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US and UK Pause Tariff Feud
On Thursday, 16 years of transatlantic trade tension reached a détente.
Shuffle Board: Exec Shifts at Target, Walmart Names Apparel EVP, VF Appoints Icebreaker President
Target Corp. announced a number of changes in its executive leadership team and the WTO selected Ngozi…
EU-US Trade War Heats Up With $4B Tariffs on American-Made Goods
The European Union is making good on threats to increase tariffs on U.S. exports to the region with new…
On World Cotton Day, WTO and Supima Mull Challenges Ahead
As the apparel sector's longest-standing, most traditional raw material, it's only fitting that cotton should…
WTO Ruling on Trump’s China Tariffs Draws USTR’s Ire
The WTO found tariffs imposed on Chinese imports were inconsistent because they applied only to China and…
WTO Goods Barometer Confirms Steep Drop in Trade, Hints at Nascent Recovery
The current barometer reading of 84.5 is 15.5 points below the baseline value of 100 and 18.6 points down…
WTO Goods Barometer Flashes Red as COVID-19 Disrupts Global Trade
The index currently stands at 87.6, far below the baseline value of 100 and the lowest value since the…
Shuffle Board: Cat Footwear Gets New President, WTO Chief Stepping Down and Higg Names VP
Cat Footwear named Chip Coe as global brand president and WTO director-general Roberto Azevêdo said he is…
Tariffs and Trade War Drag Down Flow of Global Merchandise: WTO
Indices for international air freight, electronic components and raw materials have all deteriorated further…
India Got Away With $7 Billion in Illegal Export Subsidies. WTO’s Putting an End to That.
The WTO dispute panel said India gives prohibited subsidies to producers in several industrial sectors…
WTO Seeks to ‘Level the Playing Field’ for Cotton Farmers in Developing Countries
Citing cotton's key role in job creation and economic stability in several LDCs, the WTO chief stressed the…
Higher Apparel Prices in the Offing as UK Fashion Faces 25 Percent Tariffs
The WTO also found the U.S. to be illegally subsidizing Boeing and the EU has drawn up a list of tariffs on…
WTO Slashes Trade Outlook as US Manufacturing Data Warns of Recession
The U.S.-based September Purchasing Manager's Index fell 1.3 percent to 47.8 percent, the lowest reading…
Economic Diversification Boosts Commerce in Low-Cost Sourcing Countries, OECD Report Shows
The Aid for Trade report said 47 developing countries, mainly in Africa, out of 88 surveyed made progress in…
WTO Report Shows G20 Trade Restrictions at Historically High Levels
The WTO's new monitoring report on G20 trade measures shows new import-restrictive measures were 3.5 times…