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Malaysia in talks with China firms on pipeline projects

Bloomberg Malaysia is in discussions with China-based contractors for compensation relating to pipeline projects worth 9.4 billion ringgit ($2.24 billion). The government is negotiating with China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Co and Huanqiu Project Management Beijing Co on the total compensation to be paid by Suria Strategic Energy Resources Sdn, which was overseeing the projects, for the termination of the work, ...

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US proposes tariffs on nations with undervalued currencies

Bloomberg The Trump administration is proposing tariffs on goods from countries found to have undervalued currencies, in a move that would further escalate its assault on global trading rules. The proposal, laid out in a Federal Register notice released, would let US-based companies seek anti-subsidy tariffs on products from countries found by the US Treasury Department to be engaging in ...

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Canada wholesale sales surge to one-year high

Bloomberg Sales by Canadian wholesalers in March rose by the most in more than a year, another sign the economy is emerging from a temporary slow patch. Wholesale sales rose 1.4 percent during the month, the fastest increase since October 2017 and the fourth straight monthly gain, Statistics Canada reported. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg were expecting a gain of 0.9 ...

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