US trade policy

25 Democratic-led US states sue Trump administration over new tariffs

2026-08-03T23:39:44.000Z
China hawks fear the robots could spy on key US industries, extracting data and sending it to Beijing or disrupting critical functions.

US bans new Chinese humanoid robots to shield AI buildout from national security risks

2026-07-29T06:50:08.000Z
The new US tariffs are set at a rate between 10 and 12.5% and apply to imports from around 60 economies.

Trump’s latest global tariffs are being challenged in a US court. Here’s how

2026-07-27T00:31:02.000Z
Japan has signalled its displeasure and is seeking reassurances that the levies are in keeping with the deal it struck with the US in 2025.  

‘Not credible’: US’ Asian allies push back against new forced-labour tariffs

2026-07-26T00:56:48.000Z
The forced-labour duties are Trump’s broadest move toward restoring his protectionist tariff regime since his earlier levies were struck down by the US Supreme Court.

US imposes new tariffs on 60 partners over forced labour concerns; Singapore subject to 12.5% levy

2026-07-24T05:35:05.000Z
The new levies would raise the effective US tariff rate by about 0.5 percentage point from its current 10.7&, said an expert.

US imposes new levies on 60 trading partners: Why Trump’s tariff plan focuses on forced labour

2026-07-24T04:05:26.000Z
The US Treasury said its analysis was conducted in accordance with the US’ Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988.

US Treasury finds no trading partner manipulated currency for trade advantage in 2025

2026-07-24T01:21:02.000Z
Despite the challenges to free trade under the current geo-economic paradigm, Japan recognises that the opportunities it grants cannot be ignored.

How Japan is fighting Trump’s protectionism with new trade deals

2026-07-02T23:00:00.000Z
Trump has recently declared that he thinks the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement is not working and should be scrapped.

The USMCA review will signal Trump’s upcoming global tariff strategy

2026-06-30T10:00:00.000Z
In 2025, Singapore exported S$27 billion worth of NODX to the United States.

Proposed 12.5% tariff could affect one-third of Singapore exports; MTI rejects US claim of forced labour links

2026-06-04T12:33:04.000Z