The president said the meeting with the Chinese leader exceeded expectations, and he lowered the tariff rate.

China, the world’s biggest soybean buyer, hasn’t booked any U.S. soybean purchases in months. Farmers warn of a “bloodbath.”

President Donald Trump promised during his recent campaign to impose steep tariffs on other countries, assuring voters that the cost would be paid by foreign sellers, not Americans. In September 2024,...

The president has also said he wants to use direct tariff revenue for the payments, but that could trigger a major fight in Congress.

Trade levies are starting to drive up costs for goods from cans of soup to car parts

“We’re not begging for crumbs anymore. We’re demanding what’s rightly ours."

As Washington and Tokyo tighten controls on trade with China, their approaches reveal both shared anxieties and strikingly different priorities.

The U.S. Commerce Department said on Wednesday it has opened new national security investigations into the import of personal protective equipment, medical items, robotics and industrial machinery.

President Donald Trump promised during his recent campaign to impose steep tariffs on other countries, assuring voters that the cost would be paid by foreign sellers, not Americans. In September 2024,...

International trade expert Raj Bhala assesses the greatest disruption in trade since the end of World War II and asks whether manufacturing will really return to the U.S.

Ka Zeng discusses China’s role in the global economy amid economic competition with the U.S.

The Supreme Court may soon strike down the president’s signature trade plan. It’s for the best.

How partisan loyalty shaped farmers’ planting decisions during the U.S.–China trade war.

Tracing back trade expansion

New Trade War Lab data sheds light on how American firms are lobbying the USTR.

Michael Froman, former U.S. trade representative and current president of the Council on Foreign Relations, has called for the abandonment of the rule-based international trading system overseen by…

Analyzing trade politics through research, analysis, engagement, and innovation. Supported by the University of Kansas. Click to read Trade War Lab, a Substack publication. Launched a day ago.

U.S. manufacturing contracted for a sixth straight month in August as factories dealt with the fallout from the Trump administration's import tariffs, with some manufacturers describing the current business environment as "much worse than the Great Recession."

How partisan loyalty shaped farmers’ planting decisions during the U.S.–China trade war.

Much of US trade policy for the last 60 years can be explained through the power and influence of the domestic steel industry. Over that period, Washington—to the cheers of industry lobbyists—has...

Who profits in a post-American world?

As punishment for buying Russian oil, President Trump is doubling the tax on goods imported from India, jeopardizing a relationship decades in the making.

Exit, voice, and loyalty in an era of rising protectionism.

The United States and the European Union are pleased to announce that they have agreed on a Framework on

Exits rose across the board, but the heavyweight incumbents largely stayed put.

Political loyalty, not profit margins, drove firms’ surprising silence during Trump’s trade war

Xi Jinping masters the dark arts of the trade war

President Trump signed an executive order that offered a reprieve from the threat of escalating tariffs and export controls that have rocked the global economy.

Analyzing trade politics through research, analysis, engagement, and innovation. Supported by the University of Kansas. Click to read Trade War Lab, a Substack publication. Launched a day ago.

The U.S. collects billions in tariff revenue each year and it all ends up with the U.S. Treasury.

Beijing continues to be willing to endure economic hardship to put pressure on the U.S., even as the Trump administration hints at a more conciliatory approach.

Earlier this month, the Trump administration said, "'Made in America' is not just a tagline — it’s an economic and national security priority of this administration."

Students with University of Kansas' Trade War Lab are learning about the United States-China trade conflict as history unfolds.

A 104 percent tariff on imports from China will likely see rising prices on smartphones and laptops in the coming months.

Both countries have expressed interest in negotiations, but it may be a painful journey to get there.

The days of affordable prescription drugs —generics included — may soon come to an end thanks to President Trump’s aggressive tariffs and the global trade war they are inciting.