Trade

Baltimore key shipping channel fully reopens after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse

The main passageway into the Baltimore port was fully restored after the March 26 collapse of the Francis Scott Key…

Trump suggests tariffs against nations including China over illegal immigration

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday he may impose tariffs on countries, including China, that do not curb the flow of undocumented immigrants…

Europe must avoid ‘disaster’ of trade decoupling as it eyes China tariffs, EU’s economics chief says

The European Union must avoid a harmful decoupling of global trade as it mulls tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and…

Biden raises tariffs on $18 billion of Chinese imports: EVs, solar panels, batteries and more

The Biden administration announced stiff new tariff rates Tuesday on $18 billion worth of Chinese imports. The White House said…

Yellen says Chinese response possible on expected U.S. tariff action

The United States could see a significant response from China following any U.S. tariff actions, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen…

The U.S. is now Germany’s biggest trading partner — taking over from China

After years of China being Germany’s main trading partner, the U.S. looks like it’s quietly taking that top spot as…

UK to suffer slowest growth of all rich nations next year, OECD says

The U.K.’s “sluggish” growth prospects have put it on course to be the worst-performing economy of all advanced nations next…

Qatar re-evaluates key mediator role in Middle East conflict on concerns of ‘political exploitation’

Qatar is reconsidering its role as cease-fire broker between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, the Gulf state’s prime minister…

Biden’s China tariff threats are more bark than bite, economists say

The Biden administration this week sent several signals of a toughening U.S. economic strategy against China. On Wednesday, President Joe…

WTO forecasts rebound in global trade but keeps geopolitical risks in focus

The World Trade Organization on Wednesday said that it expects global trade to rebound gradually this year, before rising further…