Starting today, July 1, 2026, the European Union is charging a flat €3 customs duty on every distinct item type in a parcel entering the bloc from outside, ending the decades-old threshold that had ...

As the Group of Seven meets in Évian, France, beginning June 15, French President Emmanuel Macron has pushed to bring about a broad recognition that rising trade imbalances are a global economic ...

GENEVA, June 5 (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization said on Friday there were signs global merchandise trade growth may be starting to slow, ‌though it had shown resilience in the first half of ...

There’s no question that tariffs have played an outsized role in reshaping the global trade landscape over the past year—but they may not be the greatest hurdle for developing nations looking to grow ...

15 May 2025 — The global economy is at a precarious juncture, marked by heightened trade tensions and elevated policy uncertainty, according to the World Economic Situation and Prospects as of ...

Global trade relies on a small set of maritime chokepoints—geographic bottlenecks through which much of the world’s energy, food, and goods must pass. When these routes function, they enable speed and ...

President Trump proclaimed Liberation Day one year ago today—rewriting trade relations for virtually every U.S. trading partner. In the year since, Trump has used tariffs to remake U.S. trade policy, ...

Much has been made of the closing of the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran war, given that the passage is a major lifeline for the global economy. But it is just one of five major waterways that play a ...

One year after President Donald Trump stood in the White House Rose Garden and announced the highest U.S. tariffs in nearly a century, the number of factory jobs is down and inflation is up. But the ...

The journey from Shanghai to Rotterdam takes a container ship a month. Setting out at night, the vessel—a shadow amid glowing pleasure boats—begins by sliding past the Chinese city’s banks. Over the ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — A landmark free trade deal between the European Union and four South American countries will begin on May 1 after more than a quarter-century of negotiations and new global economic ...

Global merchandise trade will decelerate less sharply this year than the World Trade Organization predicted six months ago, but faces a deeper slowdown if war in the Middle East keeps energy prices ...