The U.S. global trade war is threatening to close the door on an era of free trade that had opened new opportunities for the ...

President Donald Trump’s trade war strategy is yielding results, but economists warn of potential risks to the global economy ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday slapped 25% tariffs on Indian goods starting Aug. 1, with an additional penalty on ...

Yet President Donald Trump’s definition of trade barriers includes a slew of issues well beyond the tariffs other countries impose on the U.S., including some areas not normally associated with ...

Since 1985, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has published an annual list of barriers facing U.S. commerce around the world; the most recent edition ran nearly four hundred pages.

When the US and European nations tried to thrash out a joint approach to trade talks with China, “it took two years, and we couldn’t even agree on a common definition of subsidies,” she said.

Later in the day, the trade ministry issued a press release stating that the government is "carefully" responding to the U.S. demand to ease non-tariff barriers in ongoing trade talks with Washington.

In the European Union, GDP growth is forecast at 1.0 per cent in 2025, unchanged from 2024, amid weaker net exports and higher trade barriers.

A VAT is neutral. Non-tariff barriers can be substantial. The OECD estimates lowering the barriers could increase trade between 4% and 5%.

White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Tuesday trade negotiations with the European Union (EU) have been strained because the bloc of nations remains indecisive. Ha… ...

Some US trade deals could be reached in weeks but no China talks under way, USTR Greer says By David Lawder April 30, 20254:32 PM PDTUpdated April 30, 2025 ...