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Oil prices fall as alarm over Iran rocket strike fades

Reuters LONDON – Brent oil futures fell on Wednesday from a four-month peak hit in frenzied early trading after a rocket attack by Iran on American forces in Iraq appeared to have no impact on oil infrastructure or crude flows. Tweets by U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister also seemed to signal a period of calm – for

U.S. Proposes Tariffs on Another $4 Billion of EU Goods

U.S. Proposes Tariffs on Another $4 Billion of EU Goods

Boeing-Airbus subsidy dispute heats up From the AJOT The U.S. added new products from the European Union to potentially target with retaliatory tariffs in a long-running trans-Atlantic subsidy dispute between Boeing Co. and Airbus SE. The U.S. Trade Representative’s office on Monday published a list of $4 billion worth of EU goods they could hit with duties as retaliation for

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Saudi Aramco Says It Can Keep Oil Flowing If Hormuz Disrupted

From The Houston Chronicle Saudi Arabian Oil Co. has the experience and infrastructure it needs to keep crude flowing should supply through the Strait of Hormuz be disrupted, according to the chief executive officer of the state-run producer. “We are increasing our readiness,” Amin Nasser said in an interview in Seoul on Tuesday. “We can supply through the Red Sea

Crude Leaps as OPEC+ Eyes Meeting Date, Europe Talks Stimulus

From Bloomberg Oil cartel proposes early July gathering as stalemate eases, WTI extends gains further after API sees declining stockpiles Oil surged to its biggest gain in five months as OPEC and its allies moved closer to a meeting to extend supply cuts while the European Central Bank raised hopes of a new stimulus to pump up demand. Futures in

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Trade Deal Could Propel U.S. to Top of China’s LNG Supplier List

Morgan Stanley sees the two countries reaching a pact in 2019 LNG may cut U.S.-China trade deficit by $17 billion: bank Here’s another reason for Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to seal a swift trade deal: it could put the U.S. on track to become China’s biggest supplier of liquefied natural gas, according to Morgan Stanley. A pact this

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Oil Trims Loss as Key U.S. Midwest Pipeline Seen Nearing Restart

From Bloomberg Ozark pipeline out of Cushing storage hub was shut last week, futures still down on talk of China rare-earths restrictions Oil pared losses after hitting the lowest level since March as a pipeline that drains crude from the key Cushing, Oklahoma, supply hub was said to be ready to restart Thursday. Futures closed the trading session down 0.6%

U.S. Proposes Tariffs on Nations with Undervalued Currencies

From AJOT/Bloomberg The Trump administration is proposing tariffs on goods from countries found to have undervalued currencies, in a move that would further escalate its assault on global trading rules. The proposal, laid out in a Federal Register notice released on Thursday, would let U.S.-based companies seek anti-subsidy tariffs on products from countries found by the U.S. Treasury Department to

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American President’s Japanese Carrier Visit: Both Ironic and Symbolic

Upbeat state visit overweight on optics, but visit to potent warship signals upgraded trajectory for Japan-US alliance From Asia Times US President Donald Trump’s state visit to the Land of the Rising Sun started on Saturday. With Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe facing elections in both houses of the Diet in July, and with Trump facing mounting challenges on the

EU Plans Sharp Hike in U.S. Energy Imports as Trade Lever

From Reuters The European Union will seek to double imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States by 2023, as part of its efforts to ease transatlantic trade tensions and reduce its reliance on Russian gas. U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry and EU Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete hold a joint news conference at the EU Commission headquarters