China copper imports hit 13-month high in November on improved factory activity
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s copper imports rose 12.1% in November from the previous month to their highest in more than…
China to raise import tariffs on U.S. scrap copper, aluminum from December 15
FILE PHOTO: A worker drives a forklift past aluminum rolls at a factory in Huaibei, Anhui province, China March 2,…
New York sues Target, Walmart for sale of lead-contaminated toys
An employee pushes shopping carts outside a Walmart store in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 20, 2018. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski (Reuters) –…
U.S.-China trade talks end with no breakthrough as tariffs kick in
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. and Chinese officials ended two days of talks on Thursday with no major breakthrough as their…
U.S., China escalate trade war, impose more tariffs
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and China escalated their acrimonious trade war on Thursday, implementing punitive 25 percent tariffs…
Russia’s VTB Bank says no longer lending to Deripaska: CNBC
MOSCOW (Reuters) – VTB (VTBR.MM), Russia’s second-largest bank, has stopped lending to sanctioned Russian metals tycoon Oleg Deripaska, VTB’s President…
Exclusive: En+ set to ask U.S. for more time for Deripaska stake sale: source
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s En+ Group, which manages Oleg Deripaska’s aluminum and hydropower businesses, is likely to ask the U.S.…
Exclusive: Sinopec USA turns copper buyer to supply China operations – sources
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. unit of China’s oil major Sinopec Corp (0386.HK) is procuring copper to send to its…
Rusal shares plunge over 40 percent on U.S. sanctions
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Shares of Russian aluminum giant United Company Rusal Plc (0486.HK) plunged as much as 41.8 percent…
Asia’s biggest exporters bristle over U.S. tariffs, fanning trade war fears
TOKYO (Reuters) – Major Asian nations reacted sharply on Friday to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on…