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Exclusive: Top official presented idea in Brussels, but sources say EU rebuffed it The UK government pitched the creation of a single market for goods with the EU as the cornerstone of an ambitious attempt to reintegrate British trade back into Europe, the Guardian can reveal. During recent visits to Brussels, the Cabinet Office’s top official on EU relations, Michael Ellam, presented the idea to…

MEPs had twice frozen ratification process in protest at Trump’s threats to increase tariffs and take control of Greenland The EU has finally agreed to implement its trade deal with the US after five hours of talks between members of the European parliament and member states in the hope of averting more tariffs threatened by Donald Trump. It means the agreement struck last July at the US presiden…

In short Why it matters Anticipation of a manufacturing “reshoring boom” Tariffs led to US manufacturing onshoring/reshoring commitments. In February 2025, US President Donald Trump began imposing tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico. Then in April 2025, he announced widespread tariffs on nearly every country, calling the move Liberation Day for the US. A month […] The post US manufacturing resho…

What China and the United States manage to agree on in Beijing on key export controls or purchase agreements will significantly shape the Trump administration’s approach to rebuilding its tariff wall. The post As the Trump-Xi summit draws closer, trade uncertainty still looms large appeared first on Atlantic Council .

The agreement bridges two highly complementary but historically protectionist markets, offering benefits for both regions. The post What the EU-Mercosur trade deal’s provisional implementation means and what comes next appeared first on Atlantic Council .

Auto manufacturers should take steps to make their supply chains and investments more resilient to shocks resulting from significant changes to the agreement or its expiration. The post Three scenarios for the USMCA’s review—and why auto manufacturers should prepare now appeared first on Atlantic Council .

China sold goods worth about $148bn to EU in first quarter of year, but imported just $65bn The EU is experiencing a prolonged “China shock” as a flood of Chinese EVs into Europe helped push Beijing to a record surplus with the bloc. New data showed China’s trade surplus – where its exports to the EU exceeded imports from the bloc – was $83bn (£61bn) in the first three months of 2026. Continue re…

With the USMCA under review, Mexico faces a delicate balance: rushing risks economic harm, but delay brings uncertainty—making patience a viable fallback strategy. The post In renegotiating the USMCA, Mexico should neither rush nor stall appeared first on Atlantic Council .

Conservatives and former provincial premiers among those PM names to advisory committee on economic relations Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, says his new advisory committee on economic relations with the United States will draw on the “best advice and the broadest perspectives” as the country braces what many expect will be tense trade negotiations with its southern neighbour. The 24-membe…

Decision to reduce duty-free quotas by 47% aimed at curbing Chinese imports Business live – latest updates The EU is to go ahead with plans to double tariffs and halve quotas on imports of steel from July, in a move designed to curb Chinese imports but which could damage UK exports to the bloc. The decision by EU lawmakers and member states after late night talks on Monday, will reduce duty-free …

Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) President and CEO John Neuffer today expressed disappointment trade negotiators from around the world failed to reach an agreement to permanently prohibit duties on digital trade during last week’s World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The duty-free flow of data and digital goods advances trade in semiconductor technol…

The US Supreme Court recently struck down IEEPA tariffs, which the White House had used as leverage in trade talks, but there are other options. The post How the White House’s plan B on tariffs can give it all the trade leverage it needs appeared first on Atlantic Council .

While last year’s US tariff policy was disruptive, it also gave US trade partners a sense of urgency about the need to reform the international trading system and respond to legitimate US concerns. The post How 2025’s US tariff shocks can give way to constructive reforms in 2026 appeared first on Atlantic Council .

The newly announced free trade agreement is an important accomplishment, even if it is unlikely to be transformational. The post The India–EU trade deal is worth watching, but not overhyping appeared first on Atlantic Council .

Atlantic Council experts answer five pressing questions about the major trade deal between Brussels and New Delhi announced on Tuesday. The post The EU and India are creating a free trade area of two billion people. What’s next? appeared first on Atlantic Council .

Read the full article here The post Mullaney quoted in Inside U.S. Trade on how a potential EU-India free trade agreement could reduce US leverage over time by giving partners alternative markets and lowering their reliance on the US market appeared first on Atlantic Council .

Greer spoke at an Atlantic Council Front Page event, where he unpacked a year in which US President Donald Trump implemented an aggressive trade strategy that resulted in clashes with China. The post China’s overcapacity problem ‘doesn’t mean we can’t trade together,’ says US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer appeared first on Atlantic Council .

Central America and the Dominican Republic are emerging as key partners for US economic security. The United States has a unique opportunity to reform its free trade agreement with the region—CAFTA-DR—to strengthen these ties. The post Why modernizing CAFTA-DR matters for the United States, and options for updating the trade pact appeared first on Atlantic Council .

The Chinese and US presidents met on October 30 in South Korea, where it appears tensions over tariffs and other economic measures have calmed. The post Trump and Xi brokered a truce in the trade war. Will it hold? appeared first on Atlantic Council .

Šefčovič argued at the 2025 Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics that it makes sense for the US and EU to be in constant discussion about their trade practices and tariffs, considering the size of their economies. The post EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič on why Europe got the ‘best possible’ trade deal with the United States appeared first on Atlantic Council .