Trade

While we have seen job growth in parts of the manufacturing sector, wages have continued to stagnate and consumer product prices look set to increase.

Corn and soybeans—the crops that have been hardest hit by the tariffs—are typically used for animal feed, not human consumption.

Environmental groups argue that Europe should use trade leverage to prevent the Brazilian government from furthering the destruction of the rainforest.

The feud's effect on the soybean trade could be the main culprit behind increased destruction of the Amazon.

If the British fail to negotiate a soft exit from the E.U. American car manufacturers, drugmakers, and banks could all suffer.

Throughout the trade negotiations, there has been an underlying feeling of distrust between the two sides. Could the WTO be the key to restoring that trust?

In his State of the Union address, Trump is likely to claim that his strategy balanced trade policy. But the state of the trade war indicates otherwise.

Among the charges: lying to banks, violating sanctions, and dismembering a T-Mobile robot.

New buses are lined up for export at a port in Lianyungang, in east China's Jiangsu province, on November 4th, 2018.

The small South Pacific island nation has become a major supplier of Chinese-imported timber.

Migrants carry the flag of Honduras while on a caravan of immigrants en route to the Mexican border on October 18th, 2018, in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

While there are challenges facing the global system, when we look at international economic law there are several reasons to believe that it can, and will, endure.

Republican politicians are hailing the new agreement as a trade milestone. Some labor groups would disagree.

Concerns are rising that the two nations could be on the verge of a "new cold war."

A week after the United States and China began their trade war, the Chinese embassy is accusing the U.S. of "slander" for saying China engages in unfair trade practices that harm Americans.

One analysis shows the White House's proposed tariffs will result in the loss of over 300,000 jobs.

Here's what the U.S. stands to lose in a trade war.

The U.S.-China trade conflict goes far beyond just policy, and hints at larger ambitions around global power structures.

Despite outspoken criticism of the agreement during his campaign, the president is signaling that he may reverse his position.

Many countries have had issues with the WTO in recent years, but Trump's unpredictable actions have nationalist rhetoric on the rise across the globe.

A person in a cow costume walks near farmers in their tractors, which block Gustave-Flaubert Bridge in Rouen, France, during a demonstration on February 21st, 2018.

The U.S. is projected to see growth in energy exports as a result of increased energy efficiency, new electricity generation, and a continued projected growth in the production of liquids and natural gas.

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The Obama administration maintains that the proposed international trade agreement would be good for the American people and the economy, but there's a reason all negotiations have been shrouded in secrecy.