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China Extends EU Brandy Anti-Dumping Investigation by Three Months
Date: December 26, 2024
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s commerce ministry said on Wednesday it would extend its anti-dumping investigation into brandy originating from the European Union by three months, less than the full extension allowed under its previous guidance. The probe, which was launched on Jan. 5 and due to be completed in a year, will be extended to April...
Sterling Edges up in Holiday-Thinned Trading
Date: December 24, 2024
By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound strengthened modestly in a holiday-shortened trading session on Tuesday, but could face a more uncertain path next year as global monetary policy diverges, analysts said. Sterling was last up 0.1% at $1.2544, set for a 1.6% loss in December, marking a third successive monthly loss. Against...
Trump Previews Combative Foreign Policy With Threats to Panama, Greenland
Date: December 24, 2024
By Gram Slattery and Tim Reid WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s surprise threat to retake control of the Panama Canal and his expansionist declaration that the United States should own Greenland signals that the incoming U.S. president will pursue a foreign policy unbound by diplomatic niceties. As Trump prepares to take office...
Sterling Struggles to Regain Steam Against Dollar
Date: December 23, 2024
By Greta Rosen Fondahn (Reuters) – Sterling looked lacklustre against the dollar on Monday as a survey reported a decline in domestic UK business confidence and traders digested a recent Federal Reserve-induced rally in the greenback. British business confidence fell to its lowest level of 2024 in December, although employers were a bit more optimistic...
Sterling Struggles to Regain Steam Against Dollar
Date: December 23, 2024
By Greta Rosen Fondahn (Reuters) – Sterling looked lacklustre against the dollar on Monday as a survey reported a decline in domestic UK business confidence and traders digested a recent Federal Reserve-induced rally in the greenback. British business confidence fell to its lowest level of 2024 in December, although employers were a bit more optimistic...
EU Deal and Trump Tariff Threats Bolster Mercosur Trade Talks
Date: December 20, 2024
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil expects the South American trade bloc Mercosur to speed up more free trade negotiations after clinching a deal with the European Union, as the threat of U.S. tariffs when Donald Trump takes office as president forces countries to diversify their options for exports, diplomats say. Topping...