Heinz is why ketchup seemed to become distinctly American.
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Canada recently slapped a tariff on US exports of the tomato-based condiment, and the EU plans to do the same, perhaps on the notion that it’s distinctly American. In fact, ketchup’s origins are global, as are its fans.
CEO Tim Cook built Apple’s vast supply chain, which stretches from China to Europe.
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The president launched a trade war largely on the premise of a massive trade deficit with China. A closer look at the iPhone shows why he’s wrong.
A biker rides his Harley-Davidson during a parade in Germany.
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The motorcycle maker angered Trump after it said it plans to move some production overseas to avoid EU tariffs – just a few months after the president praised the company for being a ‘true American icon.’
Trump has long talked about halting U.S. participation in the WTO.
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Trump has often talked about leaving the World Trade Organization. An economist explains what it is and what would happen if the president had his way.
Trump against the world?
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International trade policy requires three traits to be successful and lead to mutual prosperity. Trump’s is missing all three, as he showed at the G-7 summit.
Trump answers questions before departing the White House on his way to the G7 in Quebec.
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A political scientist and economist explores the causes and consequences of Trump’s scattershot trade policy.
Shipping containers are loaded onto a ship at the Port of Long Beach in California.
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The Trump administration wants China to cut its trade deficit with the US by more than half. An economist explains why that’s not going to happen.
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Politicians and economists call for emissions cuts while also embracing free trade – they can’t have it both ways.
The White House frets about how the U.S. imports more stuff than it exports.
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The administration embraces mercantilism, an ideology with few adherents.
Chinese exports to the US grew 14.8% on an annualised basis, but it’s not expected to last.
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Chinese exports to the US grew rapidly during the quarter, but it could be a very different picture next time around.
Is there still room for the U.S.?
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Trump, who withdrew the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership when he became president, briefly appeared to consider joining the trade accord again.
More Chinese wines are finding their way into the liquor aisle.
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As the US celebrates Wine Day, China’s young winemakers are a reminder of the power and value of cameraderie and cooperation in this age-old industry.
Bill Shorten announced this week that a Labor government would triple penalties for dumping cheap overseas products in the Australian market.
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Bill Shorten has proposed tripling penalties for dumping cheap overseas products like steel into the Australian market. But this proposal suggests a failure to understand dumping and its regulation.
US President Donald Trump’s vision of the global economy as a zero-sum game is at odds with Australia’s experience.
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To really show its pro-trade colours, Australia’s government should stop flirting with Trump’s new anti-trade wave.
A farmer harvest his soybean field in Loami, Ill.
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There’s a good reason China took aim at US soybean exports when it announced its latest list of retaliatory tariffs.
China’s Xi and Trump look on as U.S. and Chinese business leaders sign trade deals.
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A closer look at the US-China trade relationship shows why Trump’s ‘targeted’ tariffs are likely to hurt American workers and businesses as well.
A finished steel coil is marked with its information by a worker at a mill in Farrell, Pennsylvania.
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President Trump’s new tariffs suggest he doesn’t understand why American steel and aluminum have been hurt in the first place.
Foreign goods wait to be unloaded at the Port of Los Angeles.
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A global trade war seems well underway as China and the US exchange targeted tariff attacks. An economist explains what they are, how they work and why they matter.
Minor parties led by high-profile candidates such as Nick Xenophon are particularly appealing away from the big cities.
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The minor party vote in Australia is historically high and growing, as trust in the bigger parties slides away.
There’s a reason investors don’t like trade wars.
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President Trump says ‘trade wars are good,’ but history tells a very different story.