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Fed Chair Jerome Powell: US inflation is cooling again, though it isn't yet time to cut rates
Fed Chair Jerome Powell: US inflation is cooling again, though it isn't yet time to cut rates
The European Union on Thursday slapped extra provisional duties of up to 38 percent on Chinese electric car imports because of Beijing's "unfair" support, a move that risks escalating tensions with Beijing.- Expected cut to imports - The United States has already hiked customs duties on Chinese electric cars to 100 percent, while Canada is considering similar action.
BMW has accused the European Union of protectionism as Brussels prepares to hit imported Chinese electric cars with a wave of tariffs.
UK Steel says British firms paid prices in spring well over double French and Spanish equivalents
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The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said 67,625 new cars were registered by private consumers in June.
Germany has blocked the sale of a Volkswagen subsidiary to a Chinese state-owned company on national security grounds, delivering a fresh blow to the already tense relationship with its biggest trading partner.
The European Union will impose additional provisional duties of up to 38 percent on Chinese electric cars from Friday after concluding manufacturers in China benefited from unfair state support.The EU will now impose provisional duties between 20 and 38 percent on top of the current 10 percent tariff on Chinese electric cars.
French mining group Eramet and China's Tsingshan on Wednesday inaugurated a lithium production plant in Argentina to supply the booming electric car industry. The plant is not a traditional mine nor one of the environmentally damaging salt flats from which the metal used in electric batteries is normally extracted in South America's so-called lithium triangle of Argentina, Bolivia and Chile.
Tesla retained its title as the world's largest pure electric vehicle (EV) maker after beating sales forecasts for the April to June period but its lead over its competitors is narrowing as Chinese manufacturers launch an array of models at cheaper prices. The Austin, Texas-based company delivered 443,956 vehicles to customers during the quarter, beating a median forecast of 439,302 units in a Bloomberg survey of analysts, edging out BYD, backed by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, which chur
(Reuters) -Oil prices for Brent crude hit their highest level since April on Thursday, holding above $87 after data the previous day showed a decline in U.S. inventories. Brent crude futures were up 21 cents, or 0.2%, at $87.55 a barrel by 1922 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 18 cents at $84.06 in trade thinned by the U.S. Independence Day holiday.
Turkmenistan and Iran on Wednesday signed a contract for the delivery of 10 billion cubic meters a year of Turkmen gas that Iran will then ship on to Iraq. The deal was announced by Turkmenistan's foreign ministry, which did not state the monetary worth of the contract. The ministry's statement said Iranian companies will construct a new 125-kilometer (77-mile) pipeline to Iran to expand Turkmenistan's delivery capacity.
STORY: Step inside BYD's first electric vehicle plant in Thailand.It's part of the Chinese automaker's plan to expand in Southeast Asia, where BYD has become the dominant player.BYD CEO and President Wang Chuanfu."We are convinced that Thailand will have a golden development period for new energy vehicles. China and Thailand are geographically close, culturally close, and economic and trade cooperation is booming. New energy vehicles are not only a bridge between China and Thailand to enhance friendship, but also a link between BYD and Thailand."Thailand is a regional auto assembly and export hub.The country aims to convert 30% of its annual production of 2.5 million vehicles into EVs by 2030.Chinese EV makers clearly like the lure of the Thai government's subsidies and tax incentives.They've invested more than $1.4 billion setting up factories in the country, with BYD's new plant the latest addition.The sprawling facility is worth $490 million.And it will have a production capacity of 150,000 vehicles per year, including plug-in hybrids."It will provide over 10,000 jobs after reaching full capacity."As part of its expansion outside China, the world's largest EV maker is also building its first European production base in Hungary.Although BYD could feel some pain in that particular market.The European Commission has imposed tariffs of up to nearly 38% on Chinese-made EVs.
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Oil prices were edging higher as reports of a larger-than-expected draw in U.S. crude stockpiles signals solid demand during the summer driving season in the world's top consumer. Brent crude and WTI were both up 0.3% to $86.55 and $83.11 a barrel, respectively, after reaching their highest level in more than two months in the previous trading session. Crude inventories fell by 9.16 million barrels last week, according to reports citing figures from the American Petroleum Institute ahead of official data later on Wednesday.
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