Britain’s bold new world … as a Pacific trading nation
With global free-traders on the back foot amid Donald Trump’s return, the U.K. is placing its bets on the tongue-twisting CPTPP.
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Europe in the line of fire as Trump threatens trade war with China
Trump’s punitive tariffs would put Brussels under pressure to cut a defensive deal to fend off a glut of Chinese exports.
Agri-food caught in crossfire of looming trade wars, WTO paralysis
If implemented, Trump’s tariff policy could escalate trade tensions and trigger more WTO disputes, which would be difficult to resolve due to the paralysis of the Appellate Body.
China hits back at EU over electric car tariffs: How bad could the trade dispute get?
European Union member states have narrowly backed import duties on Chinese-made electric cars, over what the EU considers to be unfair competition. Tariffs of up to 45 percent are set to be imposed from next month for five years. Chinese carmakers hav…
EU plywood dumping probe opens new front in China trade dispute
Investigation into cheap wood exports follows producers’ claim the products originated in Russia
Meet the world’s toughest trade negotiator. It’s not Donald Trump.
Piyush Goyal’s showmanship and negotiating savvy have made him a weapon for India as it takes up its mantle as a global superpower. But is his aggressive approach at risk of backfiring?
EU, China trade chiefs agree to look at ‘price undertakings’ in key EV tariff saga twist
China and the EU have agreed to re-examine the possibility of setting a minimum price for Chinese automakers selling electric vehicles (EV) to avoid definitive tariffs, signalling a negotiated solution to the year-long trade dispute between the two blo…
China hits back at EV tariffs with European dairy probe
Beijing escalates trade dispute after Brussels unveils additional levies on vehicles
EU lowers tariffs on China-made EVs, signals softening trade stance
The European Commission lowered its proposed tariffs on China-made electric vehicles (EVs) on Tuesday (20 August) and offered one of the clearest signals yet that it was open to resolving the long-running trade dispute through negotiations, in a move t…
Elon Musk’s Tesla gets lower EU duties on made-in-China EVs
The win for the U.S. mogul comes amid fraught relations with the EU.
You’ve had two years: EU eyerolls at Hungary’s request for help with Russian oil
After failing to reduce their reliance on Moscow for energy, Hungary and Slovakia now want help from Brussels.
China urges EU to ‘meet halfway’ on electric vehicle dispute
The Chinese government urged the European Union to “meet China halfway” to resolve the ongoing trade dispute over electric vehicles on Thursday (4 July), as Beijing steps up its efforts to ensure that the provisional tariffs on China-made EVs that will…
Is the growing EU-China trade dispute a staged act?
As widely anticipated, the week was dominated by trade tariffs headlines. Two of the European Commission’s top officials – trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis and vice president Margaritis Schinas – coordinated the EU executive’s announcement on Wednesday
China’s problem is excess savings, not too much capacity
Policymakers on either side of bitter trade dispute seem to confuse two issues
EU and US vow to team up against China, but can’t hide the cracks
Trade and tech dialogue would likely not survive a Trump return — and that would threaten fragile transatlantic solidarity on how to deal with China.
Polish truckers defy Donald Tusk on Ukraine border blockade
Farmers set to join hauliers on Thursday in broadening trade dispute
US, EU show united front on Israel, Ukraine
President Joe Biden and European Union leaders delivered a message of unity Friday (20 October) on the Israel-Hamas and Ukraine wars, despite worries that political paralysis in Washington could hamper US aid for its allies.
Prospects dim for deals on trade at Washington EU-US summit
Prospects dimmed on Thursday (19 October) for agreements ending long-running disputes between the United States and European Union over Trump-era tariffs and US green subsidies after negotiators failed to make any breakthroughs before a White House sum…
Piling up of unresolved disputes highlights WTO crisis
Nothing illustrates the crisis at the World Trade Organization more than the piling up of unresolved disputes and the growing list of what it terms the “trade concerns” of its members.