Tariffs triggered a plunge in China’s exports to the United States, but its global trade surplus is larger because sales to other regions are surging.
Category: International Trade and World Market
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China’s Snub of U.S. Soybeans Is a Crisis for American Farmers
North Dakota farmers are scrambling to find extra storage space and bracing for land values to fall as soybeans that should be bound for China begin to pile up.
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U.S. and China Conclude Talks With ‘Framework’ on TikTok Sale
Top economic officials met in Madrid for a second day, with deadlines looming on tariffs and a ban on TikTok in the United States if it is not sold by its Chinese owner, ByteDance.
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China’s Snub of U.S. Soybeans Is a Crisis for American Farmers
North Dakota farmers are scrambling to find extra storage space and bracing for land values to fall as soybeans that should be bound for China begin to pile up.
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Tariffs Are Uniting Two Whiskey Heavyweights: Scotch and Bourbon
Whiskey distillers say their industry is so intertwined that U.S. tariffs will hurt producers on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Did Britain Win the Trade War? Why It’s Tough to Declare a Victor.
Popular products from Britain and the European Union show how uneven and unpredictable U.S. tariffs have become, even when part of trade deals.
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Trump’s Tariffs on Brazil and Vietnam Are Making Coffee More Expensive
Coffee prices are up nearly 21 percent over the past year, partly because of President Trump’s punishing tariffs on Brazil and Vietnam.
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In South Korea and Japan, Fury at U.S. Fuels Backlash Over Trade Deals
Officials and business leaders in both countries are questioning commitments their governments made to invest hundreds of billions in American manufacturing.
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Trump’s Economic Agenda Hinges on the Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling
For the president, the power to issue limitless tariffs is at the heart of his second-term vision, from trade to foreign policy.
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Inside Lutnick’s Department of Deal-making
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is building an investment accelerator inside the agency, though his hardball tactics with companies are raising concern.
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How Lutnick Is Using Government Power to Pressure Private Companies
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been putting the squeeze on companies and trading partners in an unusual effort to raise revenue and expand the president’s role over the economy.