List of Trade Policy & Agreements articles
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Jerome Powell scratches his forehead. The Biggest Threat to the Dollar Is Coming From Inside the White House
The dollar isn’t getting dethroned—yet—by outside rivals, but Trump may be doing their work for them.
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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses his supporters in New Delhi, India, on June 4, 2024. We Did Modi’s Back-of-the-Envelope Math on Russian Oil
It’s time for some game theory.
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President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at Trump Turnberry golf club on July 27, 2025 in Turnberry, Scotland. Trump’s Trade Deal With Europe Is Already Unraveling
Both sides praised the agreement—but never seemed to agree on what it meant.
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The words "Hyundai Motor Group" are seen in large letters on the side of a large white industrial building. Trump’s Hyundai Raid Drains U.S. Battery Brains
The United States can’t build the powerful technologies on its own.
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Workers stack lumber in Eldama Ravine, Baringo county, Kenya. China’s Appetite for Rosewood Is Causing Chaos in Africa
Beijing should act to rein in a $2 billion industry.
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A farmer uses the long, hollow arm of a machine to funnel soybeans from his small silo grain bin into the bed of a large truck. Lush green soybean fields stretch to the horizon in the distance beneath a partly cloudy sky. Trump Is Squeezing U.S. Farmers on All Sides
The president’s chaotic agenda is making business even harder for one of his key voter bases.
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A pickup truck is seen driving over the crest of a nearby hill on the horizon, coming toward the viewer. The four-lane paved road that it drives on ends a few yards in front of the truck, dissolving into the brown dirt ground of an uncompleted section of road. Trump Is Treating America Like an Emerging Market
Trump's economic program has damaged many weaker economies and makes even less sense for the United States.
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A worker walks past oil barrels at a filling station in Chennai, India. As Trump’s Higher India Tariffs Go Into Effect, Oil Markets Shrug
The duties are ostensibly aimed at Moscow, but they hit New Delhi hardest.
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A cutout image of Donald Trump's face appears to float among clouds of smoke and flames. The bottom part of the face has already begun to disintegrate into ashes. More flames are visible in the background. Trump’s Coercion Is Not the Way to Deal With India
As a 50 percent total tariff kicks in, a former Indian diplomat says there’s still time for dialogue.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Aug. 19. This Isn’t India-China Rapprochement
New Delhi is making a bad bet on Beijing as its relationship with Washington sours.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump hold a joint press conference. Trump Is Penalizing 1.4 Billion People for the Actions of 2 Companies
By conflating corporate trade with national policy, the White House is undermining the U.S.-India relationship.
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Children in matching clothes stand while holding India and United States flags. In the background is a cutout of J.D. Vance. Can India and the U.S. Repair Their Relationship?
Trump’s 50 percent tariffs don’t need to burn the bridge.
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People sort crabs for sale in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province. China Can’t Unify Its Own Markets
Local leaders are driving an economic race to the bottom.
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Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin stand next to each other while looking off to the side. India Won’t Abandon Russia
Despite the high cost of Trump’s secondary tariffs, New Delhi has compelling reasons to keep Moscow close.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks behind an engraved glass disc gifted to him by Apple CEO Tim Cook during an event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump’s Trade Tactics Come for Chip Controls
With tariffs on one side and shakedowns on the other, the U.S. president is upending years of China consensus.
