China’s trade surplus with the entire world hit an all-time record of $1.19 trillion in 2025, Beijing just announced. But here’s the stunner in the report. China’s surplus with the U.S. declined by 22 ...
America’s trade policy might seem to have settled down since the spring, but it could soon take another dramatic turn. The Supreme Court is expected to rule imminently on the legality of roughly half ...
US President Donald Trump's favourite word is tariffs. He reminded the world of that in his pre-Christmas "address to the nation". With the world still unwrapping the tariffs "gift" from the first ...
2025 was a turbulent year for trade. Tariff barriers from the US affected nearly every country in the world, and nearly every industry – and food was certainly no exception. Now, several key trade ...
TOKYO -- Hours ahead of his Aug. 1 deadline for new "reciprocal" tariffs, U.S. President Donald Trump has announced the rates he is going to impose on imports of goods from dozens of countries. The ...
New tariffs imposed this year by President Donald Trump have increased operating costs for small businesses that have to pay the import duties. Some of those companies are taking on loans with high ...
Effects on inflation and employment have not been as bad as feared – but could still materialise with full force in 2026 When Donald Trump took office last January, most economists feared what would ...