In the first 11 months of 2025, China ran a Customs trade surplus of more than US$1 trillion (S$1.28 trillion). According to Dr Brad Setser of the Council on Foreign Relations, in 2025 as a whole, its ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In the first 11 months of 2025, China ran a customs trade surplus of over $1tn. According to Brad Setser of the ...

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This summer, the Trump administration announced trade deals with Japan and the European Union (EU). Each involved lower barriers to U.S. exports, more foreign direct investment (FDI) into the U.S., ...

“I have a chronic, incurable trade deficit with my barber,” prominent Washington Post columnist George Will told HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher last week. “Once a month … I buy a haircut from her; ...

Protectionist trade policies under US President Donald Trump’s second term have pushed countries to shift focus toward domestic production, echoing a revival of mercantilism, analysts say. The rising ...

When economists celebrate the 250th anniversary of the publication of Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations next year, US President Donald Trump’s mercantilism will constitute an incongruous backdrop.

CAMBRIDGE – When economists celebrate the 250th anniversary of the publication of Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations next year, US President Donald Trump’s mercantilism will constitute an incongruous ...

The White House waited until after the closing bell on the afternoon of April 2, “Liberation Day,” before President Donald Trump announced the details of his long-awaited tariff regime. For the sake ...

Economic history has been punctuated by moments that have redefined our relationship with money, trade and so on. Mercantilism is one of those movements that had a major effect on the way things ...