A move against Spain would face political, legal and practical issues and probably provoke a wider trade war with the European Union. It could also roil markets.
Category: International Trade and World Market
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Trump Promised a Foreign Investment Boom. It’s Getting Harder to Deliver.
The threat of tariffs may have helped push more capital into the United States, but other factors are pushing it away.
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U.S. Trade Deficit Widens in May
Imports rose and exports fell in the month, pushing the trade deficit to its highest level in over a year
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Why One Global Shipping Choke Point Isn’t a Blueprint for Another
The Strait of Malacca may be a model for how Oman and Iran could collect fees in the Strait of Hormuz, but the differences between the waterways are vast.
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What to Know About the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Talks
July 1 could be the beginning of the end for a trade pact President Trump has long criticized — or the start of a path to its renewal.
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BMW Will Build a New Electric S.U.V. in South Carolina
The German company is doubling down on electric vehicles even as other automakers pull back after acknowledging billions of dollars in losses.
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China Emerges as a Relative Winner From Strait of Hormuz Crisis
A report examines how the war in Iran has weighed on Asian economies, but left China in a more advantageous position.
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In Europe, Tesla Sales Are Rising Despite Views on Elon Musk
Price cuts and low-interest-rate loans are luring buyers, including people offended by the company’s chief executive.
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Oil Prices Return to Prewar Levels After Four Months
The cost of crude has become a real-time barometer of the Iran war’s toll on the global economy.
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How a Jet Fuel Refinery Is Scrambling After the Iran War Oil Shock
For a mega-refinery in Ulsan, South Korea, a top exporter of jet fuel to the West Coast of the United States and other places, weaning off Middle Eastern oil is no small feat.
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A.I. Riches Fuel Economic Divide in Asia’s Chip Powerhouses
A.I. demand is driving stock market gains and booming exports in South Korea and Taiwan. But the rest of the economy is being left behind.