Reuters | July 30, 2026 | International Trade
Amazon and Walmart AI shopping assistants can often detect when "Made in USA" product labels are false, but the big retailers are not using that technology to crack down on the listings, according to a new study from a think tank led by former chair of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Lina Khan.
AJOT Newsroom | July 30, 2026 | International Trade
Reuters | July 29, 2026 | International Trade
South Korea's Kia will produce and sell fully electric vehicles in Mexico, managing director for the company Horacio Chavez said on Wednesday.
AJOT Newsroom | July 29, 2026 | International Trade
The U-Freight Group has noticed that EU importers and international e-commerce businesses are adapting their shipping processes for cross-border trade.
Reuters | July 28, 2026 | International Trade
The U.S. trade deficit in goods narrowed in June amid a broad decline in imports, but the improvement was probably insufficient to prevent trade from again subtracting from economic growth in the second quarter.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Monday President Donald Trump's new tariffs on 60 trading partners over their alleged lax enforcement of forced labor bans will likely not have an economic impact in part because the rates of 10% or 12.5% are similar to recent global tariff actions.
Reuters | July 27, 2026 | International Trade | Commodity
President Donald Trump's push to end Washington's reliance on Chinese critical minerals by January is colliding with a stark reality: American miners and processors aren't ready.
Reuters | July 27, 2026 | International Trade
Brazil's Finance Minister Dario Durigan said on Monday that U.S. tariffs on several goods from his country amount to "external interference" and predicted the dispute would be resolved after October's presidential election.
China's commerce ministry said on Monday that new U.S. tariffs imposed on Chinese goods over alleged forced labour were unjustified and amounted to protectionism, and urged Washington to remove them.
Luxury giant LVMH reported a rise in quarterly sales on Monday as strong demand in the United States helped offset weaker spending in Europe and the Gulf due to the Iran war.
The European Union must bolster trade defence measures against aggressive competition from Chinese machine tool manufacturers or risk a further erosion of Europe's position in the strategic sector, an Italian industry association said on Monday.
Reuters | July 24, 2026 | International Trade
Separate U.S. negotiating tracks for Canada and Mexico are testing a trilateral free trade zone that has defined North America's economy for 32 years, with the U.S. potentially forcing concessions on Canada that Mexico agrees to in its more advanced talks.
Reuters | July 23, 2026 | International Trade
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Wednesday said he hopes to strike some interim trade agreements with Mexico and Canada this year while tackling thornier changes to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement such as stricter rules of origin in 2027.
Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren accused major AI companies of pushing the Trump administration to limit AI transparency rules in North America's trade pact, arguing instead that regulators should have broader access to information about the companies' models.
Reuters | July 22, 2026 | International Trade | Maritime | Breakbulk News
The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee approved legislation to toughen a U.S. government ban on Chinese automakers entering the American market that could potentially bar Mercedes-Benz from selling vehicles in the United States.
The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee is set to consider bipartisan legislation to toughen a U.S. government ban on Chinese automakers entering the American market, but some provisions remain under debate ahead of an expected vote Wednesday.
Reuters | July 22, 2026 | International Trade
A long-awaited U.S.-India trade agreement could be signed within the next three to four months, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday, indicating negotiations between the two sides have been virtually completed.
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