Big(ger) Timber. Much bigger timber. On Tuesday, timberland giant Rayonier announced it would acquire fellow industry heavyweight PotlatchDeltic in an all-stock deal that values the combined company at $7.1 billion, or $8.2 billion including debt. The marriage, billed as a merger of equals, builds one of the largest lumber companies in the US and comes on the exact same day as a new round of lumber tariffs. SUBSCRIBE:  Receive more of our free The Daily Upside newsletter. \n\n\nREAD ALSO: Apple Amps Up Ch ...

The EU has spent the last several years vowing to protect domestic manufacturers from China. The European Union is considering forcing Chinese firms to hand over technology to European companies if they want to operate locally, in an aggressive new push to make the bloc’s industry more competitive. Most Read from Bloomberg The measures would apply to companies seeking access to key digital and manufacturing markets like cars and batteries, according to people familiar with the plans. The rules would also ...

The Zacks Transportation-Services industry faces a challenging backdrop, weighed down by dull freight rates, high inflation and lingering supply-chain disruptions. The tariff-related uncertainty and geopolitical woes represent further challenges for this key industry. Yet, beneath the gloom lies a glimmer of long-term promise. Driven by solid fundamentals, companies like Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD) , C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW)  and Matson (MATX) are highly likely to weather near-term c ...

Ah, the stock market. That fickle beast, supposedly driven by fundamentals, earnings reports, and the measured pronouncements of central bankers. And then there’s Donald J. Trump, whose mere utterance can send analysts scrambling and indices performing interpretive dances that would make a seasoned economist weep. The latest round of Google Alerts confirms what we’ve always suspected: under Trump, the market isn’t just reacting to news; it’s reacting to the idea of news, the threat of news, and sometimes, t ...

Ah, the sweet symphony of unpredictability, a tune played so masterfully by former (and potentially future) President Donald J. Trump. Just when the market thought it had a handle on things – or at least a loose grip – another curveball, or perhaps a heavy-duty truck, comes rumbling down the policy highway. The latest installment in this long-running economic drama? A hefty 25% tariff on imported medium and heavy-duty trucks, set to roll out on November 1, 2025. Because nothing says “stable global trade” qu ...

关税政策对制药行业的影响 - 美国宣布对进口品牌药征收100%关税，但对已在美国设厂或正在建设工厂的公司给予豁免 [2] - 美国制药巨头默克公司、礼来公司和强生公司股价因豁免政策而上涨 [3] - 欧洲制药公司如阿斯利康、诺华、赛诺菲和葛兰素史克因已有美国生产基地，股价反应平淡甚至小幅上涨 [3] - 严重依赖对美品牌药出口的印度制药公司股价受挫，太阳制药股价下跌5%至1547卢比，Biocon下跌3.3%至344卢比，Nifty Pharma指数整体下跌2.54% [4] - 澳大利亚生物技术巨头CSL股价下跌1.9%，创六年新低 [4] 关税政策对汽车制造业的影响 - 美国对进口重型卡车征收25%关税 [2] - 欧洲卡车制造商戴姆勒卡车股价下跌2-3%，其墨西哥工厂若受影响可能导致7亿至8亿欧元的盈利损失 [5] - 大众汽车集团旗下Traton股价下跌1.9-2.8% [5] - 美国卡车制造商Paccar公司股价在盘后交易中上涨5-7%，截至9月27日上涨4.7% [5] - 沃尔沃集团因所有北美卡车均在当地生产，股价上涨近3% [5] 关税政策对家具及家居行业的影响 - 美国对进口厨柜和浴室 vanity 征收50%关税，对软体家具征收30%关税 [2][6] - 拥有强大国内制造能力的厨柜制造商MasterBrand股价上涨 [6] - 严重依赖进口的高端零售商RH和Williams-Sonoma股价出现大幅下跌 [6] 潜在半导体政策对芯片行业的影响 - 美国政府考虑推行"1比1国产与进口芯片比例"政策 [7] - 美国芯片制造商英特尔股价上涨5.5%，GlobalFoundries股价飙升9% [7] - 亚洲芯片公司SK海力士、三星电子和台积电股价下跌2-6% [7] 联邦储备委员会相关动态 - 前总统特朗普在社交媒体发布解雇美联储主席鲍威尔的卡通图片，此前曾多次批评美联储利率政策 [8] - 美联储在9月将联邦基金利率下调25个基点至4.75-5% [8] - 金融市场对相关社交媒体言论反应平淡，但分析师警告实际解雇行为可能导致长期利率上升 [9] 整体市场反应 - 9月26日道琼斯工业平均指数上涨0.33%，收于42313.00点，创历史新高 [10] - 标准普尔500指数下跌0.50%，收于6604.72点 [10] - 纳斯达克综合指数下跌0.55%，收于22384.70点 [10] - 亚洲市场普遍下跌，日经指数下跌0.13%，恒生指数下跌0.9% [10]

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's commerce ministry initiated an anti-dumping investigation into pecans imported from the United States and Mexico on Thursday, signalling more global trade tensions and increased friction with the two northern American nations. Beijing's move came as Mexico proposed to raise tariffs on goods across multiple sectors including textiles, steel and automotive from China and other countries, and as China and the U.S. eye further talks in a bid to ease their trade dispute. The inves ...

特朗普政府钢铁关税政策影响 - 特朗普政府对进口钢铁征收高达50%的关税 旨在保护美国国家安全并提振国内合金生产 此举重创了外国生产商并重塑供应链 [1] - 关税导致加拿大和巴西对美钢铁出口量大幅下滑 7月份美国从这两国的进口量分别同比下降45%和27% 墨西哥因库存因素影响滞后 7月对美钢铁出口反而增长50% [7] - 美国最高法院已同意审理关于这些关税是否合法的辩论 其最终命运尚不确定 但短期内 针对中国的保护主义措施正在激增 [13] 美洲三国（墨西哥、巴西、加拿大）的应对措施 - 墨西哥本月宣布计划将对中国钢铁等产品的关税提高至最高50% 并调查作为避税掩护的“幽灵钢厂” 已阻止来自上千家此类钢厂的进口 其中40%与中国有关 [4][14] - 加拿大对来自非美国伙伴国的钢铁实施更严格的关税配额 并对任何国家含有中国熔铸钢的钢铁产品加征25%的附加税 政府合同将要求采购国产钢铁 [15][16] - 巴西正调查是否需要对25种中国钢铁产品征收反倾销税 并已实施关税配额制度以限制部分钢铁进口 但行业认为该措施效果不佳 [18] 中国钢铁出口与全球市场地位 - 中国钢铁在全球市场占据主导地位 去年占全球钢铁市场一半以上份额 在巴西进口市场中占比高达65% [2][4] - 中国商务部宣布对墨西哥的贸易投资壁垒措施展开调查 预计调查将在六个月内结束 最长可延长三个月 [3] - 中国钢铁工业协会负责人警告 若主要对美钢铁出口国的出货受阻 为平衡国内供需 他们将减少从中国的进口 [19] 钢铁行业与公司受到的具体冲击 - 加拿大阿尔戈马钢铁集团停止向美国发货 其美国业务占公司业务约60% 加拿大铁路公司CPKC也因此停止了跨境钢铁运输 该业务占其金属等收入的41% [8][22] - 墨西哥七大钢铁公司在今年上半年取消了近7.5亿美元的项目 导致至少4000个直接工作岗位流失 同期墨西哥钢铁需求下降8.1% [10] - 巴西盖尔道集团取消了在墨西哥投资约6亿美元新建钢厂的计划 安赛乐米塔尔可能推迟在巴西的新建工厂计划 并停止了从巴西向加拿大出口40万吨钢坯 [8][23][24] 各国政府支持与行业前景 - 加拿大政府提供了10亿加元（约7.27亿美元）的倡议资金以支持钢铁企业投资项目 并正考虑额外措施 [17] - 巴西钢铁行业产能利用率已降至66% 任何进一步的下降都可能威胁就业 行业接近崩溃点 [24] - 尽管有针对中国的保护措施 但一些分析师和高管认为这可能不足以扭转美洲钢铁企业的困境 加拿大跨境钢铁贸易已基本停止 行业已削减近1000个工作岗位 [20]

With access to the US curtailed, Chinese manufacturers have shown they aren't backing down: Indian purchases hit an all-time high in August, shipments to Africa are on track for an annual record and sales to Southeast Asia have exceeded their pandemic-era peak.That across-the-board surge is causing alarm abroad, as governments weigh the potential damage to their domestic industries against the risk of antagonizing Beijing — the top trading partner for over half the planet.While so far only Mexico has hit b ...

政策调整 - 特朗普提议对H-1B签证收取10万美元的一次性申请费 仅适用于新申请而非续签或现有持有者重新入境[1][5] - 新政策同时推出100万美元的"黄金卡"签证 面向寻求美国公民身份的富裕投资者[7] 公司应对措施 - 微软、Alphabet、亚马逊等大型科技公司立即指示H-1B员工返回美国并取消旅行计划[2] - 摩根大通和高盛集团也发布了类似警告[2] - 截至2025年初 亚马逊及其云部门AWS已获得超过12,000份H-1B批准 微软和Meta各获得超过5,000份批准[3] 行业法律环境 - 科技公司面临歧视指控 OpenAI等公司被指控通过地方报纸广告不公平地优先考虑H-1B申请人[4] - Meta于2021年就类似广告做法与司法部达成和解 苹果在2023年跟进达成和解[4] 政策争议 - 分析师警告美国可能"因征税而失去创新优势 以短视的保护主义换取活力"[5] - 特斯拉CEO埃隆·马斯克强烈支持技术移民 称H-1B是许多关键人才在美国建设公司的重要原因[6] - 副总统J·D·万斯和众议员马乔里·泰勒·格林主张优先考虑美国工人而非外国人才[6]