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Bloomberg China announced it will take retaliatory tariff action against $60 billion of US goods, sharply escalating their trade conflict as the Trump administration considers imposing duties on almost all Chinese imports. China’s retaliatory tariffs, on items ranging from meat to wheat and textiles, will take effect on September 24, China’s Ministry of Finance said in a statement posted on …

Bloomberg The European Union (EU) outlined ways to bolster the World Trade Organization (WTO) in a bid to keep US President Donald Trump committed to the global commercial order that America helped shape after World War II. EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom presented a ‘concept paper’ aimed at strengthening WTO rules against trade-distorting subsidies, averting a deadlock in the dispute-settlement …

Bloomberg Enbridge Inc. agreed to acquire the shares it doesn’t already own in three North American units for about $7.1 billion as the Canadian pipeline giant moves to simplify its corporate structure. The rollup of the so-called master limited partnerships will bring all of Enbridge’s core liquids and natural gas assets under the umbrella of a single publicly traded entity …

Bloomberg Abu Dhabi is pushing ahead with an initial public offering for Spanish oil company Cia Espanola de Petroleos SAU, in what could be the largest such deal in a decade. The emirate’s Mubadala Investment Co. will offer a stake of at least 25 percent in Cepsa in the fourth quarter, the state-owned investor said on Monday in a statement. …

Bloomberg The Trump administration will announce that it’s imposing a 10 percent tariff on $200 billion of Chinese goods, which Beijing has already said it will retaliate against, reports said. The rate is less than half of the 25% level the administration had initially been considering. Still, American consumers could start feeling the cost of the tariffs for everyday goods, …

Bloomberg The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) needs to keep working with other oil producers to manage global supplies as demand for crude faces ‘headwinds,’ the head of the organisation said. The historic supply deal between Saudi Arabia, Russia and other producers reached in late 2016 needs to become permanent, Mohammad Barkindo, secretary-general of the Opec, said. Oil demand …

BUCHARES / WAM Ways of accelerating cooperation in the investment and trade sectors were the main topic of discussions at a meeting His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region, had with Viorica Dancila, Romanian Prime Minister. The two sides met in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, and discussed boosting ties between the UAE and …

Bloomberg The cost of delivering world trade is about to go up. A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, the world’s largest container shipping line, said that customers using its giant box ships will have to pay separately for fuel from 2020, when prices are expected to surge because of tougher environmental standards. The regulations are designed to cut down emissions of sulfur, a …

Bloomberg Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund raised an $11 billion loan, marking its first-ever borrowing. The loan was larger than initially planned due to strong interest from banks and establishes a core banking group for the Public Investment Fund to work with on future deals, the fund said. “This is the first step in incorporating loans and debt instruments into …

Bloomberg New Jersey is taking a step closer to erecting wind turbines off the coast of some of its most storied beaches. State regulators are about to consider Governor Phil Murphy’s proposed solicitation for 1.1 gigawatts of offshore-wind farms. The process was expected to begin on September 17, subject to approval by the state’s Board of Public Utilities, Murphy said …