Category: International Trade and World Market

Where the Taste of Home Comes With a Tariff Charge

For immigrant communities from countries with especially high duties, food costs have risen sharply courtesy of President Trump.
Trump’s Tariffs Hit Specialty Grocery Stores for Some Immigrant Communities Especially Hard

For immigrant communities from countries with especially high duties, food costs have risen sharply courtesy of President Trump.
China Tightens Controls on Fentanyl Precursors After Summit

China will require licenses for export of 13 chemicals used to make the deadly drug, another indicator of thawing tensions between the world’s two largest economies
Glass Skin and Snail Mucin: South Korea’s Journey to Global Beauty Power

Propelled by interest in all things South Korea, Amorepacific, the cosmetics giant, is expanding its reach into the United States. But so are many of its competitors.
China Suspends Export Controls on More Critical Minerals

The changes would make it easier for American firms to obtain key minerals, delivering on what the White House said the two countries had agreed to at last month’s summit.
China Resumes Some Chip Exports, Easing Fears of a Global Crunch

A leading German automotive supplier said it was again allowed to ship semiconductors that Beijing had barred for export.
China Suspends Some Export Controls on Critical Minerals but Retains Others

The Chinese government followed through on promises it made publicly after a recent summit, but has not yet taken other actions sought by the White House.
Japanese Automakers Warn of Billions in Tariff Losses

Toyota, Honda and Nissan forecast big hits to their profits from higher tariffs that they acknowledged were likely ‘here to stay.’
China’s Exports Unexpectedly Falter as Prices Keep Falling

Exports of cars, solar panels and batteries remain strong, but prices are falling because of factory overcapacity in China.
Trump’s Tariffs Leave Swiss Farmers With Too Much Milk

The country’s dairy farmers produced a bumper harvest of milk, but higher U.S. duties have forced them to consider ways to cut back, including slaughtering cows.
How China’s Rare Earth Chokehold Could Strangle Europe’s Military Buildup

Drones, missiles and other crucial components of Europe’s rush to rearm itself rely on an increasingly unsteady supply of minerals from China.
What a Rough Day in Court Means for Trump’s Tariffs

Businesses and investors are bracing for uncertainty after Supreme Court justices questioned the legality of a core part of the president’s trade policy.