US trade court panel draws mixed reaction to forced labor hearing
October 07, 2026
| Bradley Dress, Zack Budryk
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)
HSBC, StanChart kept Huawei as client after it denied Iran reports, US jury told
October 06, 2026
| Samuel Rubenfeld
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 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)