US importer group pushing for change to Trump’s trade zone restrictions
May 05, 2026
| Bradley Dress
The National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones is pushing for the Trump administration to reverse course on a major change to foreign trade zones that eliminated a means to import finished goods at lower prices.
Renewed US tariff threats against EU cast shadow over trade-deal talks
May 05, 2026
| Oscar Pandiello and Cynthia Kroet
Fresh US tariff threats are exposing a split in Brussels over whether to fast-track the EU-US trade deal or to include safeguards, ahead of Wednesday’s next round of political negotiations on the deal between ... (more story)
USTR's forced-labor probe mostly China focused, raising questions in broad probe
May 01, 2026
| Bradley Dress and Zack Budryk
The majority of public comments in the US trade investigation into forced labor from 60 countries center on allegations against China and Southeast Asian countries, raising questions of whether an evidentiary ... (more story)
EU capitals’ initial skepticism at industrial plan means hard task for Séjourné
April 30, 2026
| Cynthia Kroet
The EU Industrial Accelerator Act, published in early March, is meant to boost the bloc’s economy while reducing dependencies on other regions. But EU member states' initial discussions on the proposal raised ... (more story)
First day of EU-Mercosur deal will be about predictability, not just tariffs
April 30, 2026
| Oscar Pandiello
After 25 years of talks, the EU-Mercosur interim trade deal will start applying provisionally on Friday. It will bring initial tariff cuts and some immediate duty-free access, but its first impact is likely to... (more story)
China's block of Meta-Manus deal underscores higher bar for cross-border tech deals
April 29, 2026
| MLex Staff
China's landmark decision to block Meta Platforms' acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Manus underscores Beijing's evolving approach to evaluating cross-border technology deals, with authorities now... (more story)
JD.com to cite lack of Chinese state ties in bid to secure EU FSR approval
April 27, 2026
| Andrew Boyce
Chinese e-commerce titan JD.com will face down calls for an EU foreign-subsidy probe into its acquisition of European consumer electronics giant Ceconomy by pointing to how it’s a publicly traded company with ... (more story)
US push to create AI, tech supply chains faces big hurdles
April 24, 2026
| Bradley Dress
The Trump administration is pushing forward with a major new initiative to create an alternative system for emerging technologies and an export program for artificial intelligence materials, but both efforts w... (more story)