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Will Britain’s new trade deal with the Pacific Rim make a success out of Brexit?
Apr 20, 2023
Some say U.K. membership of the Trans-Pacific Partnership will make up for any trade lost with the European Union after Brexit. But others have their doubts.
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai: Globalization 1.0 was “fragile.” Will 2.0 be more resilient?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
May 2, 2022
Tai outlined what globalization 2.0 will look like and what those changes mean for the American people at the Milken Institute Global Conference.
Trump brings back tariff on Canadian aluminum, one month after USMCA takes effect
by
Nova Safo
Aug 7, 2020
The president says Canada is flooding the U.S. with imported aluminum and undercutting American companies.
Could British business benefit from trade barriers between U.K. and EU?
Mar 4, 2020
As trade talks get underway between the U.K. and the EU, some say Britain might be better off with fewer European imports.
Intellectual property protections to feature in new U.S.-China trade deal
Jan 13, 2020
Whatever is specifically agreed on could be very hard to enforce.
For farmers in central Washington, the USMCA is "a big relief"
Oct 1, 2018
Patrick Smith of Loftus Ranches in Yakima says the new trade deal takes away some uncertainty for farmers like him.
How'd NAFTA change the economy? Draw your own charts
Mar 28, 2017
On December 8, 1993, then-President Bill Clinton signed the North American Free Trade Agreement. It went into effect less than a month later. At the time, the bill was lauded for its ability to create jobs in the U.S. — Clinton had said NAFTA would create 200,000 jobs within two years — increase cooperation between […]
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Round 15 of that other trade deal in the works — T-TIP
by
Andy Uhler
Oct 3, 2016
Round 15 of the T-TIP talks begins on Monday and few are expecting any consensus.
A private, global super court you've probably never heard of
by
Molly Wood
Sep 8, 2016
Investor-state dispute settlements give corporations enormous power over countries.
How much could the return of factory jobs add up to?
by
Annie Baxter
Apr 18, 2016
Manufacturers are getting more done with fewer American workers.