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  • July 2008

    • Global Trade Talks Collapse

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 30, 08 4:32 AM CDT

      Global Trade Talks Collapse

      (Newser) - World Trade Organization talks to forge a new global trade pact collapsed yesterday after seven years of negotiations. An EU spokesman called the breakdown a "massive blow to the confidence in the global economy." The talks fell apart as China and India demanded the authortity to impose "safeguard" tariffs if imports of key crops exceeded set levels, reports the Wall Street Journal.  More »

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      China  • India  • Brazil  • free trade  • Max Baucus  • subsidies  • tariffs  • Geneva  • World Trade Organization.  • Globalization  • free trade agreements  • global food crisis  • Doha Round

  • June 2008

    • Export Bans Push Food Costs Even Higher

      New York Times  |  Jun 30, 08 7:23 AM CDT

      Export Bans Push Food Costs Even Higher

      (Newser) - Alarmed by high food prices and shortages worldwide, some 29 countries are banning or reducing exports of foods to make sure they have enough at home. Such limitations pose a threat to countries that rely on imports, forcing prices up further, the New York Times reports. What’s more, the restrictions are in turn fueling private hoarding. "People are in a panic, so they are buying more and more—at least, those who have money are buying,” a Philippine rice vendor tells the Times. More »

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      food prices  • exports  • food shortage  • rice  • World Trade Organization.  • food scare

  • May 2008

    • US Slams EU Over Tariffs on High Tech

      Reuters  |  May 28, 08 6:09 PM CDT

      US Slams EU Over Tariffs on High Tech

      (Newser) - The US butted heads with the European Union today over import tariffs on more than $70 billion worth of computer screens and other technology products, Reuters reports. "The EU should be working with the United States to promote new technologies, not finding protectionist gimmicks to apply new duties to these products," said a trade representative. More »

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      United States  • European Union  • consumer electronics  • tariffs  • WTO  • World Trade Organization.  • EU

  • April 2008

    • Bush Boosts Battered NAFTA at Summit

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 22, 08 3:25 AM CDT

      Bush Boosts Battered NAFTA at Summit

      (Newser) - President Bush yesterday opened a two-day economic summit in New Orleans with Mexico and Canada amid growing hostility to the North American Free Trade Agreement, which is widely blamed for US job losses. Bush is using the meeting with the trillion-dollar trading partners to highlight support for NAFTA as the 14-year-pact is repeatedly roasted on the Democratic campaign trail. More »

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      recession  • Mexico  • Canada  • New Orleans  • Felipe Calderon  • NAFTA  • Stephen Harper  • World Trade Organization.  • National Security Council  • summit meeting

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