Since his first term in 2017, President Donald Trump’s trade policy has had two dimensions: one familiar, one unfamiliar. The ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet his pledge to eliminate the country’s internal trade barriers by July 1. But economists ...

President Donald Trump's tariffs were touted as a tool for winning trade concessions from other countries. Those benefits are so far few and far between.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative released a report highlighting foreign trade barriers that could influence tariffs the president puts into effect this week.

And some trade barriers reflect local preferences rather than protectionism: the Japanese tend to prefer smaller cars, which works against U.S. automakers; some Europeans simply favor their own ...

These targeted tariffs, ranging from 10% to 50%, are designed to mirror the barriers that the U.S. claims its products face abroad, embodying a 'tit-for-tat' approach.

Tariffs and other trade barriers often outlive their original purpose. Back in the 1960s, for example, the U.S. was unhappy with a German tax on imported chicken.

U.S. President Donald Trump still intends for new reciprocal tariff rates to take effect on April 2, the White House said on Tuesday, despite earlier comments from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ...

Internal trade barriers are a problem in developing nations too. In China, examples of local protectionism include giving preferential treatment to provincial champions through procurement, ...