Posts Tagged ‘tariff’

Biden set to implement 200% tariff on Russian aluminum, which will worsen U.S. inflation

(Natural News) During his State of the Union Address on Tuesday, Joe Biden tried to claim that his economy was a success by lying about job ‘creation’ and downplaying inflation — though the latter would not even be a problem were it not for his economic policies and those of Democrats in Congress. At the […]

Egypt denies imposing tariff to receive phone calls

The authorities in Egypt yesterday denied recent reports that the government is going to impose a tariff to receive phone calls. Such claims are “incorrect”, insisted the Egyptian cabinet’s media centre, which added that it has been in touch with the ministry of communications on the matter. “The fees for the cost of any telephone […]

Australia ups the ante in row with China as it seeks WTO help over 80% barley tariff hike

Australia has launched a World Trade Organization probe into Chinese trade levies – hiked beyond 80 percent last spring – Canberra’s commerce chief said, as rising tensions between the two sides continue to spiral. “This is the logical and appropriate next step for Australia to take,” Trade Minister Simon Birmingham told reporters on Wednesday, arguing […]

China Slaps 179% Tariff On US Sorghum Hours After US Bans Exports To China’s ZTE

In response to reports that the US is ramping up the “third front” in its trade spat with China by authorizing another investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 – this time, aimed at obstacles that prevent US tech firms from competing in cloud computing and other high-tech industries – […]

Iran, Eurasia to sign preferential tariff deal soon: Sanaei

Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Mehdi Sanaei announced on Thursday that the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Eurasia Economic Union will ink preferential tariffs agreement in the near future. The Iranian diplomat made the remarks while touching upon the JCPOA (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action signed by Iran and P5+1 on July 14, 2015 […]

Washington’s crushing 220% tariff on Canadian jets could be start of nasty trade war

     Washington has imposed preliminary anti-subsidy duties of 220 percent on Bombardier’s C-Series jets. The tariffs were imposed after American rival Boeing accused Canada of unfairly subsidizing Bombardier. The US government sided with Boeing after the American company filed a complaint that the 110-to-130 seat Bombardier aircraft were dumped below cost in the US market. […]

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