International Trade

New economy minister says Germany must seek trade deals

Reuters | May 07, 2025 | International Trade

US trade deficit surges to record high in March

Reuters | May 06, 2025 | International Trade

The U.S. trade deficit widened to a record high in March as businesses boosted imports of goods ahead of tariffs, which dragged gross domestic product into negative terrain in the first quarter for the first time in three years.

Canada’s trade deficit narrows more than expected in March as imports fall

Reuters | May 06, 2025 | International Trade

Canada's trade deficit narrowed to C$506 million ($366.34 million) in March, beating expectations as imports fell at a faster rate than the drop in exports, data showed on Tuesday.

Strong majority of consumers express deep concern over tariff-driven price increases, optimove insights survey finds

AJOT Newsroom | May 06, 2025 | International Trade

Airlines suspend flights to Israel after Houthi attack on airport

Reuters | May 06, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines | International Trade

Some global airlines have again halted their flights to and from Tel Aviv after a missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels towards Israel on Sunday landed near the country's main international airport.

EU will not be pushed into unfair US tariffs deal, says trade chief

Reuters | May 06, 2025 | International Trade

As Trump tariffs sink in, Canadian companies pivot from US to new markets

Reuters | May 06, 2025 | International Trade

Mexico lays out measures to avoid steel, textile dumping

Reuters | May 05, 2025 | International Trade | Commodity

Mexico has rolled out measures to fight against a flood of low-cost imports of steel and textiles, Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Monday, a practice known as dumping.

International Trade

Reuters | May 05, 2025

US lawmaker targets Nvidia chip smuggling to China with new bill

A U.S. lawmaker plans to introduce legislation in coming weeks to verify the location of artificial-intelligence chips like those made by Nvidia after they are sold.

Brazil and US are negotiating terms of understanding on tariffs, says Brazilian Finance Minister

Reuters | May 05, 2025 | International Trade

International Trade

Reuters | May 05, 2025

Trump orders 100% tariff on foreign-made movies to save ‘dying’ Hollywood

President Donald Trump on Sunday announced a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the country, saying the American movie industry was dying a "very fast death" due to the incentives that other countries were offering to lure filmmakers.

Exiger launches Tariff Intelligence solution, creating command center for tariff triage

AJOT Newsroom | May 05, 2025 | International Trade | Shipping Technology

Exiger, the market-leading supply chain AI company, announced the launch of its end-to-end tariff solution, Tariff Intelligence – a central hub to forecast and triage tariff impacts at all levels of the supply chain. Powered by custom visualization, automated workflows, agentic AI, and real-time calculators, Tariff Intelligence gives customers incredible granularity into which routes, suppliers, and components trigger higher tariffs, enabling targeted strategies that defend against cost increases and support rapid alternative supplier identification, screening, and onboarding.

International Trade

Stas Margaronis | May 02, 2025

CBFANC’S Lee says tariffs impacting small business

New Trump Administration tariffs are likely to raise prices for small businesses that are working on small margins, but the final disposition of the tariffs is still subject to negotiations, according to Sung Wook Lee, President of the Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of Northern California (CBFANC).