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Top Trade News Headlines of the Week | August 23-29, 2020

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Below is a summary of top stories this week.  To stay up-to-date, be sure to sign up to receive our emails and follow us on social media.

  • Iran sanctions: U.S. demands ‘snapback’ of measures at U.N. Security Council
  • U.N. Security Council president dismisses U.S. sanctions move on Iran.
  • U.S. and China hold phone call on phase one trade agreement.
  • USTR Lighthizer and Agriculture Secretary Purdue spoke at hearing on trade and produce last week.  Florida officials urge administration to help growers. Florida produce was largely excluded from USMCA which entered into force on July 1st. Florida produce industry has maintained that unfair trade practices by Mexico have been detrimental to them. Tomato trade tensions are heating up again. USTR Lighthizer Promises Help for Southeast Tomato Growers
  • WTO largely sides with Canada on U.S. lumber dispute.  The U.S. responds here.
  • Deal over American lobster helps to ease U.S.-EU trade tensions.  Joint Statement of the United States and the European Union on a Tariff Agreement.
  • Tech Giants, Taxes, and a Looming Global Trade War
  • USTR Lighthizer outlines plan to revamp World Trade Organization
  • Covid Crisis Drives Historic Drop in Global Trade (WSJ subscription required).  WTO: Goods barometer confirms steep drop in trade but hints at nascent recovery. WTO issues new report on how COVID-19 crisis may push up trade costs.
  • This chart shows how COVID -19 is harming tourism around the world.
  • Digital Trade in a Post-COVID World
  • What Bikes Tell Us About A Changing Global Economy.
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