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 ...

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 ...

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

The US president imposed crippling 50% tariffs on Brazil and a 25% levy on Indian exports, while warning Canada it would face ...

U.S. trading partners are committing to buy more gas than they need or than the U.S. can produce, at least in the short term.

President Donald Trump announced a new trade deal with South Korea, which calls for 15% tariffs on goods from there.

However, both sides agreed to reduced tariffs in May, after their first trade meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. The truce was ...