Tag: International Trade
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Trump says he and Xi will meet in South Korea in coming weeks and he’ll later go to China
U.S. President Donald Trump says he’ll meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a regional summit taking place in October in South Korea and will visit China early next year
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US touts collaborative plan to tackle Mexico’s drug cartels – but initiative is met with denial and mistrust south of the border
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Aileen Teague, Texas A&M University (THE CONVERSATION) A new plan to dismantle cartel-run drug-smuggling corridors along the U.S. southern border was announced by the U.S. administration in mid-August 2025 to great fanfare. “Project Portero” will see the Drug Enforcement…
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Trump wraps up UK state visit with gratitude for his hosts while largely sidestepping tough issues
President Donald Trump has ended his visit to the United Kingdom by expressing gratitude for the royal treatment he received
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Leaders of Canada and Mexico vow closer economic ties in the face of Trump trade uncertainty
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Claudia Sheinbaum have promised to strengthen trade relations in the face of U.S. tariff threats and pushed to keep the most important free trade agreement in the Western Hemisphere alive in the lead-up to negotiations next year
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Organic food prices could soar as US imposes import restrictions and new tariffs on specialty sugar
The limiting of duty-free organic sugar imports and new tariffs are expected to cause the prices of all kinds of organic products from granola to yogurt to rise in the coming months
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Bolsonaro conviction breaks Brazil’s record of handing impunity to coup plotters and may protect its democracy from military interference
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Rafael R. Ioris, University of Denver (THE CONVERSATION) Brazil has a long and tragic history of military intervention in politics. Too often, the country’s armed forces have made themselves arbiters of what the country’s government could or could not…
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One of the rarest birds in the world finds a city sanctuary in Hong Kong
Yellow-crested cockatoos have found a sanctuary in Hong Kong’s urban parks, but they face housing troubles similar to their human neighbors
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US stocks churn amid uncertainty about how many more rate cuts are coming from the Fed
U.S. stocks churned between gains and losses, but they ultimately remained near their record levels
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Japan’s exports to the US continue to fall, hit by Trump’s tariffs
Japan’s exports to the United States plummeted 13.8% in August compared to the same month the previous year, marking the fifth straight month of declines, as auto exports were hit by President Donald Trump’s tariffs