While President Trump’s weekend announcement about tariff relaxation on imported beef and other food products attracted headlines around the world, reports have overlooked the fact that Brazil still faces a massive secondary tariff mountain for red meat product heading into the US market.

The United States and Switzerland announced a framework trade agreement on Friday that includes Washington slashing its tariffs on imported Swiss products to 15% from 39% and a pledge by Swiss companies to invest $200 billion in the U.S. by the end of 2028.

The White House announced new "trade framework agreements" with Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador and Guatemala, all governed by administrations aligned with president Donald Trump, with the goal of reducing certain tariffs, eliminating non-tariff barriers and expanding access for U.S. products in those markets.

Technical-level negotiations on a fair and balanced reciprocal trade agreement between Vietnam and the United States proceeded as scheduled from November 12 to 14 in Washington, D.C.

This is good news for Swiss industries, which have been subject to a 39% US tax since August 1.

Coffee prices in the US have increased sharply, prompting President Donald Trump to announce that he will lower import taxes to reduce costs and stabilize prices for consumers.

China has just tightened control over the export of precursor chemicals - compounds that can be used to produce drugs.

Switzerland could clinch a deal with the United States to lower U.S. tariffs on Swiss goods to 15% as soon as Thursday or Friday, a Swiss source told Reuters on Tuesday.

Vietnam is working to sign a trade agreement with the United States soon, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son said on Nov 12, as a new round of negotiations gets under way in Washington.

China's Commerce Ministry announced Sunday that it would suspend a ban on the export of some rare earth metals to the United States as trade tensions ease.