Trade Law 
Peru Posts First Trade Deficit in Three Years on Copper (Lima) – nola.com
The trade gap of $84 million compared with a surplus of $755 million … fell in April after the government introduced laws in March to regulate gold mining in the Amazon.
Lakers Trade Speculation: Could Pau Gasol for Josh Smith Work for the Lakers? – Bleacherreport.com
The Lakers felt they might have solved their point guard problems when they acquired Ramon Sessions from the Cleveland Cavaliers before the trade deadline, but Sessions’ disappearing act in the postseason may have disrupted that theory. The Lakers bench …
China Is Excluded From Waivers for Oil Trade With Iran – New York Times
Under the sanctions law signed by President Obama last December, the United States will sever ties to the financial systems of countries that continue to buy oil from Iran without reducing the volume of those purchases. China’s case is complicated.
David Cay Johnson: JPMorgan Chase Got Around Volcker Rule By Labeling Trades As Hedges – Huffington Post
While JPMorgan did not respond to my questions on its strategy, Reuters and others have reported that the trade began as a standard hedge … Black now talks his walk as a law and economics professor at the University of … Continue reading
The U.S. is China’s market of first and last resort (thanks to a deliberately undervalued currency). – DAILY KOS
China’s deliberately undervalued currency make sit easy to export to the U.S. This is a violation of world trade law. So why is John Boehner blocking U.S. action? The New York Times’ Keith Bradsher reports that China’s domestic economy has … Continue reading
Karnataka plans Tourism Trade Act to woo investors in tourism – hospitalitybizindia.com
In an attempt to woo investors and speed up investment processes in the tourism sector in the state, the Karnataka government is planning to come out with a Tourism Trade Act. The government has almost finalised the draft of the … Continue reading
Will China’s Exports Drain Growth From Other Countries? – Businessweek
President Barack Obama has created a group to investigate trade law violations, especially by China. Coy is Bloomberg Businessweek’s economics editor.
Google goes softly-softly on European antitrust – Reuters India
But to establish an abuse in EU law it is not always necessary to prove consumer … Seven months after the EU announced its investigation, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched its own probe into Google’s business practices.
Manila’s Loss Is Free Trade’s Gain – Wall Street Journal
The SAVE Act—for Save Our Industries—would give Philippine garment manufacturers duty-free access to U.S. clothing markets as long as they buy U.S. fabrics to make their
US-India trade punches over commerce – Times of India
Still, he does not hold back from reeling off the “growing obstacles and difficulties in trade that is causing rising frustration” in Washington: Principal among them, the nuclear liability law that may end up freezing out US companies even …
