The US and China have reportedly agreed on a partial deal to ease tensions in the two-year old trade war. Does that mean it's almost over? Fat chance, an economist says.
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President Trump and Democrats recently agreed on a deal to pass the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. A trade scholar explains what's new.
A large free trade area could hinder the development of manufacturing, which countries need for economic growth.
Border closure is an implicit admission of the ineptitude and incompetence of Nigeria’s customs and immigration officers
The Trump administration's tendency to follow rules only if they're in its interest could end up hurting the US in the long run.
Trump’s endgame for the US-China trade war still seems elusive as the conflict continues to escalate.
As the US prepares to replace NAFTA, a labor scholar who was critical of Perot but shared concerns about the deal revisits the claim that helped him become the most successful third-party candidate since Teddy Roosevelt.
President Trump has unilaterally raised tariffs and sparked trade wars, all without consulting Congress. A century ago, the roles were reversed.
China has reportedly halted all purchases of US soybeans. Here's why that's going to be very painful for American farmers.
The collective public health of Canada, the United States and Mexico will take a hit if the new NAFTA becomes law.
Trump's embrace of bilateralism in trade relations has pernicious long-term consequences, including ratcheting up the odds of violent conflict.
A quarter-century ago, more than 100 nations agreed to engage in freer trade with one another and signed the declaration that established the World Trade Organization.
The EU and Japan's economies together account for about a third of global GDP.
As Trump prepares to deliver his delayed State of the Union address, here's what four economists had to say about the state of the union.
Despite agreeing to a ceasefire, the two sides offered differing depictions of their trade war truce that show a lasting peace may still be out of reach.
Boasting the world's biggest and strongest economy, the U.S. has enormous leverage when it sits down with a partner to negotiate a trade deal. Threats and tariffs are not really helping.
What role do EU institutions and the parliaments of 27 member states have in agreeing the next steps of the Brexit process.
The death of the rules-based world order that supports the global economy and free trade has been greatly exaggerated.
Americans seem to believe trade deficits are a bad thing, partly because of arguments suggesting they mean the US is 'losing.' An economist explains why that's rubbish.
There is a gap between free trade and free migration.
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