Trade

OKLAHOMA CITY – Yesterday, JOSHUA DECKER, 37, of Bixby, Oklahoma, was sentenced to serve 60 months in federal prison for conspiracy to steal trade secrets, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. …

By Julia Payne, Pratima Desai and Peter Hobson LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge funds have stepped up financing of trade in commodities such as oil, gas, cocoa and copper as banks …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – 2015 – China, Australia free trade agreement begins in December. 2016 – Strategic partnership agreement struck for annual meetings between Australia’s prime minister and the Chinese premier. …

By Muyu Xu and Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Chinese refiners are slowing down Russian crude purchases in December and paying lower premiums in the face of imminent European Union …

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s trade surplus is seen narrowing slightly in October to $4.5 billion, amid weakening in global trade and moderating commodity prices, a Reuters poll showed on Monday. …

LONDON (Reuters) – British trade minister Kemi Badenoch will visit Washington on Monday to meet politicians and address business representatives to try to boost ties with the United States even …

By Aidan Lewis and Sarah El Safty SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – Strengthening trade ties and regional security will be priorities in an upcoming visit by Chinese leader Xi Jinping …

BERLIN (Reuters) – The United States is possibly discriminating against European companies through its new Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) law, an EU industry chief said on Thursday, as Germany saw …

WASHINGTON(Reuters) – The U.S. trade deficit widened sharply in September, likely as a strong dollar and softening global demand weighed on exports. The Commerce Department said on Thursday that the …

By Deisy Buitrago and Mayela Armas CARACAS (Reuters) – The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela held their first bilateral meeting in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, on Tuesday, where they discussed …

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s trade surplus in October was lower than forecast, even though exports grew faster than imports for the first time since February, official figures showed on Tuesday. …

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel and Bahrain hope to seal a free trade agreement before the end of the year, officials from both countries said on Monday. Israel normalised diplomatic relations …

By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Britain is prioritising reaching a free-trade agreement with India, its foreign minister told Reuters on Saturday in his first visit to the …

By Muyu Xu SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s strict COVID-19 policy is constraining coal supplies and pushing up prices, industry officials and traders say, just weeks before the country’s north switches …

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s economy likely expanded slightly faster in the third quarter compared to the prior quarter but at an anaemic pace due to increased global economic headwinds denting …

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s craft beer industry should grow by over 10% this year, the country’s brewing association ACERMEX said on Friday, even as it faces sky-rocketing costs and …

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba on Wednesday said the decades-old U.S. trade embargo has been causing record financial losses and untold human suffering in recent months, at a time when Cuba …

SEOUL (Reuters) -Shares of South Korea’s Kia Corp reversed losses and edged up on Wednesday after the automaker said on Tuesday that its third-quarter earnings will reflect an additional provision …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo will travel to Asia this week for a two-day meeting with finance ministers from the Asia-Pacific region and bilateral meetings in …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday there is no consensus yet for China to join a trans-Pacific trade pact, although Singapore believed it would …

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s trade surplus likely remained elevated in September, albeit below the level recorded in the previous month, amid a slowdown in export growth, a Reuters poll showed …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The euro zone posted in August its largest trade deficit since it expanded to 19 countries in 2015, as high energy prices boosted its import bill, official …

(Reuters) -British lawmaker Greg Hands was appointed minister of state for trade, the prime minister’s office said in a statement on Sunday. “An honour and a great privilege to be …