(Oil Price) – Donald Trump’s victory in last week’s elections has worried many people. The reason they are worried is the word tariffs. Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on every country he sees as having an unfair trade advantage over the United States. One country is lucky, however. That county really does have an advantage—and tariffs will not erase this advantage.
CNBC BEIJING — U.S.-China trade tensions are set for more predictability after Joe Biden’s presidential win — which likely means calmer rhetoric in a continued tough stance on Beijing. Following years of brewing U.S. complaints about unfair business practices by China’s state-dominated system, President Donald Trump stepped up pressure on Beijing with policy measures that were often abruptly first floated through social media
Oil and Gas 360 The employment impact of President Trumps inaction on immediately placing punitive tariffs on Russian, Saudi and OPEC oil imports has already hit the US oil and gas industry. Granted, these “Price War” employment impacts are a continuation of layoff, first associated with massive market-responsive 2020 capex budget cuts, then additional layoffs related to the energy demand
Oil and Gas 360 The employment impact of President Trumps inaction on immediately placing punitive tariffs on Russian, Saudi and OPEC oil imports has already hit the US oil and gas industry. Granted, these “Price War” employment impacts are a continuation of layoff, first associated with massive market-responsive 2020 capex budget cuts, then additional layoffs related to the energy demand
Houston Chronicle Oil edged higher to settle at a three-month high on optimism that a partial trade deal between the world’s two largest economies will spur demand for fuel to power trucks, trains, airplanes and cars. Futures closed above the $60-a-barrel mark for a second straight session Monday in New York. Bullish bets rose the most in three years in
Reuters BEIJING/SINGAPORE – China and the United States have agreed terms of a “phase one” trade deal under which Washington reduced some tariffs and Beijing canceled retaliatory duties that were previously scheduled to take effect on Dec. 15. Before Sunday’s deal, U.S. corn, sorghum, wheat, undenatured ethanol, and refined copper cathodes had faced an additional tariff of 10% an imports
From Reuters Oil prices rose in volatile trade on Tuesday supported by expectations of a drawdown in U.S. crude inventories, though gains were capped by worries about a recession and uncertainty over a China-U.S. trade deal. Brent crude LCOc1 settled up 81 cents, or 1.4%, at $59.51 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 ended $1.29, or 2.4%, higher
From Reuters China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, is seeking a tariff exemption for U.S. oil being imported in coming months, sources familiar with the matter said, after Beijing late last week imposed retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, including crude oil. The largest refiner in Asia is expected to receive four supertankers carrying 8 million barrels of U.S. crude
From Reuters Oil prices fell 1% on Monday on the outlook for increased supply of Iranian crude after France’s president lifted hopes for a deal between Washington and Tehran, but losses were limited by optimism surrounding a U.S.-China trade deal. Brent crude lost 64 cents, or 1.1%, to settle at $58.70 a barrel, after hitting a session high of $60.17.
From Reuters China on Friday said it would impose tariffs on U.S. crude oil imports for the first time, sending prices down nearly 4% to two-week lows as the escalating bilateral trade war fed worries over a slowdown in global oil demand. Beijing said crude would be among the U.S. products hit by tariffs of 5% as of Sept. 1.
From CNBC Qatar will lose its title as the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) within the next year, as Australia ramps up production on a slew of multi-billion dollar export projects. “Australia and Qatar continued to jostle for the title of the world’s largest LNG exporter over the first five months of 2019,” the Australian government said
From Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday pressured U.S. companies to leave China after Beijing unveiled retaliatory tariffs on $75 billion in U.S. goods, stoking fears their escalating trade war will tip the global economy into recession. Trump, who has accused China of unfair trade practices and pushed for a deal that would rebalance the relationship in favor of U.S.
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