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Solar manufacturing group seeks US tariff probe into Korean imports

WTO members review US balance-of-payments tariffs

If the WTO finds the US violated GATT it could authorize retaliatory tariffs by impacted nations.  This action could trigger a tariff "war" upending global trade significantly.   Section 122 sunsets on July 24. 

Fearing tariffs, retailers overstocked. Then inflation hit.

B-stock sees excess inventory as a strategic channel to address supply and demand consumer behaviors. 

China's coking coal imports set to rise as Shanxi mine disaster hits supply, traders say

India will monitor Chinese steel imports before deciding on further curbs, source says

Shippers turn back to railroad as trucking costs rise

China announces sanctions on 10 US companies as trade tensions flare

Chinese government agencies are also prohibited from purchasing from 46 US companies. The US claims Alibaba, BYD and Baidu have links to the Chinese military. 

Paris department store says Shein deal was a 'strategic error,' wants it gone by Christmas