Chinese Commerce Ministry, on the EU ban on funding projects, urges the EU to remove "unfair and discriminatory" practices against Chinese products

This statement from the Chinese Commerce Ministry reflects escalating tensions regarding trade practices between China and the EU.

Newsquawk StaffPublished 7 May 2026, 10:04 UTCOn the live feed at 09:44 UTC — 4 more headlines followed before this page went public

Newsquawk headlinesUTC

09:50

Newsquawk Daily US Opening News - 7th May 2026

09:49

European Commission statement says it has approved the EUR 5bln German state aid scheme to support decarbonisation

09:44

Chinese Commerce Ministry, on the EU ban on funding projects, urges the EU to remove "unfair and discriminatory" practices against Chinese products

09:36

Brembo (BRE IM) Q1 2026 (EUR): Revenue 937mln (exp. 934.7mln), raises FY26 guidance and now sees LFL Revenue growth of 3% Y/Y (prev. "in line" with FY25)

09:36

Russian Kremlin spokesperson says they remain open to contacts with Ukraine

Open the platform and use it. The whole workspace is free to try, with no signup and no card. When you want the headlines arriving live instead of on a delay, Newsquawk Pro is £24.99 for 7 days.

Try the platform free

Free. No signup, no card.

Context

The call for the EU to eliminate what it deems "unfair and discriminatory" practices signals potential retaliation or further sanctions, which could impact trade flows and market sentiment, particularly for sectors reliant on exports to or imports from China.

All markets · last 90 days

Recent headlines that moved markets

EQUITIES/8 Sept · 05:24 UTC

Saudi Energy Minister says a number of energy facilities and utilities were hit; are temporarily halting some operations.

Equity indices, after we published−0.3%

Modest downside seen across equity futures as energy prices tick higher.

ENERGY/8 Sept · 05:23 UTC

Saudi Energy Minister says a number of energy facilities and utilities were hit; are temporarily halting some operations.

Brent Nov'26, after we published+1.0%

ENERGY/3 Sept · 08:03 UTC

Russian President Putin says that Russia and Ukraine should agree first; he notes that there is an opportunity to reach a peace agreement.

with Brent Nov, after we published−1.3%

EQUITIES/3 Sept · 04:54 UTC

North Korea stripped references to "peaceful unification" with South Korea from the charter of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea, according to Yonhap.

Equity indices, after we published−3.3%

EQUITIES/1 Sept · 16:17 UTC

Initial reports of an American attack on Iran, reports i24's Stein.

ES, after we published−0.2%

ENERGY/1 Sept · 16:17 UTC

Initial reports of an American attack on Iran, reports i24's Stein.

- Brent (V6), after we published+1.2%

Newsquawk Daily

Get both market opens in your inbox.

This note and the other one — the EU open and the US open, every business day, written by the desk. No account needed.

Related headlines

The whole workspace, free to try.

© 2026 Newsquawk. All rights reserved.