Trade and Economics

What we’re watching in the new year, from women’s rights to AI dangers.

Readers kept track of Trump’s whirlwind foreign policy and upheaval in the global order.

How Trump’s tariffs shaped geopolitics this year.

FP columnists on how the world could handle the new Washington.

In 2025, the region went up against tariffs, deportations, and a major U.S. military buildup.

Notable episodes of FP’s economics podcast from the past year.

In 2025, too many people were making too much money to slow down.

How Gen Z-led movements shaped 2025—and what comes next.

From trade wars to tech competition, this year was a vicious cycle of escalations, retaliations, and negotiations.

Here are the countries that have benefited the most—and least—from the U.S. president’s decision-making.

The trends that defined Beijing’s 2025, from the trade war with Trump to challenges on the home front.

But Belgium’s pushback prevented the bloc from using frozen Russian assets to aid Kyiv.

From Ukraine to South America, the EU is forging its own path.

A proposed Bangladesh-China-Pakistan nexus could raise concerns in New Delhi.

Choking off oil flows could be a backbreaker for President Nicolás Maduro’s rule.

Sanae Takaichi’s massive spending program could be a risky political win.

Brussels is trying to convince holdouts to support a novel plan to use billions of Moscow’s money to aid Ukraine.

The agency will be empowered to issue hundreds of billions of dollars in new loans to foreign countries.

Washington wants a free hand for Silicon Valley and Russia investment. The EU is an obstacle—and the far right is an ally.

The imbalance raises questions about the global economy and Trump administration policy.

A growing skepticism of social spending risks undermining a post-war pillar of Europe’s stability.

Trump has kept Canada and Mexico guessing about whether he will renew the trade agreement.

Countries like Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates are investing capital right when the world values geopolitical swing states.

Officials still seem to be working toward a trade deal, but it won’t be a silver bullet.

Trump’s bailout offers temporary relief, but trade war pain remains. 

Trump’s overtures to Beijing deal a blow to U.S. hard-liners.

Drought has dried up Mexico’s water supply, much to the chagrin of Texas farmers—and Trump.

Both China and France hope to strengthen their images on the world stage amid growing isolationism.

The populist right is trashing the expert class and replacing it with a naked rule of the rich.

A weak Congress means a deep toolbox for the president.

How instrumental capital is reshaping the world.

The GAIN AI Act would have given U.S. buyers priority in the global AI race.

From Canada to Pakistan, an interest in critical minerals is a through line in the White House’s foreign policy.

Three years ago, the country became a poster child for climate justice. Now, it faces a steep learning curve to secure the funding it needs.

Beijing’s continued economic growth depends on a fragile balance of control and freedom.

Sanae Takaichi may be relishing confrontation with China.

At home and abroad, his autocratic approach is starting to run aground.

Allies and adversaries alike know they just have to wait for the other shoe to drop.

The Trump administration’s cavalier approach to the rule of law is the end of an era.

Moscow’s situation is better, but new sanctions could do serious damage.

Beijing values domestic stability over global competition.

The U.S. made a global order that it’s now obsessed with overthrowing.

The U.S. Development Finance Corporation was created to help alleviate global poverty. Trump has other ideas.

The White House hopes to lower prices on key food items as well as pharmaceuticals.

Switzerland cuts a deal—plus the latest global picture on Trump’s tariff regime.

Renewables are in hot demand in a growing region.

High political walls are hurting an industry vital to the character of the country.

And how the region is navigating a changed United States.

Alarmed by Beijing’s rare earths chokehold, Washington is scrambling to plug other potential vulnerabilities.

The new deals contain unusual concessions that could change the flow of goods in Asia.

Beijing dabbles in diplomacy at Web Summit.

How a fight over culling birds turned into an anti-government flash point.

He was late to the show, but he brought a big stick.

Now even Switzerland can’t escape great-power politics.

Trump is courting the jihadi-turned-statesman to secure a new ally in the Middle East.

On constitutional matters of war powers and tariffs, Republican lawmakers have abandoned the field to Trump.

Hungary hopes that flattering Trump will keep Russian energy flowing to the country.

How an ordinary ingredient became a symbol of collective complaint.

The economic shocks precede Chávez and Maduro.

Chile, Mexico, and Peru announced new trade talks at APEC.

As Islamabad draws attention on the global stage, it grapples with economic problems and surging terrorism back home.

A number of justices are skeptical of reading too much into the president’s “unlimited” powers.

Brazil’s people-centered climate vision risks abandoning the most vulnerable.

A top China scholar and former Biden administration advisor on the Trump-Xi meeting and the future of the U.S.-China relationship.

The case is less about tariffs and more about whether the U.S. Constitution still matters.

Taipei needs to learn how to better wield the “silicon shield.”

Rare earths and other assets have given Beijing an edge in trade talks with Washington.

The U.S. president has been on a mission to secure new supply chains—and counter China’s grip.

Why the bloc always seeks economic solutions to its political problems. 

The storm hit three island nations with vastly different approaches to climate adaptation.

From soybeans to semiconductors, here’s everything you need to know about what came out of the meeting. 

Beijing’s latest policy is vague but still important.

The United States and China have struck a vague and reversible deal.

U.S. and EU penalties on Russian oil companies raise the stakes for New Delhi’s trade talks with Washington.

East Asian countries are using a tried-and-true method to woo the U.S. president and secure better trade deals.

Estonia’s president on Russia, Ukraine, NATO, drones, and Trump.

Did Argentine voters endorse their president’s economic overhaul—or cow to Trump’s threats?

Both sides are sending positive signals ahead of a Thursday meeting, but a temporary truce may be more likely.

Beijing is hoping to use an expanded free trade deal to portray itself as the bloc’s alternative to the United States.

Economist Jared Bernstein warns that revenues simply aren’t catching up with sky-high valuations.

Economic carrots and sanctions aren’t powerful enough to compensate Russia for giving up its maximalist aims.

From Japan to Pakistan, the deals keep coming.

After signing several trade deals at the ASEAN summit, the U.S. president is turning his attention to Washington’s East Asian partners.

Prime Minister Mark Carney hopes to decrease Ottawa’s dependence on Washington.

By cutting U.S. support for labor rights around the globe, Washington is hurting workers at home and abroad.

Once-thriving crops are poorly adapting to new temperatures.

The conservative president-elect has an economic crisis in his inbox.

China’s complex new rules take on the entire world at once—and give Trump an opportunity.

Sweeping sanctions packages aim to curb funding for Moscow’s war effort.

The threat to Moscow’s oil earnings is huge. But will it be enough?

Ties between organized crime syndicates and Chinese intelligence run deep.

Latin America’s right has welcomed centrist Sen. Rodrigo Paz’s victory.

Can the carbon-negative country enrich itself without harming the planet?

The move follows a U.S. decision to cancel plans for a peace summit in Budapest.

The continent’s largest emitter aims to cut coal and invest in nuclear and gas.

Billions for Buenos Aires, and support for Argentine farmers, is not sitting well in the U.S. heartland.

Love her or hate her, Italians aren’t used to this kind of stability.

Sanae Takaichi may not get a chance to implement her hard-line conservatism.

Timor-Leste’s president said it was easier to get into heaven than the Southeast Asian bloc.

Australia becomes the latest country to sign a deal with the U.S. president.