Monday, March 9, 2026

Trump Trade Spat Threatens U.S. LNG, PetroChina May Suspend Buys

Sellers could be forced to sell spot volumes at a discount From Bloomberg This winter could be a bleak one for America’s natural gas exporters as the fastest-growing buyer of the fuel threatens to halt purchases amid an escalating trade war. PetroChina, a unit of the state-owned China National Petroleum Corp., may suspend its buying of U.S. liquefied natural gas cargoes during

Trade War Reaction: Harley-Davidson Says It Is Moving Some of its Production to Europe

To avoid 31% EU tariff that hit Friday From The Hill Harley-Davidson’s (NYSE: HOG) announcement that it is moving some production overseas to avoid European tariffs coupled with triple-digit drops on Wall Street are raising pressure on lawmakers to do something about President Trump’s trade war. The European Union began imposing new tariffs on American goods on Friday, targeting Wisconsin-based Harley-Davidson

Global Trade War Weighs on Businesses

From Reuters A developing trade war between the world’s biggest economies is weighing on business confidence and could force central banks to downgrade their outlook, the world’s most powerful policymakers argued on Wednesday. After imposing punitive tariffs on a number of its top trading partners, the United States earlier this week threatened China with further duties on $200 billion, escalating