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SAMR 'suspends' DuPont antitrust probe ahead of China–US trade talks next week July 23, 2025 | MLex Staff

China’s top antitrust authority has suspended its probe into DuPont’s China unit, in a move widely viewed as both procedurally novel and diplomatically timed. The announcement, released by the State Administra... (more story)

US-Japan trade deal includes reduced 15-percent tariff on autos, auto parts July 23, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Japan and the US have reached an agreement to reduce US tariffs on Japanese automobiles — as well as other reciprocal tariffs — to 15 percent, just days ahead of a Trump administration Aug. 1 deadline to reach... (more story)

Nvidia CEO dismisses supply chain decoupling, says China's AI innovation 'unstoppable' July 23, 2025 | MLex Staff

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has dismissed the prospect of a global supply chain decoupling, despite mounting geopolitical and tech trade tensions. In an interview with Chinese state media, he praised China’s robus... (more story)

Jailed hacker tells US jury he used Tornado Cash to launch cryptocurrency theft July 22, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A hacker serving a three-year prison sentence testified today in the trial of Tornado Cash cofounder Roman Storm that he used the company’s services to carry out his theft from a cryptocurrency exchange. He to... (more story)

US trade representative announces Indonesia trade deal framework July 22, 2025 | Zack Budryk

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer today announced a framework for a reciprocal trade agreement between the US and Indonesia, one week after President Trump announced an agreement had been reached.

US trade court upholds Commerce on aluminum foil antidumping duties July 22, 2025 | Zack Budryk

The US Court of International Trade yesterday sided with the Department of Commerce in a challenge by Hanon Systems to the antidumping orders on Chinese aluminum foil imports.

No carve-out to EU deforestation rules in Indonesia trade deal, Commission says July 22, 2025 | Oscar Pandiello

Indonesian exporters won’t get an exemption from the EU’s deforestation rules under a new trade deal, the European Commission has told MLex. The agreement in principle, announced on July 13, hasn't yet been pu... (more story)

Malaysia's privileges, protections for local firms are 'red lines' in US tariff talks July 22, 2025 | Dalila Abu Bakar

Malaysia will not compromise on policies that grant special privileges to ethnic Malays and other indigenous groups or protect opportunities for local businesses, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said, calling the... (more story)

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Brazil’s crackdown on US Big Tech fuels Trump’s tariff threat July 21, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

Punitive tariffs on Brazilian goods proposed by US President Donald Trump stem, in part, from Brazil's tough stance on civil liability for third-party content on social media platforms, and Brazilian President... (more story)

EU turns to Indo-Pacific to redefine global free trade framework July 18, 2025 | Patrick Hatzis and Oscar Pandiello

The EU is accelerating trade talks across the Indo-Pacific as it pivots away from a reliance on the US and China. With Washington retreating from World Trade Organization rules and Beijing tightening control o... (more story)

Brazil threatens to hit back as Trump escalates trade war July 17, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

Brazil has vowed to retaliate, likely by targeting intellectual property, against US President Donald Trump's pledge to impose 50 percent tariffs on all Brazilian goods and the US Trade Representative's invest... (more story)

Should EU consider automatic US tariff retaliation after latest Trump threat? July 13, 2025 | Joanna Sopinska

The EU has chosen not to respond immediately to yesterday's US threat of a 30 percent import tariff from Aug. 1. But politicians and experts argue ever more loudly that the European Commission should reinforce... (more story)

Calls grow for bigger EU trade-defense team as investigators’ workload soars July 10, 2025 | Joanna Sopinska

As the EU prepares its post-2027 budget, pressure is growing to boost staff and funding for trade defense enforcement. With trade investigations surging — 33 new probes were opened in 2024 alone — industry gro... (more story)

Data processing by businesses scrutinized as US enforces cross-border rule July 09, 2025 | Xu Yuan and Maria Dinzeo

A broad swath of businesses’ data-processing activities could be subject to scrutiny under US rules targeting access to American data by foreign countries considered as adversaries, as a grace period ends and ... (more story)

Trump bets on trade war pressure in risky US ‘reciprocal’ tariff move July 08, 2025 | Bradley Dress and Zack Budryk

President Donald Trump is giving countries one last chance to reach an agreement or face steep tariffs on Aug. 1 as he looks to ratchet up the pressure in his trade war, but the move pushes the US a step furth... (more story)

EU customs reform enters final stretch with rush to get new agencies in action July 08, 2025 | Oscar Pandiello

Final talks on the EU's biggest customs overhaul in half a century began today, with a tight six-month window for lawmakers and governments to agree on new rules and institutions. Dutch lawmaker Dirk Gotink, t... (more story)