The U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in January as exports surged to a record high and imports fell, a trend that if sustained, could see trade contributing to economic growth in the first quarter.

According to information from the Trade Remedies Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade), the US has just issued a preliminary conclusion in its anti-dumping investigation into imported reinforcing steel products from Viet Nam.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday said it was launching two new trade investigations into excess industrial capacity in 16 major trading partners and into forced labor, to ​rebuild tariff pressure after the U.S. Supreme Court tore down much of Trump's tariff program last month.

The US-China economic relationship is among the most defining forces shaping the 21st-century global order. As the world's two largest economic behemoths, their relationship influences not only bilateral growth but also the stability of global markets, supply chains, and geopolitical dynamics.

After a long series of advances and setbacks, the controversial EU-US trade deal could soon be approved by the European Parliament.

China roared into 2026 with exports far outstripping forecasts, fuelled by red-hot electronics demand, putting the economy on track to top last year's record $1.2 trillion trade surplus - barring a wider energy and shipping shock from the war in Iran.

South Korea's Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan on Sunday said the U.S. is unlikely to slap higher tariffs on South Korea should the Korean parliament move swiftly to implement investment legislation sought by the U.S. next week as scheduled.

A judge of the US International Trade Court has ordered the US government to begin repaying billions of dollars in tariffs to importers, with interest.

European Union Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic said on Thursday he believed the U.S. would respect the terms of the trade deal signed with the EU last year after receiving assurances from his American counterparts.

Japan has sought assurances from the U.S. that Tokyo will not be put at a disadvantage under Washington's latest tariff measures, urging that a potential 15% tariff not be applied to Japanese goods, its trade minister said on Friday.