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Text messages by trade czar Šefčovič reveal early concerns over EU-US deal https://www.politico.eu/article/text-messages-trade-czar-maros-sefcovic-reveal-concerns-over-eu-us-deal/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CompetitionandIndustrialPolicy #AgricultureandFood #TradeAgreements #Communications #Dumping/Duties #Overcapacity #Supplychains #Derivatives #Technology #Chemicals #Stability #Aluminum #Plastics #Security #Mobility #Exports #Imports #Markets #Tariffs

Text messages by trade czar Šefčovič reveal early concerns over EU-US deal

Six months after the commissioner wrote his U.S. counterparts, they have yet to address European complaints over high steel tariffs.

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CBC Prince Edward Island Mar 20

Province adding 20 more beds across multiple long-term care homes
A letter to care staff this week noted “significant pressure” on the province's health-care system over the last several years, leading to 11 temporary “overcapacity” spaces being opened in February in several homes. More beds were needed, leading to the additional 20.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-long-term-care-spaces-9.7136743?cmp=rss

CBC Thunder Bay Mar 13

Large volume of patients puts Kenora, Ont., hospital in chronic 'Code Surge'
Lake of the Woods District Hospital (LWDH) in Kenora, Ont., has been operating under a “Code Surge” intermittently since November, as a high number of patients continues to put the facility over capacity. Here's what the hospital says patients should know.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/kenora-hospital-code-surge-9.7126439?cmp=rss

News Beep Feb 26

Merz calls for rebalancing of Germany’s ‘unhealthy’ trade ties with China – POLITICO

In advance of Merz’s trip, some German business leaders called on the chancellor to take a harder line…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #China #Companies #competition #Currency #Dumping/Duties #exports #FriedrichMerz #Germanpolitics #Germany #Manufacturing #Overcapacity #Russia #Trade #Ukraine #War #World #XiJinping
https://www.newsbeep.com/408779/

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Feb 25

Merz calls for rebalancing of Germany’s ‘unhealthy’ trade ties with China https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-friedrich-merz-calls-rebalancing-unhealthy-trade-relationship-china/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Dumping/Duties #Germanpolitics #Manufacturing #Overcapacity #Competition #Companies #Currency #Politics #Exports #Trade #Trade #War

Merz calls for rebalancing of Germany’s ‘unhealthy’ trade ties with China

On a trip to Beijing, the German chancellor said he aimed to reduce his country’s ballooning trade deficit with China.

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TinJar Dec 15

www.ft.com/content/2f3d... Need to take FULL ADVANTAGE of #China #overcapacity in #manufacturing #solar #batteries #EV to get rid of #oil #gas #coal #cars while also doing #efficiency #walk #bike #bus #train It is batshit insane to do otherwise for reasons #EU #US #industry keeps throwing up.

China investment decline deepe...

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TinJar Dec 15

https://www.ft.com/content/2f3d6fbd-22aa-4ca7-9fbe-e6e2a45ced09

Need to take FULL ADVANTAGE of #China #overcapacity in #manufacturing #solar #batteries #EV to get rid of #oil #gas #coal #cars while also doing #efficiency #walk #bike #bus #train

It is batshit insane to do otherwise for whatever shitty parochial reasons #EU #US #industry keeps throwing up.

#climatechange #humanrights #justice #climatecrisis

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News Beep Nov 24

US demands digital concessions in return for EU steel tariff relief – POLITICO

That trade deal, which President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen clinched …
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https://www.newsbeep.com/270235/

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Oct 27

Britain seeks EU steel pact to counter China — and swerve tariffs https://www.politico.eu/article/britain-eu-steel-pact-china-tariffs/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CompetitionandIndustrialPolicy #EnergyandClimateUK #Overcapacity #Industry #Exports #Imports #Markets #Tariffs #TradeUK #Steel #Trade #Trade

Britain seeks EU steel pact to counter China — and swerve tariffs

The idea under consideration is for the U.K. and EU to form a Western steel alliance — potentially including Washington — that would align tariff policies.

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Thomas Schmall Sep 22, 2025

I'm watching videos on China's economy nearly obsessively... and this one is a very good overview that chimes with most of the other sources.

China's progress in the last decades has been impressive, but the CCP maneuvered China into a corner. Paired with a system that doesn't pivot easily or allow discussions or the real situation, a bleak outlook is IMO accurate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptOjscoNz9M

#China #Economics #ChineseEconomy #CN #Involution #Overcapacity #CCP

Why China's Economy is Failing | Ian Williams | IEA Interview

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