China–United States trade war

Trade Wars, Pandemic Shortages, Containers Overboard

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Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Economic history of the United States, Intermodal containers, Contemporary history, Transport, Container ship, Maritime transport, International relations, Trump tariffs, China–United States trade war

While restaurant and travel industries were negatively impacted, businesses in the ecommerce or outdoor cooking categories saw significant sales increases.

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  • While restaurant and travel industries were negatively impacted, businesses in the ecommerce or outdoor cooking categories saw significant sales increases.
  • Prior reports that containers that normally cost $5000 to ship and arrived in 4 weeks, now cost $14,000 and arrived in 3 months.\nContainers lost overboard from container ships.
  • Bloomberg News reported that containers were being lost overboard at the highest rate in 7 years, with over 2000 containers lost at sea in 2020 alone.\nContinuing high "Trump Tariffs" from the trade war with China.
  • "They have confirmed that ours was not lost overboard, but we still have no word on when or if we will ever receive it.

Insights on the Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Global Market to 2030 - Identify Growth Segments for Investment - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, March 19, 2021
Manufacturing, Engineering, Commercial policy, Customs duties, Articles, World economy, Free trade, Economic history of the United States, Transmission, Tariff, Economy, Gear, China–United States trade war, Trump tariffs

Magnetic gears are being increasingly adopted in the mechanical power transmission equipment industry.

Key Points: 
  • Magnetic gears are being increasingly adopted in the mechanical power transmission equipment industry.
  • Many developed and developing economies are imposing restrictions on free trade, which are expected to hinder the growth of the mechanical power transmission equipment market in the forecast period.
  • The increase of tariffs on foreign steel especially from China by the USA government in 2018 to 25% has increased the production cost of the mechanical power transmission equipment.
  • Therefore, reduction in the world free trade is expected to hinder the mechanical power transmission equipment market due to expected increase of the production cost and tariffs.

CKGSB 2020 Q4 Investor Sentiment Survey Reveals Optimistic Outlook Amid China's COVID-19 Recovery

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Friday, January 15, 2021
Countries, Economy, Investment, Behavioral finance, Articles, Market sentiment, Stock market, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, China–United States trade war, China–United States relations, Institutional Investor, Sentiment

The latest Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business Investor Sentiment Survey (CKISS) 2020 Q4 data reflects survey responses from 2,500 individual and institutional investors, who feel more optimistic towards China's financial markets including China's real estate and the US-China trade war.

Key Points: 
  • The latest Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business Investor Sentiment Survey (CKISS) 2020 Q4 data reflects survey responses from 2,500 individual and institutional investors, who feel more optimistic towards China's financial markets including China's real estate and the US-China trade war.
  • Investor sentiment is also more optimistic towards Hong Kong share priceswith 50% of respondents expected a rise, representing an increase of 15pp compared to the previous quarter.
  • The Cheung Kong Investor Sentiment Survey is a quarterly report on investor sentiment and expectations of China's capital markets overseen by CKGSB Professor of Accounting and Finance Liu Jing.
  • The findings for 2020 Q4 were gathered from investor sentiment questionnaires collected during December 2020, A-share listed companies' financial statements for the third quarter of 2020, and the latest macro data from both Chinese and overseas capital markets.

CKGSB 2020 Q4 Investor Sentiment Survey Reveals Optimistic Outlook Amid China's COVID-19 Recovery

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Friday, January 15, 2021
Countries, Economy, Investment, Behavioral finance, Articles, Market sentiment, Stock market, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, China–United States trade war, China–United States relations, Institutional Investor, Sentiment

The latest Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business Investor Sentiment Survey (CKISS) 2020 Q4 data reflects survey responses from 2,500 individual and institutional investors, who feel more optimistic towards China's financial markets including China's real estate and the US-China trade war.

Key Points: 
  • The latest Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business Investor Sentiment Survey (CKISS) 2020 Q4 data reflects survey responses from 2,500 individual and institutional investors, who feel more optimistic towards China's financial markets including China's real estate and the US-China trade war.
  • Investor sentiment is also more optimistic towards Hong Kong share priceswith 50% of respondents expected a rise, representing an increase of 15pp compared to the previous quarter.
  • The Cheung Kong Investor Sentiment Survey is a quarterly report on investor sentiment and expectations of China's capital markets overseen by CKGSB Professor of Accounting and Finance Liu Jing.
  • The findings for 2020 Q4 were gathered from investor sentiment questionnaires collected during December 2020, A-share listed companies' financial statements for the third quarter of 2020, and the latest macro data from both Chinese and overseas capital markets.

Global Fluid Power Equipment Market Report 2020: Bleak Investment Activity and the Global Economic Shrinkage will Lead to a Short-term Market Contraction - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Other Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Contemporary history, Articles, Anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States, China–United States trade war, Economic history of the People's Republic of China, Economic history of the United States, Units of time, COVID-19 pandemic

Owing to the US-China trade war and the global economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the global fluid power equipment market is projected to face a sharp revenue contraction in 2020.

Key Points: 
  • Owing to the US-China trade war and the global economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the global fluid power equipment market is projected to face a sharp revenue contraction in 2020.
  • The imposition of national lockdowns, travel bans, and the widespread stagnation of industrial activities have subdued the demand outlook for fluid power equipment.
  • Globally, macroeconomic factors such as negative GDP growth in developed countries and low purchasing managers' index (PMI) indicate a tightening of overall market spend on fluid power equipment.
  • Which key factors will impact the global fluid power equipment market in 2020?

New Coalition of Top Chefs Urges Biden Administration to Scrap Food and Wine Tariffs

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Customs duties, International taxation, Donald Trump, Presidency of Donald Trump, World economy, Economic history of the United States, Tariff, Joe Biden, Articles, 21st century in the United States, China–United States trade war

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Today, award-winning chefs from across the country launched the Coalition to Stop Restaurant Tariffs .

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Today, award-winning chefs from across the country launched the Coalition to Stop Restaurant Tariffs .
  • The coalition is pressing the incoming Biden administration to end all tariffs on European food, wine, and spirits via executive action on his first day in office.
  • We can't afford the additional burden of tariffs on imported products and hope to stay in business."
  • The Trump administration imposed these tariffs to try to punish Europe for subsidizing its aircraft manufacturers.

Global Price Index for Industrial Raw Materials: Revised Forecasts Due to COVID-19 Impact

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Thursday, May 7, 2020
Economy, Articles, Price of oil, Pricing, Economic growth, China–United States trade war, International relations

DUBLIN, May 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "World Commodity Forecasts Industrial Raw Materials" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • DUBLIN, May 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "World Commodity Forecasts Industrial Raw Materials" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The Industrial Raw Materials (IRM) price index is estimated to have contracted by 8.6% in 2019, reflecting a fall in base metal and crude oil prices.
  • Plummeting global growth, primarily in China, and the escalating US-China trade war have hurt industrial activity and goods trade in both countries.
  • The price of aluminium, which has the highest weighting in the metals index, is estimated to have fallen by 15.2% in 2019, as slowing global GDP growth weighed on consumption.

World Commodity Forecasts for Industrial Raw Materials: Updated Forecasts In Light of COVID-19 Impact - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Energy, Natural Resources, Mining, Minerals, Oil, Gas, Price of oil, Pricing, China–United States trade war, International relations, History by period, Modern history

The "World Commodity Forecasts Industrial Raw Materials" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "World Commodity Forecasts Industrial Raw Materials" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The Industrial Raw Materials (IRM) price index is estimated to have contracted by 8.6% in 2019, reflecting a fall in base metal and crude oil prices.
  • Plummeting global growth, primarily in China, and the escalating US-China trade war have hurt industrial activity and goods trade in both countries.
  • In 2020 and 2021 prices are expected to return to growth, as falling stockpiles and investments in infrastructure raise demand for industrial metals.

CTA Praises China ‘Deal One’ – Urges Further Progress to End Tariffs

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Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Mobile, Wireless, Other Government, Technology, Telecommunications, Public policy, Government, White House, Federal Government, Hardware, Public policy, Consumer electronics, Other Policy Issues, Customs duties, Economy of the United States, Economy, World economy, International taxation, Tariff, Donald Trump, Trump tariffs, China–United States trade war

President Trump made a deal that rolls back tariffs and addresses critical tech priorities including intellectual property protections and forced technology transfer.

Key Points: 
  • President Trump made a deal that rolls back tariffs and addresses critical tech priorities including intellectual property protections and forced technology transfer.
  • The postponement of tariffs is a temporary reprieve on many of Americans favorite tech products.
  • But market uncertainty remains until we see permanent tariff removalor return the billions of dollars our nation has paid because of these tariffs.
  • Businesses and markets crave certainty and relief from the whiplash caused by the ups and downs of our trade negotiations.

Tariffs at Both Points of The Supply Chain, United States & China, Run the Risk of Cost Inflation for Companies that have Manufacturing Units in Either Country - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Health, Other Health, Customs duties, International taxation, World economy, Tariff, Medtech, Economy, World, China–United States trade war, Tariff in United States history

The insight analysis also examines the timeline and causes of the tariff war and explores why medical technology (MedTech) is included in the United States' new tariff policy.

Key Points: 
  • The insight analysis also examines the timeline and causes of the tariff war and explores why medical technology (MedTech) is included in the United States' new tariff policy.
  • The United States is the world's largest medical technology importer, and China is its fourth-largest supplier.
  • The tariff war is anticipated to create a ripple effect that will impact healthcare systems as costs rise.
  • Tariffs at both points of the supply chain (in the United States and in China) run the risk of cost inflation for the companies that have manufacturing units in either country, which may eventually lead to an escalation in patient care costs across many countries.