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**Global:** The WTO forecasts a 0.2% drop in global merchandise trade volume in 2024 due to increased tariffs and trade…

**Los Angeles**: The Maersk Skarstind docks amid escalating disputes over new US port fees on Chinese-built and operated ships, sparking…

**London**: Moody’s reports that US reciprocal tariffs risk worsening credit conditions, increasing corporate defaults, and slowing economic growth. The uncertain…

**Washington DC**: The US Trade Representative has announced a phased reduction in fees for Chinese vessels entering US ports, easing…

**United States**: Investor Kevin O’Leary urged a 400% tariff on Chinese imports, citing intellectual property theft and unfair trade practices…

**Global:** Businesses worldwide are already adapting supply chains following Donald Trump’s re-election, anticipating stricter US trade restrictions, tariffs on Chinese…

**Canada**: The Canadian government unveils a six-month tariff remission and a new loan facility to aid businesses impacted by the…

**Shanghai:** Leading foreign enterprises including BASF, Mahle, Louis Dreyfus, Forvia Hella, and Burckhardt Compression are intensifying localisation and investment in…

**International:** Tensions between the US and China intensify with tariffs reaching unprecedented levels, as Beijing calls on Washington to cease…

**UK**: Franchise businesses face rising costs and supply disruptions due to 2025 tariffs on steel, aluminium and imports. With narrow…

**Hong Kong**: Hong Kong Post has suspended its sea and air mail services to the US for goods due to…

**Beijing**: China has ordered its airlines to stop accepting new Boeing aircraft deliveries and sourcing US aircraft parts, escalating trade…

**Brussels**: Amid rising tensions with the US under President Trump, the EU is striving for technological sovereignty by promoting homegrown…

**India**: India positions itself as an alternative manufacturing hub to China during escalating US-China trade tensions. Accelerating tariff talks with…

**London**: While the UK and US retreat from global cooperation, the EU, Japan, and China advance sustainability frameworks embedding accountability…