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Many have compared the UK’s repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846 with leaving the European Union.
A worker at an auto parts plant in Orion Township, Michigan, lifts coiled steel into place.
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The president has promised to put a stop to foreign companies ‘dumping’ steel on US markets. Former President Bush tried the same thing, and here’s what happened.
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing his country from the TPP within days of reaching office.
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The TPP should still bring enough benefits for the remaining countries to make it worthwhile to go through the trouble of enacting it.
Surveys suggest Trump’s election is hurting America’s reputation.
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Surveys show Trump’s election is damaging America’s reputation abroad, which research suggests could deal a sharp blow to US trade.
Is the sun setting on globalisation?
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A fundamental insight into the distributive effects of free trade from almost 90 years ago.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, sitting at the president’s right, announced the China trade deal.
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The Trump administration’s new deal with China, which won’t benefit many workers, shows the pitfalls of pursuing bilateral agreements at the expense of multilateral ones like NAFTA.
The headquarters of private security firm Prosegur after the spectacular robbery.
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The heist and free trade are just opposite sides of the same coin.
During the US presidential election campaign, Donald Trump blamed NAFTA for US job losses.
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There’s ample space to renegotiate some terms from the original agreement that would improve social welfare across the region.
Is Trump a populist, conventional conservative or something else entirely?
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A flurry of policy reversals in recent weeks suggests Trump has changed his tune from his populist campaign promises. Has he?
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If the United States withdraws from or significantly alters NAFTA, Mexico has more options than it thinks — and potentially less to lose than its northern neighbour.
A lot is riding on the first head-to-head meeting between Trump and Xi.
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Nothing less than the fate of the global economy lies in the balance as the two strong-willed leaders sit down for their first one-on-one meeting.
A bridge too far?
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China’s One Belt, One Road initiative is holding international summit in Beijing, but no Western leaders have said they are coming yet.
A French exit from the EU would make for the inevitable implosion of the European project.
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Yes, Brexit is really happening, and what comes next could determine whether we see another global financial crisis.
Just a sample of the $1.2 trillion of goods traded every month.
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A new WTO trade deal is expected to provide up to $1 trillion in economic gains by eliminating bureaucracy. But that’s not its most important benefit.
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The largest economy on the planet is quickly moving to a protectionist stance in its international trade.
Jokowi’s timetable omitted several of the high-profile events planned for the earlier visit.
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Jokowi’s visit was a good deal shorter than the one planned for last year. But it did highlight several important issues in the bilateral relationship.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is greeted by U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Can Canada manage to keep up trade while also meeting US expectations for a safe border?
Trump prefers his trade negotiations to be tête-à-tête.
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Trade under Trump will mean more bilateral agreements, hard bargaining and ultimatums, a sharp departure from Obama’s multilateral, win-win approach.
America first, but at what cost?
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Trump’s ‘America first’ rhetoric implies that the internationalism and ‘enlightened self-interest’ that built the postwar order was a big mistake. The evidence and basic economics disagree.
Troubled waters ahead.
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Much of the debate around trade deals misses some of the fundamentals of what they actually are and involve.