global trade

One idea that’s been picking up steam on both sides of the Atlantic: Canada joining the European Union.

The U.S. wants to prevent Japan selling more U.S. bonds to stabilize the yen, which would send yields higher and interest rates up for U.S. consumers.

Before they were overturned by the Supreme Court, the Trump administration’s tariffs announced on April 2, 2025, cost U.S. consumers and small businesses a lot of money.

The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement replaced NAFTA but failed to bring manufacturing jobs to the U.S. as promised.

Global sea trade through the Strait of Hormuz and air-based cargo across the Middle East face huge disruptions.

The Supreme Court’s decision eliminated a large number of the Trump Administration’s tariffs, but other tariffs, unrelated to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, remain.

The tactic, which can be legally gray, involves shipping goods through a country with lower tariffs.

Canadian PM Mark Carney and British PM Kier Starmer both visited Beijing in January for trade talks. Could it be a sign of a shifting world order?

Canada recently cut a new deal with China. The EU and South America signed a new free trade agreement. Long-time U.S. trade partners are looking to do business elsewhere.

The aid includes billions in payments to farmers hurt by the trade war.