Topic: Trade & Sanctions — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-17 03:57 UTC+10:00] [Estados Unidos] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O Brasil passará a ter a maior tarifa aplicada pelos Estados Unidos entre os países da América do Sul a partir de 22 de julho, quando passam a valer as novas taxas impostas por Donald Trump nesta quarta-feira (15/07). O dado é do Global Trade Alert (GTA), iniciativa do St.
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[2026-07-17 03:57 UTC+10:00] [Estados Unidos] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O Brasil passará a ter a maior tarifa aplicada pelos Estados Unidos entre os países da América do Sul a partir de 22 de julho, quando passam a valer as novas taxas impostas por Donald Trump nesta quarta-feira (15/07). O dado é do Global Trade Alert (GTA), iniciativa do St.
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[2026-07-17 03:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-17 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's minister of economy, trade and industry, left, shakes hands with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in Tokyo on July 16. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)
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[2026-07-17 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Lebanon and Syria will, in the coming months, begin revising decades-old trade agreements to revive their economic relationship following the ouster of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in 2024, Lebanon's economy minister told Reuters on Thursday.
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[2026-07-17 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz is once again the scene of fighting, with Iran and the United States States vying for control of the strategic waterway and continuing to trade fire in the early hours of Thursday.
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[2026-07-17 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, third from right, and Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Ryosei Akazawa, center, at the July 16 announcement of a Japanese AI consortium. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)
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[2026-07-17 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Shipping containers are seen ready for transport at the Guangzhou Port in the Nansha district in southern China’s Guangdong province, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
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[2026-07-17 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Camp Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — Authorities seized approximately ₱22 million worth of illegally traded petroleum products and arrested eight individuals during a joint anti-smuggling operation in Barangay San Benito, Dinalupihan, Bataan, in the early hours of July 16, 2026.
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[2026-07-17 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed on X late Wednesday night that the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is set to impose a 25% tariff on "most Brazilian imports."
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[2026-07-16 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: “We live each day fearing that we may be shot or killed, and in constant fear of being attacked and beaten.”
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[2026-07-16 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A by-product of LNG production, helium is critical for hi-tech industries including semiconductors, medical equipment and aerospace
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[2026-07-16 19:33 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A by-product of LNG production, helium is critical for hi-tech industries including semiconductors, medical equipment and aerospace
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[2026-07-16 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The full implementation of China’s curbs on rare earth exports could jeopardise $6.5 trillion in downstream production outside the country, potentially crippling several industries across continents, the International Energy Agency has warned.
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[2026-07-16 18:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- The presidential national security office held a meeting Thursday to discuss trade and security issues between South Korea and the United States, officials said.
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[2026-07-16 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Britain’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Peter Kyle, left, and Swiss Federal President Guy Parmelin talk prior to a press briefing, held as part of a bilateral meeting, at the Hotel Bellevue Palace in Bern, Switzerland, Monday, July 13, 2026. Parmelin and Kyle announced the conclusion of negotiations on a modernised free trade agreement between Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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[2026-07-16 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Food security and trade ministers have already visited this year, with another, by Economy Minister Heleen Herbert, under consideration
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[2026-07-16 17:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Food security and trade ministers have already visited this year, with another, by Economy Minister Heleen Herbert, under consideration
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[2026-07-16 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. has levied 25% tariffs on most imports from Brazil effective next week, concluding a yearlong investigation into what Washington calls unfair trade practices, and reigniting tensions with the Latin American nation after negotiation fell apart.
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[2026-07-16 15:01 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trade office cites investigation of Brazilian trade practices while Marco Rubio says Lula’s policies ‘bad for Americans and bad for Brazilians’
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[2026-07-16 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s growing hunger for critical minerals partly drove the increase, but the tariff reduction is also fuelling trade in several new sectors
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[2026-07-16 15:00 UTC+10:00] [African agricultural products] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s growing hunger for critical minerals partly drove the increase, but the tariff reduction is also fuelling trade in several new sectors
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[2026-07-16 14:14 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: SYDNEY – Australia will make big companies criminally liable for modern slavery in supply chains, the nation’s top lawyer said Thursday, weeks after the United States threatened trade tariffs over the issue.
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[2026-07-16 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: Joe Miller in New York
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[2026-07-16 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., during the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-07-16 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE VA Ladder Summit 2026, held at the Department of Trade and Industry's Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC) – Global MSME Academy in Pasay City on July 11, united freelancers, virtual assistants, agency owners, employers, educators, government leaders and technology partners under the theme "From Freelancer to Industry Leader."
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[2026-07-16 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [China Looks West] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Peter Navarro is the White House senior counselor for trade and manufacturing.
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[2026-07-16 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Zelenskyy tips next PM and baffles with defence minister sacking; crisis forces Russia to seek gasoline from India in reversal of trade flow. What we know on day 1,604
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[2026-07-16 09:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: E-commerce giant Coupang spent $250,000 lobbying the White House, the House of Representatives and the Office of the US Trade Representative during the second quarter of the year through a firm with close ties to US President Donald Trump, a lobbying disclosure report showed Wednesday.
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[2026-07-16 09:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal reacts to striking out Philadelphia Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber to end the fifth inning Sunday, July 12, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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[2026-07-16 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With better-than-expected trade figures being followed by lower-than-expected GDP growth, Beijing will have to consider how to strike a balance
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[2026-07-16 09:15 UTC+10:00] [trade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With better-than-expected trade figures being followed by lower-than-expected GDP growth, Beijing will have to consider how to strike a balance
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[2026-07-16 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Michael Kern of OilPrice.com
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[2026-07-16 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AI company urges tighter export controls, saying Chinese rivals are rapidly closing the gap through unauthorised model distillation
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[2026-07-16 08:05 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AI company urges tighter export controls, saying Chinese rivals are rapidly closing the gap through unauthorised model distillation
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[2026-07-16 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-16 06:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Lance McCullers Jr. of the Houston Astros throws to live batters before a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, June 19, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Kevin M. Cox, File)
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[2026-07-16 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, July 15 (Yonhap) -- E-commerce giant Coupang Inc. spent US$250,000 lobbying the White House, the House of Representatives and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative during the second quarter of the year through a firm with close ties to U.S. President Donald Trump, a lobbying disclosure report showed Wednesday.
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[2026-07-16 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Strike action by a combined ports union in the Pilbara will not cost the Australian and WA economies any royalties - rather, delaying them, according to Electrical Trade Union WA state secretary Adam Woodage.
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[2026-07-16 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The UK is actively working on a comprehensive plan to ban all import and export transactions of goods and services with “illegal” Israeli settlements, Minister for Trade Chris Bryant announced on Wednesday.
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[2026-07-16 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-16 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Young big man Ken Tuffin and American reinforcement BJ Johnson combined to score Phoenix’s last four free throws to lift the Fuel Masters to a pulsating 98-97 win against import-less Meralco for its second straight victory in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup on Wednesday night at the Araneta Coliseum.
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[2026-07-16 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-07-16 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-15 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The then-Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto holds a press conference following a cabinet meeting in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (Boglarka Bodnar/MTI via AP, File)
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[2026-07-15 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met with Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Wednesday and strategized to agreed on bilateral cooperation by expanding trade, advancing artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, attracting more investments, and strengthening collaboration in health and social development.
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[2026-07-15 22:50 UTC+10:00] [Drug pricing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: France and other countries are in discussions with U.S. officials to avoid new trade investigations into their pharmaceutical pricing practices, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Tuesday.
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[2026-07-15 22:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures are higher led by technology stocks, after solid earnings from ASML offered fresh evidence of the relentless demand for chips enabling the global AI buildout and boosted sentiment across the AI Infra trade. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are up 0.1% and Nasdaq futures rise 0.4%, both off session highs.
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[2026-07-15 22:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: India and the United Kingdom’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) has come into effect, cutting tariffs on thousands of goods and increasing access for service firms in both countries.
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