A tale of two tariff pauses

Commodities Focus by S&P Global Commodity Insights

Oct 8, 202524:28Business

The first pause of triple-digit tariffs between the US and China prompted a container shipping surge. The second pause? Not so much. The US and China in May took a 90-day breather from triple-digit tariffs that largely h...

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