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.
EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ procurement push fueling fears of a fragmented rulebook
September 29, 2026
| Cynthia Kroet
The European Commission has three new laws in the works that aim to help EU member states use public procurement to help strengthen Europe's industry while also making the rules easier to use. But the initial ... (more story)
US, China take steps to stabilize relations with new Board of Trade
September 28, 2026
| Bradley Dress
The US and China agreed to a $60 billion tariff reduction and to advance trade for non-sensitive goods, putting the two countries on a path toward a more managed trading relationship but one that does not reso... (more story)
Trump, Xi meeting holds US-China trade truce steady
September 25, 2026
| Bradley Dress
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting this week largely focused on maintaining the relationship between the US and China, with the only major development a brief extension of a truc... (more story)
EU aluminum scrap policy causing a headache as waste exports showdown looms
September 25, 2026
| Oscar Pandiello
In a bid to retain more aluminum scrap in the EU, officials recently abandoned the idea of export duties under trade rules in favor of export bans under waste legislation, where permission depends on how waste... (more story)
US congressional Democrats warn of new Trump tariff authorities in sanctions bill
September 24, 2026
| Zack Budryk
Democrats in the US Congress sounded the alarm after the passage of legislation expanding President Donald Trump’s authorities to sanction Russia, arguing it contains expanded tariff authorities that could con... (more story)