South America's Mercosur trade bloc and a group of four small European nations on Wednesday wrapped up talks on a sweeping ...

As the Trump administration forges ahead with its “America First” tariff policies, advanced economies, China, and countries ...

Our lack of nuanced, or simply naive, use of “free trade” is to blame. I’m not suggesting Trump is right here, but some tariffs had a legitimate role to play. Andrew Cronin, Robertson.

Free trade has been so beneficial to so many countries that the world may find a way to live without its biggest player. By Mark Landler Reporting from London President Trump’s self-proclaimed ...

The real case for free trade is not "my enemies hate it" or "it's cheaper for me, personally" but "it makes the world richer, freer, and more peaceful." ...

Head of WTO anticipates roadblocks as ministers negotiate trade deals At a time when some experts question WTO's future and relevance, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala hopes the meeting ...

Mr. Lighthizer, the author of “No Trade Is Free: Changing Course, Taking On China, and Helping America’s Workers,” was the U.S. trade representative in the first Trump administration. The ...

But the free trade cult is very deep. They do not want their patents and copyrights to come up for debate. So don’t look for any thoughtful pieces on the topic in the New York Times , New Yorker ...

Why economists got free trade with China so wrong : Planet Money The "China Shock" is revisited, and it raises questions about why economists failed to see the costs of free trade.

E very free trader has heard it: Sure, we’d all love for there to be free trade, sounds nice in theory, but in the real world it can’t happen. Supposedly free trade is a utopian position, and ...