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For years, Chinese manufacturers have viewed Southeast Asia as a way to reduce exposure to higher US duties on goods made in China. But a new round of tariff cuts proposed by Washington and Beijing could weaken that incentive for some products, potentially changing the economics of the strategy. Under the new US-China Board of Trade, more than 90 per cent of Chinese products on a list of goods worth US$30 billion – mostly everyday consumer items, such as toys and household goods – would return...

A hunger crisis could creep up on Southeast Asia if the region does not guard against export restrictions amid a fertiliser shortfall, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Secretary General John Denton has warned. On the sidelines of the Future of Trade Forum in Singapore on Wednesday, Denton urged the city state, as the next Asean chair, to prioritise the “sleeper issue” for the region. He argued that the real story centred on food, despite the Strait of Hormuz gridlock being widely seen as...

Brussels and Berlin are steeling themselves for a make-or-break October with China, as the mood towards Beijing hardens in both capitals. The month ahead could help set the course of the increasingly thorny EU-China relationship for years to come, as Europe gears up to present a slew of new tools for countering Beijing’s trade practices, likely to come in December. Before then, EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic travels to Beijing on October 8 and 9 for crucial meetings with Chinese Commerce Minister...

Centre approves proposal from Karnataka government for procurement of 13,413 Metric Tonnes of sunflower, 38,250 Metric Tonnes of Green Gram, and 1,15,500 Metric Tonnes of Soyabean of kharif 2026-27 at MSP

The two-month extension of the US-China trade truce remains fragile despite last week’s summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, with modest economic concessions leaving deeper disputes unresolved, Asia Society Policy Institute analysts said on Tuesday. “In my view, this truce is very fragile,” said Wendy Cutler, an Asia Society Policy Institute vice-president and former acting deputy US trade representative. “I think they’re testing each other.” Xi’s three-day state visit to...

US equity futures and Treasuries struggle for direction ahead of labor market data and a slew of Fedspeak that may offer clues on the rate outlook. Nvidia, Anthropic and Palantir CEOs are slated to attend a lunch with President Trump to discuss AI risks. The US enacts import ban on some Canadian goods. Colin Purdie of Manulife joins "Bloomberg Brief" to discuss market opportunities amid rising yields. (Source: Bloomberg)

US President Donald Trump’s recent endorsement of a trade corridor connecting India to Europe via the Middle East has renewed focus on the three-year-old project, but analysts warn it must expand to withstand ongoing geopolitical conflicts. The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) was first unveiled at the G20 summit in 2023 as an alternative to existing routes and China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Backed by India, the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Israel...

US soybean farmers have described the exclusion of US soybeans from China’s import list under the newly announced Board of Trade mechanism as a “missed opportunity”, even as Beijing ramped up purchases of the crop ahead of last week’s summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump. The trade forum, unveiled by both sides on Sunday, covered a range of US agricultural products for export to China, including meat, dairy, corn, wheat, sorghum and vegetable oils, but...

India and the UAE have set a target of doubling bilateral trade to $200 billion by 2032 after trade reached around $100 billion. The target was agreed by the two countries earlier this year.

O déficit em transações correntes do Brasil somou US$ 5,1 bilhões em agosto deste ano, informou nesta segunda-feira (28) o Banco Central (BC). O resultado ficou acima do déficit de US$ 3,8 bilhões registrado no mesmo mês de 2025. De acordo com as estatísticas do setor externo, o aumento do déficit ocorreu apesar da melhora da balança comercial, em razão da ampliação dos gastos líquidos com serviços e das remessas de lucros e dividendos ao exterior. Notícias relacionadas:Mercado eleva projeção de inflação para 4,99% e reduz PIB.Fazenda mantém subsídio de R$ 2,12 ao óleo diesel.Saiba como funcionará compra de dívidas pela União.Em 12 meses encerrados em agosto, o déficit em transações correntes alcançou US$ 63 bilhões, o equivalente a 2,47% do Produto Interno Bruto (PIB). A balança comercial registrou superávit de US$ 6,6 bilhões em agosto, ante US$ 5,3 bilhões no mesmo mês do ano passado As exportações de bens somaram US$ 33,3 bilhões, com crescimento de 12,1% na comparação anual, enquanto as importações atingiram US$ 26,7 bilhões, alta de 9,4%. Na conta de serviços, o déficit chegou a US$ 5,3 bilhões, um aumento de 28,2% em relação a agosto de 2025. As maiores despesas líquidas ocorreram nos segmentos de transporte (US$ 1,5 bilhão), telecomunicações, computação e informações (US$ 1,3 bilhão), aluguel de equipamentos (US$ 1,1 bilhão) e propriedade intelectual (US$ 1 bilhão). O déficit com viagens internacionais permaneceu em US$ 1 bilhão. Renda Primária e investimentos A conta de renda primária, que inclui lucros, dividendos e juros, registrou déficit de US$ 7 bilhões em agosto, ante US$ 5,4 bilhões um ano antes. As despesas líquidas com lucros e dividendos somaram US$ 5,9 bilhões. Os investimentos diretos no país (IDP), indicador considerado de melhor qualidade para financiar as contas externas, registraram ingresso líquido de US$ 7,4 bilhões em agosto. No acumulado de 12 meses, os aportes alcançaram US$ 86,6 bilhões, o equivalente a 3,39% do PIB. Os investimentos em carteira apresentaram saída líquida de US$ 5,2 bilhões no mês. As retiradas líquidas em ações e fundos de investimento totalizaram US$ 6,5 bilhões, parcialmente compensadas por ingressos de US$ 1,3 bilhão em títulos domésticos. Reservas internacionais As reservas internacionais somaram US$ 372,6 bilhões em agosto, aumento de US$ 2,9 bilhões em relação ao mês anterior. Segundo o BC, a elevação decorreu principalmente da valorização de moedas frente ao dólar e das receitas de juros das aplicações das reservas. Revisão dos dados O Banco Central também divulgou a revisão anual das estatísticas do setor externo. Para 2025, o déficit em transações correntes foi revisto de US$ 66,7 bilhões para US$ 67,4 bilhões. Para 2026, o déficit acumulado em transações correntes de janeiro a julho foi revisado de US$ 36 bilhões para US$ 38,5 bilhões.

Stronger-than-expected global demand for artificial intelligence-related products has prompted the Trade Development Council to sharply raise its full-year forecast for Hong Kong export growth in 2026 to as much as 47 per cent. The latest revision follows the council in June raising its midyear forecast to 20 per cent growth, from an earlier estimate of 8 to 9 per cent. Its latest survey of the city’s major exporters also found that their business confidence and market expectations had remained...

China agreed to import at least 10 million tonnes of US coal in each of the next two years, marking one of the few concrete results from President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the United States. The country will also lower tariffs on 1,619 US products, including coal, under a deal to reduce levies on US$30 billion of non-sensitive goods shipped in each direction, according to a White House statement. Other items include agricultural goods, cosmetics and medical devices. The US will cut levies on...

Washington and Beijing announce details of agreement to reduce tariffs on $60bn of trade.

Wild gyrations in individual stocks on a punchy cocktail of AI euphoria and fear, a tumbling bond market and geopolitical drama bode well for a long-favored trade among hedge fund managers.

Iran is looking for alternatives to export its oil as the US blockades its southern ports.

After a decade of start-stop negotiations, the European Union and the Philippines have found their way to a “substantial agreement” on free trade – one that analysts say could pave the way for Brussels to lock in an Asean-wide pact. The breakthrough, announced on Tuesday, capped talks that began in 2016 and stalled a year later, only to resume again in 2024. “I am proud to say we have delivered a substantial agreement that reflects the ambition both sides brought to the table,” EU trade chief...

Mexico’s foreign minister Roberto Velasco Álvarez tells Bloomberg This Weekend that the country maintains a strong relationship with the US while insisting cooperation on security must respect Mexico’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, he says Mexico remains cautiously optimistic about ongoing trade negotiations as it seeks relief from US tariffs on automobiles and steel. (Source: Bloomberg)

The Xi-Trump summit may prove more significant for stabilising relations and opening space for further negotiations between the world’s two largest economies than for its immediate trade outcomes, analysts said, pointing to the significance of a new dialogue on artificial intelligence. With the two leaders expected to meet again in the coming months, attention could shift from extending the latest tariff truce to building a more durable framework for managing economic and technological...

China ran a $1.2 trillion trade surplus last year, many of its companies don't need to make a profit, and its exports are growing at two to three times the rate of the global economy. Michael Froman, former US Trade Representative under President Obama and now president of the Council on Foreign Relations, tells us why Xi Jinping sees a consumer-led economy as a political threat, and what happens when China finally runs out of countries willing to buy. (Source: Bloomberg)

China’s technology companies face a question that no pricing strategy can answer: what will their success do to their trading partners? In Europe, that question has become politically urgent. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warns of a “second China shock”, linking persistent trade imbalances to the erosion of Europe’s industrial base. Europe’s dispute carries a broader warning: affordable products can coexist with deep anxiety over the loss of productive capability. If...

China agreed to import at least 10 million metric tons of coal from the US next year and again in 2028, according to the White House, in a sign of further progress in easing trade frictions between the world’s two largest economies.

This week, Council on Foreign Relations President Michael Froman breaks down China's export machine, why twenty years of US pressure hasn't worked, and what happens next. And, can a $100 billion Micron factory transform Syracuse from a Rust Belt cautionary tale into a potential model for American reindustrialization? Plus, a bridge named for a hockey legend was meant to strengthen the supply chain between the US and Canada, but the neighbors can’t agree on their trade relationship. Later, with 760,000 care aide openings expected every year in the US and a $400 billion long-term care bill, humanoid robots are an early bet on technology filling the care gap. (Source: Bloomberg)

The export-linked value chain is expected to provide better returns to farmers. According to APEDA, while the prevailing market price is around ₹60 per kg, farmers receive ₹82 per kg through the export-linked channel

Paraguay is sending more beef to the US, but it hasn’t been allocated an export quota like the Trump administration set for Argentina, President Santiago Peña said in a Bloomberg Television interview Friday in New York.

Beijing and Brussels remain “deadlocked” on trade in medical devices following discussions in Beijing this week, a source said, adding that “intensive consultations” were under way about Brussels’ plan to launch import safeguards against made-in-China plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Vice-Minister of Commerce Ling Ji – China’s deputy international trade representative – held discussions with Ditte Juul Jorgensen, the European Commission’s director general for trade and economic...

As trade ties with the US continue to fray, Canada is seeking a new role and new partners in the increasingly fragmented global economy. Prime Minister Mark Carney has been courting more foreign investment as well as closer ties with the European Union and Asian economies. 

China wanted progress on trade, technology and Taiwan - but hasn't got as much as it would have hoped for.

Chicago grains fell at the open as traders were left waiting for concrete news on agricultural trade with China from the presidential summit in Washington.

UPITS 2026 will bring businesses, manufacturers, exporters and buyers together on a common platform, expand market access for local enterprises and create new avenues for investment, business growth and employment generation, said Bhupendra Chaudhary

The Korea Mexico summit at Palacio Nacional on 24 September 2026 covers trade, tariffs and more than US$12 billion of Korean investment. The post Korea Mexico Summit Puts Tariffs and Car Plants on the Agenda appeared first on The Rio Times.