The U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday that the May goods and services trade deficit was an enormous, humongous $40.9 billion, up a bit from an

To someone new to the scene, it might seem as if both major parties are engaged in a war on exports. [Reposted from USA Today 

Conservatives believe they can persuade a majority of their colleagues in the House GOP to oppose the Export-Import bank, whose charter expired June 30. [Reposted

  Japan’s minister in charge of a 12-country Pacific Rim free trade initiative said Tuesday one possible option is to reach a broad agreement without

The U.S. trade representative will join trade ministers from 11 other countries in Hawaii from July 28-31 [Reposted from the Wall Street Journal  |  William

    For Immediate Release July 9, 2015                                                    Contact: Josh Goldstein 202-637-5018 AFL-CIO Condemns State Department Upgrade of Malaysia onTrafficking ListStatement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka

WASHINGTON — With a final accord in sight, the 12 nations negotiating a trans-Pacific trade agreement linking 40 percent of the global economy have set

Washington, D.C. – The Commerce Department released the latest monthly U.S. trade figures Tuesday. The overall monthly U.S. international goods and services trade deficit increased

One shortcoming of the Trans-Pacific Partnership is that it has only one major consumer market, the United States, while the rest of the trading partners

  Countries are trade partners with a shared goal of challenging US hegemony, but past disputes and competing interests make the relationship more complex. Forget