trade

New Trade Deal Leaves the U.S. Behind in Asia

China and 14 other countries signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the biggest regional trade agreement ever. Here's what to know.

By Amy Gunia November 17, 2020

Why Trump's Trade Deal Won't End Trade Wars

Populism and corrupted liberal economics means trade wars are the new normal

By Charlie Campbell / Shanghai January 15, 2020

Chicken Feet Could Herald a New Era for U.S.-China Trade

Chicken feet are popular in traditional regional Chinese cooking

By Alfred Cang / Bloomberg January 14, 2020

How the Trade War is Hurting Forests Around the World

High tariffs on sustainable U.S. hardwood are driving Chinese firms to source from illegal loggers elsewhere.

By Charlie Campbell / Shanghai November 27, 2019

Ocean Exploration Changed Human History—And the Story Started Centuries Before Christopher Columbus

We tend to think the opening of the oceans was the work of 15th century pioneers, but they didn’t start the exploration of the seas

By David Abulafia October 14, 2019

Trump Will Fail on China Trade War, but Progressive Democrats Must Carry On the Fight

President Trump has now delayed imposition of $250 billion worth of tariffs on China yet again, from October 1 to October 15, as a supposed goodwill gesture. This will only confirm Beijing’s view of Trump...

By Rober Kuttner September 30, 2019

Using Trump's Tactics

New trade threats stem from fires in the Amazon rainforest

By Justin Worland August 26, 2019

Trump's Muddled Message on Hong Kong Captures the Real Problem With His Foreign Policy

The confusion captures an enduring challenge of the Trump presidency: it’s almost impossible to discern America’s approach to key foreign issues because the process for setting and enforcing policy is ignored or irrelevant.

By John Walcott August 20, 2019

President Trump Says U.S. Is 'Doing Very Well With China' Amid Continuing Trade Talks

Aide Larry Kudlow said recent phone calls between negotiators were 'positive'

By Hailey Waller, Jordan Yadoo and Katia Dmitrieva / Bloomberg August 18, 2019

The U.S. and China Will Resume Talks Amid Ongoing Trade War

U.S. officials and some outside experts say they expect this week's meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to head off an escalating trade war and restart trade negotiations between the world's two...

By John Walcott June 24, 2019

President Trump Says He'll Raise China Tariffs If President Xi Won't Meet at G-20

“China is going to make a deal because they’re going to have to make a deal”

By Margaret Talev and Kathleen Hunter / Bloomberg June 10, 2019

President Trump Hints at His Next Trade War Target: French Wine

Any potential U.S. measures against French wine would have to target the entire EU

By Terrence Dopp and Margaret Talev / Bloomberg June 10, 2019

Mexico Did Not Agree to Trump's Farm Deal: Officials

Mexico has no state-owned agricultural conglomerate to buy food products or handle distribution

By Nacha Cattan and Eric Martin / Bloomberg June 9, 2019

American Automakers Could Be a Casualty in Trump's Trade War With Mexico

The President's threatened tariffs could hurt U.S. firms like Ford and GM

By Mahita Gajanan May 31, 2019

Ready for More Expensive Guac, Beer and Cars? How Trump's Mexico Tariffs Could Affect You

Trump threatened to slap tariffs of as much as 25% on goods from Mexico

By Bloomberg May 31, 2019

Nike, Adidas Call Tariffs ‘Catastrophic’ in Open Letter to Trump

"Your proposal...is asking the American consumer to foot the bill," it said

By EBEN NOVY-WILLIAMS / BLOOMBERG May 21, 2019

Why Buying American Is Complicated

New tariffs introduced by the Trump administration are aimed at boosting American manufacturing, but even products made in the U.S. contain parts and pieces from overseas

By Alana Semuels May 14, 2019

Markets Nosedive on Trump's Trade War

The S&P 500 headed for the biggest decline since March

By Todd White and Randall Jensen / Bloomberg May 13, 2019

Fading Trust

The emerging stalemate in U.S.-China trade negotiations reflects a breakdown in trust and widening differences that are unlikely to be resolved soon

By Bloomberg May 13, 2019

Trump Contradicted on Tariffs

Trump has characterized his tariffs as being paid for largely by China

By Alejandro de la Garza May 12, 2019

Trump Emboldened on China

Few presidents have bragged as much about the stock market as Donald Trump. From the early days of his Administration, Trump has sought to boost Wall Street and take credit for any gains in the...

By Justin Worland May 9, 2019

Trump's Latest Trade Threat Could Be His Riskiest Move Yet

When Donald Trump blasts China's unfair business tactics, he tends to highlight the manufacturing jobs that he pledged to bring back in his 2016 campaign. But one of the toughest sticking points in his trade...

By Brian Bennett and John Walcott May 8, 2019

Trump Gave the Japanese Prime Minister a Break on Trade, For Now

President Donald Trump did Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a favor last week, delaying the start of negotiations on a tricky trade decision, potentially pushing it past that country's elections in July, three officials briefed...

By John Walcott May 1, 2019

U.S. Proposes Tariffs On E.U. Goods Over Airbus Subsidies

The United States is threatening to impose around $11 billion worth of tariffs on goods from European Union countries – including cheese, wine and oysters – in retaliation for E.U. subsidies to European aeronautics company...

By Ciara Nugent April 9, 2019

Taiwan Won't Get Fighter Jets Until China Trade Deal Sealed

The Trump Administration has put on hold a previously reported sale of jet fighters to Taiwan until the United States seals a trade deal with China, three Administration officials told TIME on Thursday. That decision...

By John Walcott and Justin Worland April 5, 2019

Mexico Avocados Have Biggest Price Surge in 10 Years Amid Trump's Threat to Close the U.S.-Mexico Border

There are a couple of possible drivers for the spike

By James Attwood / Bloomberg April 2, 2019

Trump and China's Xi Haven't Set a Date for Trade Summit

Trump has said he’ll need to meet Xi to conclude any agreement over trade

By Shannon Pettypiece / Bloomberg March 11, 2019

President Trump and Xi Jinping Are Close to Signing a Deal But Trade War Isn't Over

But the trade war is far from over

By Jenny Leonard / Bloomberg March 5, 2019

Trump's Trade War Is Costing Americans $3 Billion a Month in Higher Taxes, Study Says

'This is kind of the worst-case scenario in terms of consumers'

By Shawn Donnan / Bloomberg March 4, 2019

Trump Announces Delay in Tariff Hike on Chinese Goods

The U.S. president cited “substantial progress” in trade talks between the U.S. and China

By Amy Gunia February 25, 2019

Americans Eat More Than a Billion Chicken Wings on Super Bowl Weekend. There's a Surprising Past Behind That Number

Flash back to any point in American history prior to the 1970s and you would have had to have paid many Americans to put this part of the chicken in their mouths

By Emelyn Rude January 31, 2019

Where Trump's Trade Wars Are Headed

President Donald Trump ended last year with a trade cliffhanger, leaving nearly all of his major disputes on the issue unresolved and everyone guessing about if — and how — they will wrap up in...

By Justin Worland January 4, 2019

President Trump Says He Will Soon Terminate NAFTA

This would leave Congress with a choice between Trump's U.S.M.C.A, or no continental trade deal at all

By Jennifer Epstein, Josh Wingrove and Eric Martin / Bloomberg December 2, 2018

Some Fear an Economic Cold War As Trump and Xi Meet

The stakes for President Donald Trump's Saturday meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping seem like they couldn't be higher as the world's two biggest economies argue over escalating tariffs, how to handle North Korea...

By Justin Worland November 30, 2018

Liam Fox: Brexit Can Supercharge Britain's 'Special Relationship' with the U.S.

"We are in a position to set the global benchmark for how two leading, open and mature economies can trade with each other."

By Liam Fox November 30, 2018

Trump Threatens 10% Tariffs on iPhones, Other Gadgets

And other electronics made in China

By Bloomberg November 27, 2018

The Trans-Pacific Trade Deal Survives, But the U.S. and China Matter More

After months of delays--and one very public withdrawal--the trans-Pacific trade deal officially has a start date. The rechristened Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership will come into force on Dec. 30, thanks to a...

By Ian Bremmer November 8, 2018

Jack Ma Says Trade War Is the 'Most Stupid Thing' as U.S.-China Tensions Boil

Ma, whose online commerce empire is China’s largest corporation, has been a vocal opponent of tit-for-tat tariffs

By Bloomberg November 5, 2018

EU Trade Talks Become Contentious as President Trump Threatens Tariffs

A descent into an all-out trade war was averted in July

By Richard Bravo, Jenny Leonard and Shawn Donnan / Bloomberg October 21, 2018

Why Farmers Are Sticking With Trump

Doug Fish is quick to explain all the ways President Trump's trade war is hurting his business and his community. Fish, the president and CEO of BTC Bank, a community bank in Bethany, Mo., says...

By Justin Worland / Bethany, Mo. October 19, 2018

China Vows to Respond to Trade War It Didn't Want

The comments come amid rising political tensions between the two economic powers

By Ryan Beene and Christopher Condon / Bloomberg October 14, 2018

Trump's NAFTA Replacement Mostly Keeps the Status Quo

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump harshly criticized free trade deals, threatening to withdraw the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership as well as the North American Free Trade Agreement, which he called "the worst trade...

By Justin Worland October 1, 2018

Why Donald Trump Is Feeling the Heat From Midwestern Farmers

It's not just trade

By Justin Worland / Corning, Iowa September 10, 2018

Trump's Trade Wars Hitting U.S. and Global Economic Growth

The numbers are not looking good for President Trump who has made reducing the U.S. trade deficit one of his main economic goals

By Shawn Donnan and Jeff Kearns / Bloomberg September 5, 2018

China's New Threat Against Trump Has Some U.S. Farmers Nervous

In recent years, the annual meeting of the U.S. soybean export group has been a celebratory affair complete with a grand signing ceremony during which attendees committed to exporting billions of dollars of U.S. soybeans...

By Justin Worland / Kansas City, Mo. September 4, 2018

No Deal on NAFTA

Canada has been clear about its 'red lines' around NAFTA

By Andrew Mayeda, Josh Wingrove and Eric Martin / Bloomberg August 31, 2018

The EU Just Banned Diesel Imports from Russia

U.S. to Boost Gas Supply to E.U. in Effort to Cut Dependence on Russia

How the Giant Suez Canal Boat Was Freed

What the Boat Stuck in the Suez Canal Is Costing the World