US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is optimistic about trade talks with Beijing taking place in Paris. This, ahead of an expected visit by US President Donald Trump to China later this month. Mr Bessent said officials discussed a new tariff regime that pursues "strategic change",

Senior US and Chinese officials concluded two days of trade talks in France on Monday. China said both sides agreed to keep tariff levels stable, while the US emphasized that the broader relationship remains steady.

Chen Zhuo is in a rush to get visas for his equipment technicians to fly from China to the United States, where one client is accelerating the expansion of a

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described trade meetings with China as very good on Monday, characterizing the relationship as stable. Bessent told CNBC that discussions covered a new tariff regime during the China trade meetings.

While the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Trump administration’s IEEPA tariffs, Washington has continued to pursue unilateral tariff policies through other legal mechanisms, creating ongoing uncertainty in global trade.

President Trump’s use of Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose global tariffs continues to be challenged. Senators Kaine and Warnock

China’s President Xi Jinping announced in February 2026 that from 1 May China would be granting zero-tariff treatment to 53 African countries. (That is all of them bar Eswatini, which supports Taiwan.

Soybeans gapped higher on the open on Wednesday night on news that China and the U.S. are going to extend the trade truce another year and may cut tariffs. Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net says this coincides with President Trump posting on social media ...

By David Lawder and Ismail Shakil WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration said on Wednesday it was launching two trade investigations into excess industrial capacity in 16 major trading partners and into forced labor,