The EU’s widening trade deficit with China may be at a “tipping point,” as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned in a major speech on Wednesday, but she stopped short of announcing new meas... (more story)

Japan’s blocking of Asian private-equity firm MBK Partners’ acquisition of machine-tool maker Makino Milling Machine in April — its first such intervention in nearly two decades — contrasts sharply with the co... (more story)

World Trade Organization members are set to resume discussions on reform in Geneva this month, with a focus on bridging differences over industrial subsidies, development and decision making. Set against a bac... (more story)

US Customs and Border Protection is pushing for a major overhaul of its import screening and documentation process, but the proposals could create more regulatory hurdles and potentially place limitations on s... (more story)

Technology groups warn that the EU’s proposed Public Procurement Act could limit opportunities for non-EU companies by allowing authorities to favor European suppliers on security and sovereignty grounds. The ... (more story)

The US and Canada are both digging in their heels in their ongoing trade war, as tariffs kicked in from the Canadian side Tuesday and President Donald Trump renewed his threats against Ottawa. The escalating t... (more story)

The US has a long list of issues that have become outstanding challenges in trade negotiations with Canada and Mexico and are preventing the closing of a deal, including disputes over cheese, cars, foreign lan... (more story)

Companies and investors subject to US national security agreements are facing fewer on-site inspections under President Donald Trump, as his administration scales back a Biden-era expansion of mitigation overs... (more story)