Trade News Updates

Government, Business, Logistics

Geopolitical Chaos Continues to Roil Trucking Industry

The trucking industry is wrestling with an unclear market trajectory forged through a combination of chaotic geopolitical negotiations and enduring market weakness.

July 10, 2025
Government, Business

Trump’s Trade Blitz Yields Few Deals but Lots of Uncertainty

President Donald Trump's lightning round of global trade negotiations with dozens of countries has yielded two deals, with the U.K. and Vietnam, and a framework for a deal with China.

July 9, 2025
Government, Business

Canada Exports to US Keep Falling as Tariffs Curb Shipments

Canada’s share of exports destined for the U.S. shrank to the smallest proportion since at least 1997, excluding the COVID pandemic. Shipments to other countries reached a new high.

July 3, 2025
Government, Business

China Wary as US Advances Tariff Talks With Other Countries

China is increasingly wary about U.S. efforts to forge deals that could isolate Chinese firms from global supply chains.

July 2, 2025
Government, Business

Bessent Says Trump’s Trade Push Could Wrap by Labor Day

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the administration’s agenda for trade agreements could get wrapped up by Labor Day, indicating some talks could extend past the July  9 deadline.

June 27, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Global Goods Trade Accelerates as Tariff Fears Speed Imports

Global merchandise trade accelerated in the World Trade Organization’s latest assessment, with a surge in imports tied to tariff stockpiling outweighing a slowdown in export orders.

June 26, 2025
Business, Logistics

REPLAY: Understanding the Outlook for Freight and Trade with ATA’s Bob Costello

How could the federal spending bill impact trucking? And what market trends should you be watching? ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello joins Seth Clevenger to break down current economic conditions and deliver his outlook for the back half of 2025 and beyond.

June 25, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Auto Industry Pushes Back on Trump’s Chip Tariff Threat

Blowback to President Donald Trump’s idea of tariffs on imported semiconductors is proving to be broad and deep, and includes Tesla, Ford and GM.

June 24, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Pressure to Seal Trump Trade Deals by July 9 Ramps Up

Two weeks from President Donald Trump’s deadline to reach trade deals, some of the talks aimed at clinching agreements to avoid higher tariffs are struggling to get over the finish line.

June 24, 2025
Government, Business

G7 Summit Opens in Canada With a Focus on Trade

As the G7 summit begins in Canada, the U.S. has hit several nations with tariffs, there is little progress in settling wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and a new conflict involves Israel and Iran.

June 16, 2025