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China probes Australian barley as trade tensions simmer

Bloomberg China is starting an anti-dumping investigation on imports of Australian barley, sending a signal the world’s top commodity buyer may be increasing scrutiny of one of its most important suppliers. The one-year probe will start on Monday, and could be extended to May 19, 2020, according to a statement on the Ministry of Commerce’s website. Australian barley is being ...

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Brexit brings out some British gallows humour

Brexit is turning into a national humiliation. To see just how desperate the situation is, look at how some Britons are trying to make light of it. Two videos went viral this week. In the first, BBC political commentator Chris Mason simply threw up his hands and admitted he simply hadn’t the foggiest idea what could happen next. “You might ...

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Oil demand for cars is already falling

The International Energy Agency (IEA) published its World Energy Outlook, its annual effort at revising assessments of future demand for and supply of fuels and electricity. There’s a familiar theme within it: The IEA expects more renewable-energy use in the future than it did in last year’s outlook, which was more than it forecast in the 2016 outlook. There’s also ...

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