Daily Memo: Trade Disruptions, Trump Calls on Allies

The U.S. president is demanding support in securing a key trade corridor.

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Oil trade. A Pakistani-flagged oil tanker was able to pass through the Strait of Hormuz and is now heading toward Pakistan, Bloomberg reported. Ship-tracking data appears to show that the vessel, controlled by Pakistan National Shipping Corp., safely sailed through the waterway on Sunday, despite Iran’s repeated claims to have shut the strait to traffic. […]

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