As trade tensions between the United States and China show no sign of abating in 2023, leaders around the world are questioning how this cooling of relations will impact issues that require global ...

With both the halfway point of 2025 and the six-month mark since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House now behind us, here is a review of the major stories that have driven global developments this year.

The trade agreement reached by the US and Japan, as announced by President Donald Trump, represents a radical new economic decision aimed at reaffirming the United States' position in global trade.

As the largest commercial conflict in modern history, the China-U.S. trade war, launched by then-President Donald Trump almost five years ago, was intended to pressure Beijing to change its unfair ...

This article explores the implications for the US economy, global trade ... the tariffs imposed under Phase 1 of the 2018 US-China trade dispute were ... Impact on South Africa: trade and ...

This “China Shock 2.0” could devastate a slew of national economies. And its impacts could be even “more fundamental” than those of the first China Shock, experts say, because they involve ...

Trade wars' impact on stocks . Markets don’t like surprises – and they really don’t like trade wars. When the US announced its 145% tariff on Chinese imports in April 2025, the response from ...

A China Slowdown Could Reshape Trade Deals. Equally, investors should not forget that the trading pattern isn’t static, and subdued demand from China can be offset by other economies and sectors ...

China’s pursuit of an alternative trade system is primarily motivated by geopolitical factors, notably in response to U.S. initiatives aimed at excluding China from global supply chains.