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Automakers win extension on use of Chinese graphite in EV tax credits – ET Auto

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1 restricting Chinese content in batteries eligible for EV tax credits of up to USD 7,500, which sharply cut the number of eligible vehicles. Automakers have since made changes to supply chains and won restored eligibility for many vehicles. New rules took effect on Jan. EV battery chain away from China.

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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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Russia supplied about 30 percent (146.6 The decision also has impacted natural gas export prices negatively, since, for Russia's long-term supply agreements, they wholly or partially are indexed to oil prices. They include bans on financing for and the supply of critical equipment and technology to important Russian energy projects.

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Automakers handed a win with updated EV tax credit guidance in the U.S.

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battery supply chain off of China and other sources, it also includes a temporary exemption to the rules that would block incentives for vehicles utilizing critical battery materials from China and other countries that are considered “Foreign Entities of Concern” (FEOC). These countries include North Korea, China, Russia and Iran.

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Strong Dollar Could Cap Oil Prices

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The dollar has gained more than 8 percent against the Chinese currency since March. This really shows the folly of waging trade war,” said Zhang Bin, an economist at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the FT. The oil supply outages in Venezuela, Libya and Iran could yet drive oil prices much higher.

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Mercedes CEO Says Brand Sticking With China for the Long Haul

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However, America seems increasingly interested in distancing itself from the nation while Germany has grown more reliant on the Chinese market. During the corona years, the wealthier Chinese in particular made extraordinary savings," Kallenius said. The Corona period has shown how fragile the supply chains are. influence.&

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IEA trims expected growth in oil demand for 2012/2013 by 300K–400K barrels per day

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Combined with still-slim OPEC spare capacity, and a series of geopolitical issues confronting several OPEC producers, not least Iran, this has kept crude prices strong through July and early-August. Global oil supply grew by 0.3 Baseline revisions for the FSU, China and Middle East lower absolute demand by 0.3 mb/d m-o-m to 90.7

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How the Huawei Fight is Changing the Face of 5G

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But it may also signal a de-escalation of the pressure Washington has brought to bear on the Chinese company now that Huawei is on its heels. Huawei has long been regarded as a rogue player in the international telecoms market with deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Huawei is slow in fixing their vulnerabilities.

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