Trade

Trump cuts US duty rates on steel, aluminium and copper derivative products

A finished steel coil is secured by a worker at a US steel mill in Farrell, Pennsylvania.

Britain says 40 countries discuss reopening Strait of Hormuz after Iran blockade

British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper speaking during a virtual summit at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, England, on April 2.

EU lawmakers press China on unsafe products on rare Beijing visit

The visit comes after the EU agreed to overhaul its customs system, including a crackdown on mainly Chinese e-commerce platforms.

US to send dozens of farm companies to the Philippines in April trade mission

Chris Towns, a blueberry farmer, on his farm in Alma, Georgia., on March 18, 2026.

US strips citizenship from couple in trade theft case, part of Trump immigration push

FILE PHOTO: Information packs are distributed by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services following a citizenship ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., July 18, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

US vows to seek WTO alternatives after Cameroon meeting fails to renew e-commerce moratorium

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said he was “disappointed at the lack of seriousness” shown by many WTO member countries in embracing a broadly acceptable reform agenda.

WTO talks end in deadlock after Brazil blocks deal on e-commerce duties

In what is seen as a test for the WTO’s relevance, ministers are stuck on extending the moratorium following objections from Brazil.

Singapore, 65 other WTO members introduce first set of global digital trade rules

WTO members representing around 70 per cent of global trade agreed to activate the agreement in their countries.

WTO members bypass opposition to introduce world’s first baseline digital trade rules

The push to accelerate entry into force stems from mounting frustration over those obstructions.

WTO talks eye fresh extension of e-commerce duties moratorium

European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic addresses the media at the WTO 14th ministerial conference in Yaounde on March 28.

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