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USITC probes potential global safeguard relief for lamb industry October 16, 2026 | Bradley Dress

The US International Trade Commission on Friday considered whether to recommend global safeguard duties to protect the domestic lamb industry, hearing from a variety of stakeholders who disputed over the state... (more story)

US picket fence manufacturers ask USITC for duties on Chinese imports October 16, 2026 | Zack Budryk

Representatives of US wooden fence manufacturers argued in favor of the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duty orders for pickets imported from China in a preliminary hearing at the US International... (more story)

Carmakers seek leeway, NGOs criticize French-German deal on EU car CO2 rules October 16, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Carmakers called Friday for further concessions while environmental groups criticized a joint French-German position that could shape negotiations on changes to EU car emissions rules and European manufacturin... (more story)

Car companies to see more detailed 'made in Europe' rules under French-German plan October 16, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet and Louis de Briant

France and Germany want to move the automotive provisions from the draft Industrial Accelerator Act, or IAA, to the Automotive Package, under a joint position paper seen by MLex. The countries call for more de... (more story)

EU leaders back China dialogue alongside stronger trade-defense tools October 16, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet and Oscar Pandiello

EU leaders called for new instruments to address global economic imbalances alongside continued dialogue and effective use of existing tools. Their discussions on Thursday showed broad support for pursuing neg... (more story)

US truck bed producer says China killing industry amid dispute with importer October 15, 2026 | Bradley Dress

A major US producer of truck bed covers on Thursday fended off accusations of debt and competition as it argued before the International Trade Commission that subject imports from China have damaged the domestic industry. 

US CIT upholds remand results for Malaysian wind tower countervailing duty orders October 15, 2026 | Zack Budryk

The US Court of International Trade sided with the Commerce Department in a ruling Wednesday, sustaining its redetermination in a court-ordered review of countervailing duty orders for Malaysian utility scale wind towers.

EU-Mercosur deal already boosting exports, Brazil’s trade promotion chief says October 15, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Trade between Brazil and the EU is accelerating following the provisional application of their trade agreement, ApexBrasil President Laudemir André Müller told MLex. He said he hoped sanitary authorities would... (more story)

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E-bike ruling gives EU customs new way to target import-assembly operations October 15, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

A recent EU court ruling could give national customs authorities a new way to pursue companies assembling products in Europe from imported parts, potentially exposing manufacturers to unpaid trade-defense duti... (more story)

Declaration or notice: a critical decision in CFIUS national security reviews October 09, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Foreign investors are grappling with the decision to file a short-form “declaration” in hopes of a quick national security approval, or the long-form “notice,” which can be more arduous but that guarantees safe harbor.

US trade court certifies importer class, opening new tariff refund fight October 09, 2026 | Bradley Dress and Zack Budryk

The US Court of International Trade’s certification of a class action for importers still awaiting refunds of illegally collected emergency tariffs pushes the dispute over access to those refunds into new terr... (more story)

US trade court panel draws mixed reaction to forced labor hearing October 07, 2026 | Bradley Dress, Zack Budryk

The US Court of International Trade's late-September hearing to consider the Trump administration's global tariffs over alleged forced labor has drawn mixed reactions, but raised the possibility that the judic... (more story)

HSBC, StanChart kept Huawei as client after it denied Iran reports, US jury told October 06, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Two of Huawei Technologies' largest international banks kept the company on as a client after it denied media reports linking the Chinese telecommunications equipment giant to sales of surveillance equipment i... (more story)

Canada’s push for economic autonomy complicates merger, investment reviews October 01, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Canada’s push to build companies that can compete globally could favor domestic consolidation, even as tougher merger rules make large combinations harder to clear. At the same time, its broader national secur... (more story)

EU’s push to cut China dependency tests its appetite for confrontation October 01, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello and Cynthia Kroet

The EU's plans to steer companies away from dominant suppliers are raising the stakes for trade talks with China. A new tool to diversify supply chains — expected by December — could give Brussels more leverag... (more story)

US adopts new steel excess capacity framework in bid to counter China October 01, 2026 | Bradley Dress, Zachary Budryk

The US on Wednesday led a group of countries in releasing a new framework for adopting practices that curb overcapacity in steel goods, as the Trump administration looks to push back against China’s excess capacity.