Bloomberg Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated pledges to open sectors from banking to auto manufacturing in a speech that also warned against returning to a “Cold War mentality” amid trade disputes with US counterpart Donald Trump. Xi pledged a “new phase of opening up” in his keynote address on Tuesday to the Boao Forum for Asia, China’s answer to Davos. ...

Bloomberg As China plans for tariffs against US soybeans, Canada’s farmers are gearing up to exploit an opening for demand by doubling down on oilseeds. Growers will probably swap out lentils, peas and cereal crops in favour of canola amid higher prices and the US-China tensions, said David Reimann, a market analyst at Cargill Ltd. Plantings could reach 24 million ...

Bloomberg Gold imports by India, the largest market after China, fell by almost half last month, according to a person familiar with the information, even as jewellers prepare for “decent” sales during an auspicious Hindu day. Shipments plunged 47 percent to 64.2 metric tons in March from 121 tons a year earlier, the person said, asking not to be identified ...