Trade

The EU-China understanding on hybrid vehicles offers Brussels breathing space for its carmakers and Beijing greater predictability for its exporters. But translating the deal into enforceable restrictions pres... (more story)

President Donald Trump continued easing policy toward Russia, signing a waiver that dials back sanctions and tariff pressure contained in a law he signed in September.  Trump issued an executive order late Fri... (more story)

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)

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.

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)

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)

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 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)