International Trade

Donald Trump has saved the worst for last on his first foreign trip. Read More »

Group of Seven nations remain at odds over what pledges -- if any -- to make on climate change and trade as leaders began a two-day summit in Sicily, Canadian officials said. Read More »

German carmakers found themselves at the receiving end of renewed attacks by President Donald Trump, who reportedly chided them for selling too many vehicles in the U.S., contributing to a lopsided German trade surplus that’s hurting the U.S. economy. Read More »

SolarWorld AG’s U.S. unit joined a trade case asking the federal government to impose duties on low-cost imports that have fueled a nationwide boom in solar installations. Read More »

Yang Qichang walks through his “plant factory” atop the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Beijing, inspecting trays of tomato vines that may help farmers slip the stranglehold that toxins have on China’s food supply. Read More »

Robert Lighthizer’s nomination as U.S. trade representative made the steel industry happy. Both the Steel Manufacturers Association and the American Iron and Steel Institute put out statements lauding the choice, with the latter citing his “dedication” to the steel industry. U.S. Steel Corp has been Lighthizer’s most prominent client as a lawyer in recent years. Read More »

The second-widest U.S. merchandise trade deficit in two years and an April drop in inventories at wholesalers and retailers may weigh on the economy this quarter, according to preliminary figures Thursday from the Commerce Department in Washington. Read More »

The U.S. House of Representatives today approved bipartisan legislation to eliminate an unnecessary, duplicative, and costly regulatory process under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the approved use of pesticides. Read More »

CargoNet is issuing a cargo theft advisory for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. Read More »

The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure today approved six bills, including authorizations for the Coast Guard, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), as well as legislation to make it easier for qualifying veterans and military personnel to obtain commercial motor vehicle licenses. Read More »

Regarding the President’s Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Submission to Congress, the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance released the following statement: Read More »

The European Union said it doesn’t share a common position with U.S. President Donald Trump on Russia, while differences remain in key policy areas, including climate change and trade, adding to signs of strain in the world’s closest political and economic alliance. Read More »

OPEC is finally making the move that could help complete a mission that it’s failed so far: shipping less oil to the U.S., according to Sanford C. Bernstein. Read More »

Gambian officials are holding talks with Chinese and Norwegian investors on infrastructure projects to drive economic growth in the West African nation after decades of dictatorship, a minister said. Read More »

Reeling from the worst oil-market rout in a generation, producers controlling about 60 percent of world supply came together last year determined to put an end to the global glut. Five months on, their historic deal to cut output has failed to drain inventories or sustain prices much above $50 a barrel after early gains brought U.S. competitors roaring back to life. Read More »

China has drawn up a list of concessions it says can help deliver a “win-win” trade relationship with the U.S. Read More »

With factories and power plants across China burning half the world’s coal, the government’s latest targets for using more natural gas to ease the country’s worsening air pollution seemed too ambitious. Read More »

For more than five decades, India ignored the roads along its 4,056 kilometer-long (2520 mile) disputed border with China. The logic was simple: the South Asian nation didn’t want to give Chinese troops an easy path if Beijing ever tried to repeat the brief 1962 border war and encroach into the territory India sees as its own. Read More »

Singapore’s government gave an upbeat outlook on the economy, saying it will probably expand more than 2 percent this year as exports continue to strengthen. Read More »

In a battle with China for influence and opportunity in Southeast Asia, Japan is making inroads on a new front: education. Read More »