Trump complains about US-Japan trade talks as Bessent warns of higher tariffs

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that countries could be notified of sharply higher tariffs as a July 9 deadline approaches despite good-faith negotiations. Read More

Trump Says Global Trade Is Unfair. Does He Have a Point?

Data from the World Trade Organization showed the United States had a trade-weighted average tariff rate of 2.2 percent in 2023, compared with 2.7 percent for the European Union, 1.9 percent in ... Read More

World Bank Cuts Global Economic Growth Forecast Amid Tariff-Fueled Uncertainty

The global economy could grow less this year than previously projected, the World Bank said Tuesday, citing uncertainty over tariffs and ongoing trade disputes. Read More

World Trade Organization says global trade could slide this year because of Trump's tariff policies - Yahoo

The World Trade Organization says the volume of trade in goods worldwide is likely to decrease by 0.2% this year due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s shifting tariff policies and a standoff with ... Read More

US economic outlook slashed by OECD as Trump's tariffs upend global growth

The dampened outlook for the U.S. mirrors a slowdown expected for the global economy, the OECD said, predicting global economic growth to fall from 3.4% in 2024 to 2.9% in 2025. Read More

US Tariffs Will Weaken Global Economy and Trigger Inflation but Not a Global Recession, IMF Says - U.S. News & World Report

Surging U.S. tariffs will weaken the global economy and push up inflation this year, according to projections to be released next week by the International Monetary Fund. Read More

China-US 90-Day Tariff Truce Should Be Extended, Global Times Says - U.S. News & World Report

BEIJING (Reuters) -The 90-day tariff truce agreed by the United States and China during trade talks in Switzerland last weekend is too short, China's state-backed Global Times said on Friday, as ... Read More

US tariffs will make global trade shrink, says WTO

The WTO previously expected global goods trade to expand by 2.7% in 2025 but it now forecasts it will fall by 0.2%. Chief economist Ralph Ossa said: "Tariffs are a policy lever with wide-ranging ... Read More

WTO chief warns US bilateral tariff deals could put trade principle at risk - Financial Times

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The director-general of the World Trade Organization has warned that bilateral tariff deals between the US ... Read More

World Trade Organization says global trade could slide this year because of Trump's tariff policies - Yahoo Finance

The World Trade Organization says the volume of trade in goods worldwide is likely to decrease by 0.2% this year due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s shifting tariff policies and a standoff with ... Read More

US tariffs will make global trade shrink, says WTO - BBC

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has forecast that global trade will fall this year because of US President Donald Trump's tariffs. It added "severe downside risks", including reciprocal tariffs ... Read More

World Trade Organisation says global trade could slide this year because of Trump’s tariff policies - The Independent

Donald Trump’s tariff plans will cause global trade to shrink this year, the World Trade Organisation said on Wednesday as it warned of “unintended consequences” from the changes.. Trade ... Read More