Reuters | February 28, 2025 | International Trade
Beijing accused the United States on Friday of exerting "tariff pressure and blackmail" after President Donald Trump's latest threat to slap an extra duty of 10% on imports from China, citing a continued flow of fentanyl into the country.
AJOT Newsroom | February 28, 2025 | International Trade
The U.S. trade deficit in goods widened sharply in January, most likely as businesses front-loaded imports ahead of tariffs, potentially positioning trade to be a drag on economic growth in the first quarter.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday he left Washington after a visit with U.S. President Donald Trump this week with very little hope on progress regarding tariffs.
Canadian farmer Jon Vaags quit buying beef cattle in November after the election of U.S. President Donald Trump made tariffs on Canadian exports seem like a serious risk.
Reuters | February 27, 2025 | International Trade
U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to a post overseeing export policy for China on Thursday called a report about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co producing hundreds of thousands of chips for Huawei "a huge concern."
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday raised hopes for another month-long pause on steep new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, saying they could take effect on April 2, and floated a 25% "reciprocal" tariff on European cars and other goods.
AJOT Newsroom | February 27, 2025 | International Trade | Logistics
Reuters | February 27, 2025 | International Trade | Commodity
China's giant steel industry is facing mounting pressure on exports this year as it faces another wave of trade frictions from U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariffs.
The progress Canada has made on tightening security along the border with the United States and combating drug smuggling should satisfy the Trump administration, Public Safety Minister David McGuinty said on Thursday.
U.S. President Donald Trump will decide on tariff policies for all countries including Mexico and Canada after a study comes out on April 1, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett told CNBC in an interview on Thursday.
Reuters | February 26, 2025 | International Trade
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Jamieson Greer as U.S. Trade Representative, putting the veteran of President Donald Trump's first-term trade wars fully on the job just days ahead of a March 4 deadline for punishing 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico.
Reuters | February 26, 2025 | International Trade | Commodity
Ukraine said on Wednesday it had reached a "preliminary" deal to hand revenue from some of its mineral resources to the United States, before an expected trip to Washington by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday.
Eli Lilly plans to spend at least $27 billion to build four new manufacturing plants in the U.S., the drugmaker said at a Washington press conference on Wednesday, as it grapples with the threat of drug import duties from the Trump administration.
Stellantis faces uncertainty around tariffs promised by U.S. President Donald Trump that could significantly reduce its profits, while the Jeep-maker is already struggling to recover from what it called a "rough" 2024.
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