Section 1. Background. The United States has one of the most open economies and has among the lowest average weighted tariff rates in the world. The United States imposes fewer barriers to imports ...

Tariffs have become a prominent policy tool under the current administration, but they represent just one of many ways governments interfere with free trade. Some trade barriers have operated so ...

"Freedom of trade among the nations is an essential factor in securing and maintaining the peace of the world," the Free Trade League of America said in a passionate appeal. "History gives evidence ...

Increasing leniency from the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) about what constitutes a trade barrier has been ruffling the feathers of big business and is now getting a thumbs-up from progressives in ...

The state of Canada’s languishing economy was laid bare last month when the country lost 66,000 jobs and unemployment rose to ...

A new report from President Donald Trump's administration on barriers faced by U.S. exports highlights European and Brazilian plastics tariffs as well as environmental regulations on plastics ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet his pledge to eliminate the country’s internal trade barriers by July 1. But economists say it’s not a substitute for lost U.S. trade. By Ian Austen Reporting from ...