Commodities worth $738m traded at IME in a week

TEHRAN- During weekdays ended on November 14, while 713,476 tons of commodities worth over $738 million were traded at Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME), the trading volume and value experienced a growth of 19 percent and 18 percent, respectively.

By Ishtiaq Hussain Turi

Trump’s ill-advised move threatens to escalate global trade war

U.S. President Donald Trump, known for his madman approach and eccentric nature, reckons trade wars are “good” and tariffs should be raised, even if it leads to tit-for-tat escalation and hurts economies of other nations. Trump’s latest ill-advised move threatens to spark a global trade war which could possibly have far-reaching consequences.

By Hanif Ghaffari

U.S. and European Troika's bargain over JCPOA

TEHRAN - The U.S.-EU conflict over the United States announced tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada, Mexico and the EU has entered a new phase. The tariffs, which took effect from Friday, will end a two-month exemption for the U.S. allies. Accordingly, Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission said:

By Hanif Ghaffari

The Trade War Is Intensified between U.S. and Europe

TEHRAN - Donald Trump, President of the United States, continues to pursue his protectionist policies in international trade. This has led to concern and frustration among the U.S. European partners.

By Hanif Ghaffari

Two politicians and three cases

In her latest remarks, the German Chancellor stressed on the serious disagreements existing between Europe and Washington on the imposition of tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from Europe to the United States.

By Hanif Ghaffari

EU-U.S. conflict; temporal or permanent?

TEHRAN - Lately, many of the media, news sources, and even European politicians have emphasized that the time has come for putting an end to the United States' unilateral policies in the international system.