US-EU trade tensions persist over digital taxes, other issues
June 17, 2026
| Bradley Dress
The US and EU have outstanding and unresolved issues despite a major trade deal being almost over the finish line, with tensions lingering over digital service taxes, newly proposed artificial intelligence rul... (more story)
Forced-labor rates for Section 301 probes add uncertainty to US tariff regime
June 16, 2026
| Zack Budryk
The Trump administration’s proposed Section 301 rates on dozens of nations that the US accuses of allowing forced labor affect 99 percent of US international trade, potentially subjecting importers to a new ta... (more story)
EU-US trade deal progresses; probes and tariff threats will test its durability
June 16, 2026
| Cynthia Kroet
The European Parliament's approval of the EU-US trade deal removes a major political obstacle to its implementation. But fresh US trade investigations into excess capacity and forced labor allegations, alongsi... (more story)
Surge in EU dumping actions against China highlights push for new trade tools
June 12, 2026
| Oscar Pandiello, Cynthia Kroet, Karoline Del Vecchio and Yuqing Yang
A surge in dumping actions against Chinese goods adds urgency to a debate among EU leaders, due next week to consider whether traditional trade-defense instruments are sufficient to address perceived Chinese o... (more story)
Trump faces regulatory squeeze from ranchers over beef imports
June 10, 2026
| Bradley Dress
The Trump administration is struggling to balance pressure from both ranchers and consumers as it seeks to increase beef imports to better manage a struggling market that is becoming a key issue ahead of the m... (more story)
The US DOJ's China container case meets pandemic-era complexity
June 10, 2026
| MLex Staff
The US Department of Justice portrays the container cartel case as a straightforward antitrust matter: a conspiracy to restrict output and raise prices in a manufacturing sector dominated by Chinese producers.... (more story)
Canada eases US trade tensions with streaming pullback, but questions remain
June 08, 2026
| Bradley Dress
Canada pulled back on tougher streaming service regulations amid high tensions with the Trump administration over trade and the future of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a potential implication of O... (more story)
US boosts trade enforcement in growing crackdown across customs
June 05, 2026
| Bradley Dress, Eliana Hubacker
The Trump administration is accelerating its trade enforcement across several agencies as it pushes for stricter oversight on tariff evasion while utilizing bipartisan support on Capitol Hill to increase expor... (more story)