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U.S.-China Trade Talks Wrap Up After Extending To 3rd Day

1:51pm January 09, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Successful talks could mean relaxed economic tensions and reduced tariffs between the two countries. Trump has threatened to restart the trade war if no deal is reached by March 2.

People withdraw money from a bank machine in the Iranian capital Tehran's Grand Bazaar in November, months after President Trump announced in May he was withdrawing from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and reimposing sanctions on the country.

Iran Has Had An Especially Bad 2018

7:51am December 18, 2018

by Peter Kenyon

The Trump administration hit Iran with sanctions after pulling out of the nuclear deal. That's hurt the Iranian economy — and emboldened hard-liners.

Employees work on the assembly line of the Tiguan model at the Volkswagen car plant in Puebla, central Mexico, in March. The auto sector is a key focus of the newly revised North American Free Trade Agreement.

Will NAFTA 2.0 Really Boost Mexican Wages?

1:43pm October 17, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

The new trade deal signed by the U.S., Mexico and Canada says much of a car should be built by workers making at least $16 an hour. Some experts are skeptical that will happen anytime soon in Mexico.

Map: Chinese companies are investing in ports around the world, including these ports in Europe and along the Mediterranean.

Chinese Firms Now Hold Stakes In Over A Dozen European Ports

4:59am October 09, 2018

by Joanna Kakissis

China's expansion into European ports is part of its new Maritime Silk Road, which aims to better connect the country to global commercial hubs. But this is about more than just moving cargo.

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Cargo containers are loaded on ships at a port in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province in April. China said it will impose tariffs of 5 percent to 10 percent on $60 billion worth of U.S. products, starting on Monday.

China Sets Tariffs On $60 Billion In U.S. Goods, Retaliating Against U.S. Duties

12:20pm September 18, 2018

Hours after President Trump announced tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods, Beijing responded with its own levies on $60 billion worth of U.S. products.

A truck passes a stack of Chinese shipping containers at the Port of Savannah in Georgia in July.

Trump Sets Tariffs On $200 Billion In Imports From China

8:46pm September 17, 2018

by Avie Schneider

President Trump announced the U.S. will impose 10 percent tariffs on $200 billion worth of imports from China. It's the latest round of an escalating trade dispute between the two countries.

Mark Berman, the CEO of Rockland Industries, says it would be fair for U.S. tariffs to be imposed on competing Chinese products, but not on Rockland's raw materials from China.

This Company Likes Some Of Trump's Tariffs On China, But Not Others

3:38pm September 07, 2018

by Amara Omeokwe

A textile firm's reliance on China for raw materials has put it in the middle of a growing trade war — and its view on President Trump's tariffs is rather unusual: It both opposes and supports them.

Laborers carry wood piles for preparations of the "Make In India" summit in Mumbai, India, in February 2016. Will India resist the populist pull inward and boost its global trade?

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Opinion: For Its Own Sake, India Should Give Trade A Chance

7:00am September 03, 2018

by Atman Trivedi

India needs to get its domestic house in order and emerge as a global trading nation, writes Atman Trivedi.

Andrea Conyers and her daughter Aviana, 7, went back-to-school shopping in Hinesville, Ga., earlier this month.

What's In Your Shopping Cart? A Battleground For Global Trade

12:08pm August 14, 2018

As a trade war brews between the U.S. and its major trading partners, we looked into the carts of back-to-school shoppers to see how global trade might show up in their baskets

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The Trump administration has imposed tariffs on hundreds of products. China, Canada, Mexico and the European Union have retaliated. We'd love to hear about how the tariffs are affecting your business, your work, your shopping habits or your life.

How Are Tariffs Affecting You?

4:41pm August 13, 2018

by Alina Selyukh

Are you noticing any effects from the tariffs in your daily life or work? Are you paying less or more for products you buy at the supermarket or for your business? NPR wants to hear from you.