🚨 New Episode Alert! 🚨 Don’t miss Episode 67 of #TradeSplaining as we cover the Cheese War is heating up (or melting?) as well as dive into the surprising resurgence of coal and the rise of Strava Jockeys! Listen here: rb.gy/ulh68r #ListenResponsibly

"The EU’s international policies on climate, trade and development are incoherent." cc: Alan Beattie ft.com/content/03ce88…

"Global oil-demand growth is still forecast to slow to under a million barrels a day this year and next, with a continued slowdown in Chinese consumption weighing on the outlook, the International Energy Agency said." cc: Giulia Petroni wsj.com/business/energ…

"China’s cash-for clunkers trade-in program could supercharge electric-vehicle demand in the coming months, driving total EV sales to more than 10 million this year." cc: Peter Vercoe bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

"Alarmed by the prospect of increased tariffs on Chinese goods if Donald Trump is elected, some American companies are stockpiling parts and delaying expansions." cc: Peter S. Goodman nytimes.com/2024/08/19/bus…

"The World Health Organization has declared a fast-spreading mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency as the agency seeks to contain the spread of the potentially deadly virus." cc: Janice Kew bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

"Protectionist measures, however well-intentioned, are hard to stop once they start. A little-noticed protectionist contagion is now spreading to Latin America." cc: Monica de Bolle ft.com/content/d964c8…

"The recently established U.S.-China Financial Working Group is set to meet for discussions about financial stability and curbing the flow of fentanyl." cc: Alan Rappeport nytimes.com/2024/08/12/us/…

"Talk of economic slowdowns is heating up around the world — except on the front lines of global merchandise trade." cc: celine_imensek bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

"Zijin Mining Group Co. is challenging the Trudeau government over rules limiting foreign state investment in projects at home and abroad." cc: Jacob Lorinc bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

"The White House’s Daleep Singh on Where Economics Meets National Security - Why the White House is now so focused on Icebreakers." cc: Joe Weisenthal Tracy Alloway bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

"President Widodo touted success in delivering steady economic growth, reducing poverty and promoting the country’s global standing in his final State of the Nation address, while apologizing for unachieved goals he will bequeath his successor." bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

"The prospect of peak steel demand in China has profound implications for the global industry." bloomberg.com/news/features/…

"China has launched an anti-subsidy investigation into dairy imports from the European Union, the latest development in a tit-for-tat trade dispute between the two sides." bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

"China has threatened severe economic retaliation against Japan if Tokyo further restricts sales and servicing of chipmaking equipment to Chinese firms, complicating US-led efforts to cut China off from advanced tech." cc: Jenny Leonard Mackenzie Hawkins Takashi Mochizuki bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

"Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds says joining Asia-Pacific CPTPP bloc is a ‘real win’ for exporters, even though it will preclude the UK from EU membership." cc: Toby Helm theguardian.com/politics/artic…

"Canada will impose new tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, aluminum and steel, lining up behind western allies and taking steps to protect domestic manufacturers." cc: Brian Platt bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

"Donald J. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, has floated the idea of a 10 percent tariff on all U.S. imports, a plan that economists say could badly damage trade." cc: Patricia Cohen nytimes.com/2024/08/27/bus…

"Meta and Apple are not launching key AI products on the continent, citing the regulatory atmosphere. But we’ve seen this move before." cc: Mark Bergen bloomberg.com/news/articles/…