US trade policy

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

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

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

US President Donald Trump (right) with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, after a trade deal was agreed in Turnberry, Scotland in 2025.
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Turnberry deal won’t fix transatlantic trade. But it’s a start

A furniture factory in Binh Duong Province; Vietnam was initially hit with a steep 46% tariff last April, later reduced to 20%.

US hits Vietnam with third probe as trade pressure grows

Importers across the US are watching closely; if the ruling is upheld and broadened, the universe of refund claims could be enormous.
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When US trade court says no: The limits of presidential tariff authority

Trump has already imposed 50% tariffs on global steel imports under a separate, national security statute.

US industries, trade groups split over Trump’s tariff probe on excess factory capacity

Importers are awaiting their Ieepa refunds even as a fresh legal battle has emerged over a new set of 10% global tariffs Trump issued under a different law after his Supreme Court loss.

Most tariff refunds facing denial if importers don’t opt in

Workers on the production line for smartphones at the Oppo factory in Dongguan, China, Feb 27, 2026.

US urges WTO members to rethink core tariff rule in face of China threat