Trade

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

A high-stakes meeting later this week between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping could lead to new trade agreements and an extension of a truce on tariff hikes, but it’s unlikely a major brea... (more story)

Chinese companies were complaining that the EU's Foreign Subsidy Regulation would be unfair to them long before it even came into force. A recent flashpoint was Beijing's block on cooperation with an EU probe ... (more story)

US Congress handed President Donald Trump major new tariff powers after passing a controversial bill Wednesday to punish Russia, likely paving the way for the White House to threaten a number of countries in w... (more story)