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US "reciprocal" trade deals are designed to constrain China to varying degrees

The Trump administration has negotiated several deals called Agreements on Reciprocal Trade (ARTs) with trading partners to adjust US tariff rates and product coverage in return fo...

US proposes 25% tariff to punish Brazil over trade practices

The Trump administration has proposed a new punitive tariff of 25 per cent on many imports from Brazil, after deciding its practices were unfair on a range of issues from digital t...

A Brief History of Strategic Tariffs in the U.S.

A May 29 article in the IMF’s F&D Magazine argues in favor of using U.S. tariffs as a policy tool. It begins by questioning the argument for free trade, claiming that economist...

How much is trade policy influencing imports?

Container import bookings are riding a prolonged wave as new tariffs are reviewed. How much of this is tariff induced and what does it mean for domestic transportation markets? The...

e2open’s Lash offers up insights on tariffs and trade policy

Logistics Management recently caught up with John Lash, group VP of product strategy for connected supply chain platform services provider e2open, a WiseTech Global Group company,...

Indonesia’s dangerous return to state-controlled trade

US Trade Developments: IEEPA Refund Processing, De Minimis Suspension, and Section 301 Investigation Against Germany

Tackling tariffs’ negative impact

Kyle Pomerleau explores tariffs’ impact on the American economy. Tariffs have become an important economic policy in the United States. Tariffs are a form of excise tax that applie...

Free trade isn’t coming back and here’s why

There was a time not so many years ago when Washington believed in free trade and raced to sign free trade agreements. Exporting sectors like agriculture were among the beneficiari...

UNCTAD: Governments Turn to Trade Policy to Secure Critical Mineral Supplies

UNITED NATIONS, July 2 (IPS) - Demand for critical energy transition minerals (CETMs) is expected to surge over the coming decades as countries expand clean technology capacity, d...

US Exports, Imports, and Tariffs: The 250-Year Perspective

Douglas A. Irwin offers a brisk overview of a great American tradition–specifically, “America’s been arguing over trade for more than 250 years” (Peterson Institute for Internation...

Trade Policy Built on Perpetual Confusion Won't Work

What Every Multinational Should Know About … The Emerging Battle Over Who Ultimately Keeps IEEPA Tariffs

US Trade Update: IEEPA Refund Litigation; Section 232 Modifications; New Section 301 Actions on Forced Labor, Vietnam, a...

Anwar urges firm stand against discriminatory tariffs, calls for stronger free trade voice

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — Sovereign countries should not be timid in defending free trade and opposing punitive tari...

US proposes tariffs on goods from 60 economies, including Pakistan

Trade agency says it will impose additional duties of 12.5% on remaining 45 countries it investigates

New-age FTAs shrinking India’s policy space, dictating domestic rules: GTRI

As trade deficits increase with most FTA partners, old and new, research body suggests setting up an FTA impact monitoring authority

USTR floats 25% tariff on Brazil imports

The agency proposed the levy as a result of a Section 301 investigation launched last year, with a public hearing set for July 6.

UK automotive divided over protectionism vs free trade

European Union has already proposed protectionist legislation – which could lock UK out of key benefits Rise of Chinese brands has prompted argument over how best to protect Brit...

Europe of the Future 2050—Trade Policy

In this Policy Brief, Wolff argues that the European Union must step up to lead the world trading system at a moment of historic disruption. With the United States retreating into...

Budget reaffirms commitment to trade liberalisation

With lower tariff, tax rates and advanced tech, grey economy will diminish

China’s Zero-Tariff Policy for Africa: Stretching the Enabling Clause?

On 1st May 2026, China implemented a zero-tariff policy covering all 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations, requiring no reciprocity. The measure builds...

Geoeconomics and Rethinking the Logic of Trade

Finance & Development has published a five-paper symposium on “Geoeconomics” (June 2026)., which is the idea that in a global economy, national security policy needs to be inco...

MOFA reaffirms Paraguay ties and trade policy