Reuters | July 17, 2025 | International Trade
U.S. import prices rebounded marginally in June amid cheaper energy products, but higher costs for consumer goods were consistent with a tariff-driven increase in inflation.
Reuters | July 17, 2025 | International Trade | Logistics
U.S. business inventories were unchanged for a second straight month in May, suggesting that inventories could subtract from gross domestic product in the second quarter.
South Africa's main coalition partners are embroiled in a spat over how to respond to looming tariffs from a hostile Trump administration, after the smaller party said the president's aide was denied a U.S. visa to negotiate with Washington.
Reuters | July 16, 2025 | International Trade | Commodity
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday said that Canada will introduce a tariff rate quota for countries with which it has free trade agreements, excluding the United States, to protect the domestic steel industry.
Reuters | July 16, 2025 | International Trade
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday that she had spoken with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and that the two had agreed to strengthen trade collaboration, particularly in light of the tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump set to go in effect on August 1.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Wednesday that his trade policy goal was to put the $1.2 trillion U.S. trade deficit on a downward path and to stem the loss of U.S. advanced manufacturing capacity.
World Trade Organization members are seeking to break years of paralysis in international trade negotiations, which have been sidelined by the Trump administration and risk becoming irrelevant, internal WTO documents seen by Reuters.
EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic will head to Washington on Wednesday for tariff talks, an EU spokesperson told Reuters, adding that he will meet U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
Reuters | July 15, 2025 | International Trade
The European Commission is targeting 72 billion euros ($84.1 billion) worth of U.S. goods - from Boeing aircraft and bourbon whiskey to cars - for possible tariffs if trade talks with Washington fail.
The volume of world merchandise trade grew more than forecast in the first quarter of 2025 from the previous three months, but growth is expected to slow, a new World Trade Organization report said on Tuesday.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a trade deal with Indonesia, the latest pact in a bid to cement better terms with trading partners and reduce a massive trade deficit, even as the European Union readied retaliatory measures should talks between Washington and its top trading partner fail.
Reuters | July 15, 2025 | International Trade | Commodity
Brazilian meatpackers are weighing whether to make new shipments of beef products to the United States after President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on Brazil last week, Roberto Perosa, president of Brazilian beef lobby ABIEC, said.
Reuters | July 15, 2025 | International Trade | Maritime | Breakbulk News
Toyota and Hyundai Motor may have a beef with U.S. protectionism, but they have one thing in common with President Donald Trump: when it comes to global car markets, it's America first for Asia's legacy automakers.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday said Mexico will take action if an agreement with Washington regarding new tariffs is not reached by the August 1 deadline set by her U.S. counterpart Donald Trump.
European firms called on trade negotiators to redouble efforts to strike a deal with Washington after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a 30% tariff on EU imports from August, though firms were avoiding panic, holding out hope that Trump would back off his threats as he has in recent months.
The 30% tariff on European goods threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump would, if implemented, be a game-changer for Europe, wiping out whole chunks of transatlantic commerce and forcing a rethink of its export-led economic model.
AJOT Newsroom | July 15, 2025 | International Trade
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