The United States is currently imposing its highest tariffs since the 1930s, dramatically reshaping global trade patterns, economies, and market dynamics throughout 2025. This is driven largely by ...

The U.S. trade data for 2024 makes clear that the U.S. trade deficit was expanding even before the threat of tariffs led to significant front-running. Strong import growth in the U.S. is the ...

New reports from the World Trade Organization and a Washington think tank showed how robust global trade could quickly be derailed by violence. By Ana Swanson Ana Swanson covers international trade ...

We asked a group of experts to envision the future of supply chains and how changes to them will impact national economies. By The New York Times This feature is part of a series called Turning Points ...

Amid the headlines and noise of the latest tariffs from Washington and the growing fears about the state of global trade, a quiet movement to support free and open commerce is taking place in world ...

In an era defined by sequential shocks—a pandemic, geopolitical fractures, economic volatility and climate disruptions—the global shipping and logistics industry stands as both a barometer of world ...

2025 will go down in history as the year everything changed in global trade. When US President Donald Trump announced a sweeping set of tariffs in April using the International Emergency Economic ...

Kenya’s recent engagement with China highlights how African countries can secure tailored investments while navigating global trade uncertainties. Kenyan President William Ruto (back left) and Chinese ...

This paper presents a nowcasting model for global trade that allows for regional dynamics and spillovers. World trade growth is driven by common global factors but also regional trends. While existing ...

12 March 2025 - International trade is once again in the spotlight. A new Monthly Briefing from UN DESA examines the evolving dynamics, offering insights into both the risks and potential ...

An ocean freight vessel near the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA). Credit: Raj Bhala Learning is pattern recognition, spotting a picture before all its constituent dots are explicitly connected. What ...