Debates over world trade often conflate two distinct issues. The first is how to expand the efficiencies that occur when international trade is broadly balanced and countries are able to benefit from ...

In his 1948 memoirs, Cordell Hull wrote that during his 12 years as US President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s secretary of state he was guided by the idea that “unhampered trade dovetailed with peace.” ...

As U.S. trade with China exploded in the early 2000's, American manufacturing began to shrivel. Those workers struggled to adapt and find new jobs. It ran counter to how mainstream economics at the ...

Editor’s Note: Katherine Tai has spent decades working on trade issues, including as U.S. Trade Representative in the Biden administration. She ushered in the first “worker-centered" trade policy in U ...

Roger Severino insists that the Heritage Foundation still supports free markets and free trade . . . but that it will pursue those goods without sacrificing its “love of faith and family, our national ...

India and New Zealand trade deal makes majority of goods trade "duty free." Bilateral merchandise trade between the two countries was $1.3 billion in 2024–25. This is India's third trade deal this ...

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries formally signed a long-sought landmark free trade agreement on Saturday, capping more than a ...

Nearly two decades after the parties first floated the idea of a free trade agreement, the turbulence of the global market has prompted the EU and India to carry their deal across the finish line. In ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada won’t pursue a free trade deal with China, responding to Trump’s ...

BRUSSELS — In the latest display of major economies pursuing blockbuster free trade deals against the backdrop of President Donald Trump’s tariff threats, the European Union and India announced a ...

Policies meant to lure importers to Hainan, a resort island off China’s coast, signal an opening up, Beijing says. One expert calls it a “bait and switch.” Visitors at an exhibition center promoting ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. EU and the Mercosur bloc of South American nations signed a landmark trade deal Saturday after 25 years of ...