Trade
Canada’s Carney to Trump: ‘I meant what I said in Davos’
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Jan. 27, 2026. Patrick Doyle | Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday denied Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s claim that, in a private call with President Donald Trump, he had backtracked on some […]
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This is what’s in the India-EU trade deal — and who stands to gain
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) poses for a photograph with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (R) and European Council President Antonio Costa in New Delhi, India, on January 27, 2026. Sajjad Hussain | Afp | Getty Images India and the European Union have finalized a trade deal that would remove or reduce […]
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Boeing’s quarterly sales jump 57% as CEO says there’s ‘a lot to be optimistic about’
A Boeing Co. 737 Max airplane at the company’s manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US, on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing reported revenue ahead of Wall Street expectations for the fourth quarter as the company’s turnaround picked up steam following years of crises. The company’s airplane deliveries last […]
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All eyes are on Trump’s reaction to the ‘mother of all deals’ between India and the EU
U.S President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington, DC, on Feb. 13, 2025. Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty Images The ink is barely dry on the European Union and India’s historic trade deal but all eyes are now on how President Donald Trump will react to the free trade agreement […]
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CNBC Daily Open: India forges a trade deal with the EU — as Trump doubles down on tariff playbook
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) poses for a photograph with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (R) and European Council President Antonio Costa in New Delhi, India, on January 27, 2026. Sajjad Hussain | Afp | Getty Images When the most populous nation on Earth forges a trade deal with a bloc that […]
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India and European Union have closed a ‘landmark’ free trade deal, Prime Minister Modi says
India and the European Union on Monday closed a “landmark” free trade agreement, touted as the ‘mother of all deals,’ Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during a speech at the India Energy Week on Tuesday. The FTA with the EU, which represents about 25% of global GDP and about a third of global trade, […]
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South Korea scrambles to pass U.S. investment bill after Trump threatens higher tariffs
The United States agrees to impose 15% tariffs on imports from South Korea under a trade deal for the vast majority of South Korean products, seen in this photo illustration in Brussels, Belgium, on August 1, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party said it would pass a special act […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump turns tariff pressure back on South Korea — but markets are focused on Big Tech earnings
A view from an observatory in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. Jean Chung | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has been using tariffs in creative ways: to stop drug trafficking (ostensibly), to preserve national security aims (purportedly) and, now, to hasten the legislative process in another country. Trump on […]
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Trump says tariffs on South Korean autos, pharma, to rise to 25% over trade deal approval delay
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, October 29, 2025. Tyrone Siu | Reuters President Donald Trump said Monday that he was increasing tariffs on imported autos, pharmaceuticals, and lumber from South Korea from 15% to 25% because of a delay in that country’s […]
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CNBC Daily Open: As Trump destabilizes foreign relationships, Europe forges new ties
US President Donald Trump arrives, prior to at a bilateral meeting in Congress Centre on the sideline of the 56th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, January 21, 2026. Laurent Gillieron | Via Reuters “Good fences make good neighbors,” goes the saying — one that seems to encapsulate U.S. […]
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