27 h. ago China, US ease export curbs but Trump’s Vietnam deal risks blowback: analysts

A week after announcing long-anticipated progress from high-level talks in London, China and the United States are taking concrete steps to clear export hurdles and issue licenses for strategic goods. The easing of trade restrictions signals a tentative reset between the world’s two largest economies. But the thaw remains fragile, as analysts warned that Washington’s new trade deal with Vietnam could provoke a response from Beijing. Still, for now, both sides have moved to restore access to...

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8 d. ago China has begun issuing rare earth export licences to European firms: EU sources

China has started issuing export licences for rare earth elements and magnets to European companies, EU sources confirmed, although the bloc continues to push for a structural solution to a situation that has jumped to the top of the bilateral agenda. European governments and companies have for weeks been lobbying Chinese authorities to ease export restrictions, which were introduced in response to US President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs” in April. Earlier on Thursday, China’s commerce...

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8 d. ago Exclusive | China has begun issuing rare earth export licenses to European firms: EU sources

Exclusive | China has begun issuing rare earth export licenses to European firms: EU sources  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago Could China’s rare earth pivot ease strain on the automotive sector?

Could China’s rare earth pivot ease strain on the automotive sector?  Euronews

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3 w. ago Beijing puts six month limit on its ease of rare earth export licenses

Beijing puts six month limit on its ease of rare earth export licenses  Forexlive | Forex News, Technical Analysis & Trading Tools

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3 w. ago China grants export permits to rare earth giant for US, Europe shipments

A top Chinese rare earth exporter, which hosted President Xi Jinping during a 2019 inspection, said it had obtained export permits for several destinations, including the United States. Investors welcomed the news, sending the company’s shares higher. JL MAG Rare-Earth said on Wednesday that it had also been granted licenses for Europe and Southeast Asia, and that it would export magnetic materials, components and motor rotors. “After the export controls imposed on medium and heavy rare earth...

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3 w. ago Why Trump’s nuclear export controls won’t stop China, may hurt US firms: analysts

China’s nuclear ambitions may face a slight setback from Washington’s reported export restrictions on power plant components, but Beijing will press ahead with its construction drive and intensify efforts to develop home-grown technologies as its domestic reactors mature, analysts said. The Trump administration has reportedly suspended licenses for the export of some nuclear power generation equipment to China. The US Department of Commerce issued the ruling in recent weeks, according to...

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4 w. ago Energy Transfer says US government requiring licenses to export ethane to China

Energy Transfer says US government requiring licenses to export ethane to China  Reuters

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BIS Issues Notice of Intent to Deny Applications for Licenses to Export Three Ethane Cargoes to China  Business Wire

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