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China seeks to balance self-reliance, external stability in new five-year plan, NPC says March 04, 2026 | MLex Staff

China will prioritize expanding domestic demand and accelerating science and technology innovation in its next five-year plan, while seeking more stable ties with major trade partners, a spokesperson for the N... (more story)

China highlights quantum-hardware breakthrough after export restrictions March 04, 2026 | MLex Staff

China has turned technology bottlenecks into drivers of development, a senior scientist said, citing domestic breakthroughs in quantum-computing hardware after export restrictions affected access to key equipm... (more story)

Clean industry law shouldn't be used as economic security tool, Dutch paper says March 04, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

The Netherlands has warned against integrating economic security elements into the upcoming European Commission’s clean industry proposal – the Industrial Accelerator Act – which is set to come out Wednesday, ... (more story)

US steel rebar producers say 232 relief, Buy America program not enough March 03, 2026 | Bradley Dress

Domestic producers of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) stressed Tuesday to the US International Trade Commission that Section 232 national security duties and a program to support American steel have not... (more story)

EU leaders to call for targeted, proportional Made in Europe rules at March summit March 03, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet and Jean Comte

EU leaders will call for “targeted and proportional” European preference criteria in strategic sectors and technologies at their upcoming meeting, according to a document seen by MLex. They are set to discuss ... (more story)

China cites Spring Festival spending jump as evidence of resilience amid trade headwinds March 03, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s top political advisory body has pointed to record Spring Festival consumption as evidence that the country’s vast domestic market remains robust, even as it grapples with external uncertainty following... (more story)

Shipping braces for disruption following US, Israeli attack on Iran March 02, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Shipping is bracing for disruption in the wake of the US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran's retaliatory attacks across the Middle East, the industry's main trade body said. The World Shipping Council sai... (more story)

Tech sectors AI, quantum, chips excluded from EU’s draft industrial law February 28, 2026 | Matthew Newman

The scope of a draft EU bill to reduce the bloc’s strategic dependencies has narrowed, now excluding technology sectors such as advanced microchips, AI and quantum, to focus on electric vehicles, low-carbon me... (more story)

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EU-Mercosur trade deal's tariff cuts await procedural steps to kick in March 03, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

After more than 26 years of stop-start talks on an EU-Mercosur trade deal, the agreed tariff cuts are set to kick in on the first day of the second calendar month after a range of procedural steps are carried ... (more story)

Iran crisis reveals EU's continued energy imports vulnerability March 02, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Oil and gas prices have surged since the US and Israeli attacks on Iran. While well below levels reached during the 2022 Ukraine crisis, prices are expected to continue climbing. Europe's concern is not to see... (more story)

Trump's new Section 122 tariffs raise novel legal issues for opponents February 27, 2026 | Bradley Dress

US President Donald Trump's new tariffs involve an unprecedented application of a 1974 law, but the uncertainty associated with that may not create an opportunity to end collections in the near term. The end o... (more story)

After US Supreme Court tariff blow, China sees stability as leverage February 27, 2026 | MLex Staff

The US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Trump-era emergency tariffs has altered the optics of leverage in China-US trade talks. While the ruling narrows Washington’s tactical flexibility, Beijing’s rest... (more story)

US tariff ruling prompts other countries to rethink trade deals, negotiations February 26, 2026 | Zack Budryk

The US Supreme Court’s decision blocking President Donald Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs has major implications for pending trade deals between the US ... (more story)

Why EU-Mexico trade deal will face less resistance than Mercosur agreement February 26, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

In a turbulent period for global trade, the EU’s revamped agreement with Mexico — updating a pact from 2000 — is widely seen as unlikely to face the backlash that hit Mercosur. “There will be no problems,” cen... (more story)

US faces messy refund process after Supreme Court ruling February 24, 2026 | Bradley Dress

The Trump administration is staring down a complicated and potentially messy refund process that is unprecedented in scope after the US Supreme Court overturned President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers... (more story)

EU-US trade relations again rocked by uncertainty February 23, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet and Oscar Pandiello

EU-US trade relations are again entering a period of uncertainty, after Donald Trump announced over the weekend that he would impose a global tariff of 15 percent. As the European Commission seeks more certain... (more story)