral parts of the global trade and economic system. The openness was underpinned by international commitments, like signing up to the WTO and joining regional agreements that were supported by and reinforced that global system.
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Publish Date:16/January/2017 | 05:01

Fed's Powell says Asian economies should boost domestic demand

EghtesadOnline: Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell on Friday said export-oriented Asian economies should respond to the sharp slowdown in global trade in the last few years by boosting demand for goods and services within their own borders.
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Publish Date:19/November/2016 | 05:57

Sanders supporters seethe over Clinton's leaked remarks to Wall St.

EghtesadOnline: Supporters of former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Saturday expressed anger and vindication over leaked comments made by Hillary Clinton to banks and big business that appeared to confirm their fears about her support for global trade and tendency to cozy up to Wall Street.
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Publish Date:09/October/2016 | 09:29

Hanjin Shipping plan would see sale of most of its ships: WSJ

EghtesadOnline: South Korea's Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd, whose collapse has disrupted global trade , is considering a restructuring plan to sell more than half its ships, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Publish Date:17/September/2016 | 07:56

US-China Trade Conflict’s Likely Aftermath for Iran

EghtesadOnline: Will the US-China trade war grow to affect Iran’s economy? Experts present two diverse perspectives on this escalating tension and its impact on Iran’s economy. One group believes that because of Iran’s small economic role in global trade , the country is highly unlikely to be seriously affected by the fallout of trade war whereas another group cites its strong ties with China to express concerns about the seemingly unending conflict’s negative consequences for Iran.
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Publish Date:07/September/2019 | 11:46

Tehran Stocks Extend Gains on Trade Optimism

EghtesadOnline: Tehran stocks closed higher for a second straight session on Monday, supported by expectation of improved global trade atmosphere in the wake of the China-US trade truce and hike in international oil prices.
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Publish Date:04/December/2018 | 11:07

Oil Prices Up on Iran Sanctions While Future Contracts Decline

EghtesadOnline: Crude oil prices rose more than 1% on Friday as US sanctions against Iran looked set to tighten supply, but futures contracts posted a weekly decline since investors worried that global trade disputes could slow economic growth and hurt energy demand.
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Publish Date:12/August/2018 | 07:03

Crude Retreat Weighs on U.S., European Equities

EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks slipped with European equities as oil fell toward $48 a barrel, with investors digesting fresh signs that the U.S. intends to rewrite the terms of global trade . The dollar and Treasuries were little changed.
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Publish Date:20/March/2017 | 13:54