Jan 15 Watch 12:04 What Phase 1 of Trump's China trade deal includes -- and what it doesn't After two years of escalating threats and tariffs, the U.S. and China have signed a trade deal. In what is known as Phase 1 of a larger agreement, Beijing pledged to increase purchases of U.S. goods, while U.S. tariffs remain… Continue watching
Jan 15 WATCH: Trump signs 'Phase 1' trade truce with China President Donald Trump and China's chief negotiator are scheduled to sign a modest trade agreement in which the administration will ease some sanctions on China and Beijing will step up its purchases of U.S. farm products and other goods. Continue reading
Dec 19 Democratic-led House poised to pass USMCA trade deal By Kevin Freking, Associated Press One day after impeaching President Donald Trump, the House looks poised to overwhelmingly pass one of his signature priorities: a rewrite of the free trade agreement he blames for shipping U.S. manufacturing jobs to Mexico. Continue reading
Dec 13 China says trade deal with U.S. must be 'mutually beneficial' By Joe McDonald, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The Trump administration has agreed to suspend a planned tariff increase on $160 billion of Chinese imports due to take effect Sunday and to reduce existing tariffs, though it wasn't clear by how much. Continue reading
Dec 09 Trump and Democrats in tentative deal on USMCA trade pact By Andrew Taylor, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Details still need to be finalized and the U.S. Trade Representative will need to submit the implementing legislation to Congress. Continue reading
Dec 06 China waives tariff hikes on U.S. soybeans and pork By Associated Press Beijing promised in September to lift the tariffs, adding to conciliatory steps that raised hopes for a settlement. Continue reading
Oct 18 Trump says China will buy more U.S. goods, but the devil is in the details By Gretchen Frazee The details of Trump's trade agreements are key to whether they actually benefit U.S. producers and whether they come to fruition at all. Continue reading
Oct 11 What Trump's tariffs have cost the U.S. economy By Kathryn Russ, Econofact The tariffs that are already in place and the threat of a renewed escalation present enormous costs to Americans. Continue reading
Oct 11 U.S. suspends China tariff hike in trade war cease-fire By Paul Wiseman, Kevin Freking, Associated Press The tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese imports was set to rise Tuesday from 25 percent to 30 percent. Continue reading
Oct 07 WATCH: Trump signs trade deal with Japan The deal would win back for American farmers benefits they lost when Trump pulled out of a broader Asia-Pacific pact his first week in office. Continue reading