Surge in EU dumping actions against China highlights push for new trade tools
June 12, 2026
| Oscar Pandiello, Cynthia Kroet, Karoline Del Vecchio and Yuqing Yang
A surge in dumping actions against Chinese goods adds urgency to a debate among EU leaders, due next week to consider whether traditional trade-defense instruments are sufficient to address perceived Chinese o... (more story)
Trump faces regulatory squeeze from ranchers over beef imports
June 10, 2026
| Bradley Dress
The Trump administration is struggling to balance pressure from both ranchers and consumers as it seeks to increase beef imports to better manage a struggling market that is becoming a key issue ahead of the m... (more story)
The US DOJ's China container case meets pandemic-era complexity
June 10, 2026
| MLex Staff
The US Department of Justice portrays the container cartel case as a straightforward antitrust matter: a conspiracy to restrict output and raise prices in a manufacturing sector dominated by Chinese producers.... (more story)
Canada eases US trade tensions with streaming pullback, but questions remain
June 08, 2026
| Bradley Dress
Canada pulled back on tougher streaming service regulations amid high tensions with the Trump administration over trade and the future of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a potential implication of O... (more story)
US boosts trade enforcement in growing crackdown across customs
June 05, 2026
| Bradley Dress, Eliana Hubacker
The Trump administration is accelerating its trade enforcement across several agencies as it pushes for stricter oversight on tariff evasion while utilizing bipartisan support on Capitol Hill to increase expor... (more story)
EU industrial plan’s first political battle is where ‘Europe’ ends
June 05, 2026
| Oscar Pandiello
The EU’s Industrial Accelerator Act is heading for its first major political fight: What should count as “Made in Europe.” A European Parliament debate this week exposed a clear split between lawmakers, who wa... (more story)
US tariff refund battle heats up after DOJ motion
June 02, 2026
| Bradley Dress and Zack Budryk
The US Department of Justice has renewed a fight over refunds for illegal emergency tariffs, declaring it will appeal a court order for universal relief to importers seeking money for "finally liquidated" entr... (more story)
Pappas nomination could add rare patent expertise to USITC
June 02, 2026
| Nick Robertson
The nomination Monday of Peter-Anthony Pappas, who leads IP policy for the Senate Judiciary Committee, to the US International Trade Commission could bring much needed expertise to a quasi-judicial body that's... (more story)