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Tariffs and global trade

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a meeting with members of the Homeless Workers Movement marking its 30th anniversary in Taboao da Serra, greater Sao Paulo area, Brazil Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazil’s Lula triggers reciprocity process against US tariffs in effort to show strength

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says his government has triggered an economic reciprocity law against U.S. tariffs. In July, U.S.
 
White House trade counselor Peter Navarro speaks with reporters following a video interview with Real America's Voice News, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, outside the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump White House says it’s losing $19B-$26B a year in revenue as countries dodge tariffs

 
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The company logo is shown on a FedEx delivery van, Sept. 13, 2023, in downtown Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

A surprise credit after an overseas purchase: The tariff refunds now flowing through shippers

 
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The Plaquemines LNG export terminal in Port Sulphur, La., Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (Christiana Botic/Verite News and Catchlight Local/Report for America via AP)

Trump’s ‘energy emergency’ could fast-track massive expansion of Plaquemines LNG export terminal

 
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Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji speaks during a news conference in Beijing, Wednesday, March 15, 2000. (AP Photo/Greg Baker, File)

Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who drove economic reforms and led China into the WTO, dies at 97

 

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Workers assemble the Zeekr 001 EV models at the Chinese automaker Zeekr assembly plant in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Why Chinese EV makers are moving their factories to Africa

 
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The United States Court of International Trade, center, is seen in front of the Jacob K. Javits Federal building, March 18, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Government fights trade judge’s order for tariff refunds to all importers

 
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A solar power plant is seen at the car park of Two Rivers Complex in Nairobi, Kenya, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku, File)

Africa wants more homegrown solar to boost self-reliance, but China’s shadow remains

 
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., introduces Adm. Kevin Lunday, acting commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on the nomination Lunday for Commandant of the Coast Guard, Nov. 19, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Senate passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill negotiated by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham

 
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A vendor puts price tag on the ear rings for sale at her store in Beijing, China on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China’s exports slow slightly in July despite robust demand for high-tech products

 
Crates of avocados wait to be processed at a packing plant in Uruapan, Mexico, Feb. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Armando Solis, File)

Why Mexican avocado exports to the US have been stopped again

 
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Prime Minister Mark Carney attends a housing announcement in Toronto, on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)

US trade talks are ‘nasty,’ Canada’s Carney says after Trump criticism

 
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President Donald Trump dances after speaking at an event at the Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

FACT FOCUS: Trump boasts about the economy but there’s more to the story

 
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A worker reacts near a line of humanoid robots displayed at the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, file)

China announces countermeasures against Washington, including controls on drone exports to the US

 
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President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

25 states sue over Trump’s new tariffs, calling them ‘pretext’ to replace his old ones

 
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This aerial photo shows the port of Umm Qasr empty of commercial ships and cargo ships, near the city of Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ali Rahim)

Iraq and Turkey strike a 1-year oil pipeline deal to boost exports during ongoing Hormuz closures

 
President Donald Trump arrives to speak at an event at the General Motors Proving Ground Monday, July 27, 2026, in Milford, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Trump touted his tariffs in Michigan despite rising costs. Even some of his supporters are worried

 
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A worker reacts near a line of humanoid robots displayed at the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

US bans foreign-made humanoid robots, targeting China over national security

 
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Senate takes first steps on Russian sanctions as Zelenskyy watches from Senate gallery

 
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Workers assemble charging stations at the Mengma Intelligent Transportation Equipment Manufacturing Base in Hohot in northern China's Inner Mongolia province on Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, file)

China hits back at criticism over excess industrial capacity as more US tariffs loom

 
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President Donald Trump pauses during a speech at General Motors proving ground, Monday, July 27, 2026, in Milford, Mich. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump defends his sweeping tariffs and watches ‘America First’ drag races during Michigan stop

 
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Cargo containers line a ship at the Port of Oakland on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

A forced-labor crackdown or an end-run around Congress? Dissecting Trump’s new tariffs

 
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The United States Court of International Trade is seen in front of the Jacob K. Javits Federal building in this, March 18, 2015 photo, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)

Small businesses file lawsuits against Trump’s new sweeping tariffs

 
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Shipping containers are seen ready for transport at the Guangzhou Port in the Nansha district in southern China's Guangdong province, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

What to know about Trump’s latest tariffs

 
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President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

New US tariffs linked to claims of foreign forced labor dismay and anger trading partners

 
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The Gordie Howe International bridge connects Detroit and Windsor, Ontario is shown Friday, July 24, 2026, in Windsor. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Canada celebrates new bridge to US during tariff troubles with Trump

 
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Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to reporters during the closing news conference at the First Ministers Meetings in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, on Thursday, July 23, 2026. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

Prime Minister Carney says Canada is ready to respond if Trump’s new tariffs go into effect

 
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President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Trump imposes double-digit tariffs on dozens of countries as his 10% levies are set to expire Friday

 
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Fireworks burst as Houthi supporters rally against the Saudi-led coalition in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, July 20, 2026. Placards in Arabic read: "God is great, Death to America, Death to Israel, A curse on the Jews and Victory to Islam" and "boycott American and Israeli goods". (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)

A new threat by Yemen’s Houthis could widen the Iran war and put another trade chokepoint at risk

 
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President Donald Trump speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, at a working lunch with leaders of G7 and the Middle East in Evian-les-Bains, France, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP,File)

Trump’s tariff threat could impact Canadian economy but may be negotiation tactic, experts say

 
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The Gordie Howe Bridge is shown under construction between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

US-Canada bridge has been years in the making. But tension between countries is sapping the joy

 
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The United Nations logo is seen at the General Assembly hall at U.N. headquarters, Sept. 21, 2021. (Eduardo Munoz/Pool Photo via AP, file)

Demand for critical minerals fuels conflict but could help resource-rich nations, WTO says

 
FILE -A container ship is docked at a cargo terminal in Tokyo, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)

Japan’s exports and imports grow as yen weakens

 
Exits from Interstate 75 are displayed for the Gordie Howe International Bridge and Ambassador Bridge connecting Windsor, Ontario, with Detroit, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Canada cancels joint bridge-opening event with US after Trump announces tariffs

 
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Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a statement outside the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa, on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

Carney says he and Trump will intensify trade negotiations after US imposes 50% tariffs

 
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