Trade News Updates

Government, Business, Logistics

Trump Administration Softens Expectations for a US-China Trade Deal This Week

The Trump administration sought to temper expectations for a swift breakthrough on trade issues with China as a delegation of senior U.S. officials prepares to visit Beijing this week.

May 1, 2018
Government, Business

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross: NAFTA Talks Could Extend Past May

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said talks to revamp NAFTA could drag on for months, even as negotiators step up the pace of discussions to reach an agreement as soon as this month.

May 1, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics

Danish Freight Forwarder DSV Assesses Trump’s Tariff Threats

One of Europe’s biggest trucking companies is trying to figure out how its business will be affected by a potential tariff war between the United States and the European Union.

May 1, 2018
Business

Trump’s China Tariffs Risk Costing US Jobs, New Study Shows

President Donald Trump said his trade actions may cause “a little pain” in the short term, and a new study shows U.S. agricultural workers could be hurt the most.

May 1, 2018
Government, Business

Trump’s Gamble for Quick Trade Deal With China May Be Long Shot

President Donald Trump is dispatching two of his top economic deputies to China in hopes of a quick deal on trade. They may find the reality on the ground more daunting.

April 25, 2018
Business, Logistics

Port Group Urges Caution on Possible US-China Trade War

The American Association of Port Authorities has written to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer urging the Trump administration to carefully consider the negative impact trade sanctions could have on the country’s ports and the trucking and transportation industries.

April 25, 2018
Business

World Trade Momentum Wobbles After Best Month in Seven Years

Global trade momentum slipped in February, easing after recording its best month in more than seven years.

April 25, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics

Trump Says Mnuchin Going to China to Negotiate Trade in Days

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will depart for China to negotiate over U.S. trade disputes within days, President Donald Trump said.

April 24, 2018
Government, Business

US Hints at China Truce as World Warns of Trade-War Threat

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he’s considering a trip to China amid a trade dispute with Beijing that finance chiefs warn could derail the global economic upswing.

April 23, 2018
Business

IMF Communique Reveals Trade, Debt Seen as Threats to Global Growth

The global growth outlook faces rising threats from trade tensions and mounting debt despite a strengthening and “increasingly broad-based” expansion at the moment, according to a statement from world finance ministers and central bankers.

April 23, 2018