Trade
Tariff-linked U.S. Customs bond funding shortfall reaches record-breaking $3.5 billion in 2025
Cranes unload shipping containers from a ship at the Port of Long Beach Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images A record-breaking number of companies shipping products into the United States are coming up short on a federal government requirement to financially guarantee they can cover the import […]
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After weeks of tension, Trump is still talking tough on Iran. Here’s what could happen next
The prospect of a U.S. attack on Iran has roiled oil prices this year, but analysts tell CNBC a strike would require more military commitment and be more complicated, than the U.S. is prepared for. Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Brent crude April futures Tensions are high, and despite talks last week in Oman, both […]
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A year into Trump tariffs, Chinese factories and ports are buzzing with activity
HUZHOU, CHINA – JANUARY 27: An employee works on the beverage production line to meet the Spring Festival market demand at Leyuan Health Technology (Huzhou) Co., Ltd. on January 27, 2026 in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. Wang Shucheng | Visual China Group | Getty Images A year after U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs spooked […]
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Tariff revenue soars more than 300% as U.S. awaits Supreme Court decision
A cargo ship is loading and unloading foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, Jan. 13, 2026. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images The U.S. government in January ran up a smaller deficit than a year ago, while tariff collections surged and provided a reminder of how pivotal a long-awaited […]
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After GOP rebellion, House set for Wednesday vote on Trump’s Canada tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with the media before boarding Marine One for travel to Florida from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 6, 2026. Leah Millis | Reuters The House is slated to vote Wednesday on a resolution disapproving of President Donald Trump’s tariffs against Canada, in what […]
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Tariff bill in U.S. states hits $200 billion as affordability and Trump head into midterms showdown
New analysis of U.S. Census data shows that states across the U.S. where key midterm elections will take place this year paid over $134 billion in tariffs in the period since President Donald Trump began implementing widespread trade duties in March 2025 through last November. In all, the U.S. Census data compiled by Trade Partnership […]
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Taiwan rebuffs U.S. push to absorb 40% of its chip supply chain
Images of mobile devices at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) Museum of Innovation in Hsinchu, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. I-Hwa Cheng | Bloomberg | Getty Images Taiwan has told Washington that its proposal to move 40% of the island’s semiconductor supply chain to the U.S. was “impossible” to execute, the country’s top tariff […]
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U.S. and India unveil framework of interim trade deal, move closer to broad pact
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 13: U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News The United States and India moved closer to a trade pact on Friday, releasing an interim framework that […]
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India’s central bank keeps policy rates steady at 5.25% as U.S., EU trade deals set to support growth
Newly appointed Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra after addressing a press conference, in Mumbai on Dec. 11, 2024. Indranil Mukherjee | Afp | Getty Images India’s central bank on Friday kept its policy rates steady, as trade deals with the E.U. and the U.S. are set to support the world’s fastest growing large […]
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India is reportedly ‘ready’ buy up to $80 billion in Boeing aircraft following trade deal with U.S.
Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles Shri Piyush Goyal is talking to media on EU-India trade relations. India will waive tariffs on industrial imports from four European nations for a $100 billion investment over 15 years, ending nearly 16 years of negotiations. Thierry Monasse | Getty Images […]
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