Since World War II, most politicians and economists view free trade as a pillar of globalisation, enshrined in the 1947 signing of the GATT accord.

Increasing political instability will pose challenges to decisive leadership and give opposition parties more sway in ...

Asian markets mostly fell Thursday while the dollar held most of its gains as traders weighed a cautious Federal Reserve with ...

Asian shares are mixed after most U.S. stocks slipped, as doubts rose on Wall Street about whether the Federal Reserve will ...

US President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs to punish or favour major trading partners, as governments raced to strike ...

General Motors, Stellantis and Ford are all taking a hit from tariffs, to the tune of hundreds of millions or billions of ...

Uncertainty reigns in the hours leading up to the August 1 deadline given by the US president for the implementation of his ...