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Oil Prices Fall, Rise after Trump’s Tariff Threat Against China

From Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would sharply raise tariffs on Chinese goods this week, risking the derailment of trade talks between the world’s two biggest economies. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $61.68 per barrel at 1338 GMT, down 26 cents. WTI hit $60.04 earlier

China Tariff Threat on U.S. LNG Shifts Momentum Toward $25 Billion in Pacific LNG Projects Awaiting FIDs

Australian LNG producers could win from the US-China trade war From the Australian Financial Review China’s threatened tariffs on US liquefied natural gas imports could help Woodside Petroleum, Santos and Oil Search get more than $US25 billion of LNG projects over the line as the world’s fastest growing importer looks elsewhere for supplies to meet surging demand for cleaner fuel. All three companies

Oil Falls After Libyan Ports Reopen

From Reuters Global oil benchmark Brent fell more than $2 a barrel on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to levy new tariffs on China and Libya announced the reopening of key oil export terminals. The specter of tariffs on a further $200 billion of Chinese goods sent commodities lower along with stock markets, as tension between the world’s

China Keeps LNG Off Tariff List for Now, Could be Trade Weapon Later

From Reuters China’s omission of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its vast list of U.S. products that face hefty import duties from Friday has preserved a potential weapon should the trade war with Washington deepen. It also underscores Beijing’s desire to ensure supplies of gas as it pushes to switch millions of households and businesses away from using coal as

President Trump Announces $50 Billion Tariffs on Chinese Imports

From Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump announced hefty tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports on Friday as Beijing threatened to respond in kind, in a move that looks set to ignite a trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Trump, whose hard-line stance on trade has led him to wrangle with allies, said in a statement that a

EU to Implement Counter-Measures Against U.S. Tariffs

From Reuters Europe will implement counter-measures against U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum just like Canada, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday, voicing regret about President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to withdraw support for a G7 communique. Trump’s announcement on Twitter, after leaving the Group of Seven summit in Canada early, that he was backing out of the joint

Mexico Retaliates With 25% Duties on American Steel Products, 20% on U.S. Pork

From Reuters Mexico put tariffs on American products ranging from steel to pork and bourbon on Tuesday, retaliating against import duties on metals imposed by President Donald Trump and taking aim at Republican strongholds ahead of U.S. congressional elections in November. Mexico’s response further raises trade tensions between the two countries and adds a new complication to efforts to renegotiate

Tariffs and Trade: Three Takeaways for Investors

We believe the trade actions with the most significant potential economic and market impact have yet to unfold From PIMCO UK Consistent with our expectations back in January, the Trump administration has made trade policy a major focus in this midterm election year. It’s an issue that not only resonates with President Trump’s political base and has animated the president for

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When Taking Aim at a Trade Gap It’s Easy to Miss the Target

From The Wall Street Journal As recently as 2009, nearly half the U.S. trade deficit was driven by one product: petroleum. If ever a national strategy could be devised to tackle the trade gap by targeting an individual product or individual set of countries, American dependence on foreign oil was on its face the place to look. The U.S. did,

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Oil CEO to Trump: Tariffs Will Help OPEC, Hurt U.S. jobs

From CNN/Money An oil industry CEO is warning President Trump that steel tariffs could threaten America’s energy boom. Trump’s proposed tariffs will jack up costs on the foreign steel that oil companies rely on for everything from drilling and production to pipelines and refineries. “This is going to make us less competitive against OPEC,” Dan Eberhart, CEO of oilfield services company

White House Officially Orders 25% Steel and 10% Aluminum Import Tariffs

Canada and Mexico exempt for now; for rest of world tariffs go into effect in 15 days From The Hill President Trump on Thursday officially announced steep tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, defying his own party and delivering on a campaign promise to fight what he sees as unfair practices by U.S. trading partners. Trump ended a week of uncertainty by