Trade War News Updates

Government, Business

Canada Elects Liberal Carney as Prime Minister

Populist Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre 鈥 in the lead until U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at Canada with a trade war and annexation threats 鈥 was voted out of his Parliament seat.

April 29, 2025
Government, Business

IMF Members See World at 鈥楶ivotal Juncture鈥 Amid Trade Wars

The world economy is at a 鈥減ivotal juncture鈥 as trade tensions flare, members of the IMF said in a draft statement after discussions that have been overshadowed by the trade war.

April 25, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Trump Hasn鈥檛 Offered Unilateral Tariff Cuts on China

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the Trump administration is looking at multiple factors regarding China beyond just tariffs 鈥 including non-tariff barriers.

April 23, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics

Bessent Predicts US-China Trade De-Escalation

But in a private speech in Washington for JPMorgan Chase, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also cautioned that talks between the United States and China had yet to formally start.

April 22, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

China Partially Renews US Meat Export Permits

China鈥檚 government has renewed export registrations for some U.S. meat plants whose eligibility was set to lapse, raising hopes that shipments won鈥檛 be disrupted.

March 17, 2025
Government, Business, Fuel

Trade War Threatens Oil Demand, IEA Says

Global oil demand is under pressure from the escalating trade war at the same time that OPEC+ is reviving output, threatening to deepen a supply surplus, the International Energy Agency said.

March 13, 2025
Government, Business

China to Halve Tariffs on $75B of US Goods

China will halve tariffs on some $75 billion of imports from the United States later this month, reciprocating a U.S. action and likely satisfying part of the interim trade deal.

February 6, 2020
Government, Business, Equipment

Deere Cuts Outlook for the Year Due to Flooding, Trade War

Deere & Co. cut its profit expectations for the year as beleaguered farmers and an escalating trade war with China cut into sales.

August 16, 2019
Government, Business

Trade Gap Hits Seven-Month High Amid Tariff War

The U.S. trade deficit widened more than forecast in September to a seven-month high as imports expanded and the merchandise gap with China hit a record amid an escalating tariff war.

November 2, 2018