By Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala - Project Syndicate | March 19, 2025
Despite the uncertainty surrounding global trade, there are some bright spots – namely, booming trade in services. And here, ironically, the United States is leading the way, running a services trade surplus with most major economies and generating millions of good jobs for American workers.
President Donald Trump has warned the European Union that tariffs on EU goods could rise sharply if the bloc fails to finalize a trade agreement with the United States by July 4. In a Truth Social post, Trump said he spoke with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and
A US federal trade court has ruled that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority by imposing a temporary 10% global tariff under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. The decision marks another legal setback for the Trump administration’s trade agenda after the Supreme Court previously struck down
By Arvind Subramanian, Project Syndicate | May 4, 2026 Calling on China to change its globally distortionary development strategy may well be warranted. But critics cannot question Chinese mercantilism on the grounds that it penalizes China's consumers, whose standard of living has risen faster than anywhere else in history.
European markets slipped on Monday after renewed trade tensions emerged following tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump, according to market data reported from London. The pan-European Stoxx 600 fell 0.46 percent, while France’s CAC 40 and Italy’s FTSE MIB also declined. Germany’s DAX remained
By Reuters via The Daily Signal | May 11, 2026 The Supreme Court on Monday extended a pause on a ruling that would curb the abortion pill mifepristone from being prescribed through telemedicine and dispensed through the mail in a challenge by a Republican-led Louisiana lawsuit to a federal rule that
By Tyler O’Neil, The Daily Signal | May 11, 2026 Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is demanding the Southern Poverty Law Center hand over donor information, fundraising solicitations, and other internal documents after a federal grand jury indicted the SPLC for allegedly funding members of the very hate groups the
By Angelina Delfin, The Daily Signal | May 11, 2026 Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has decided to skip out on the upcoming mayoral debate scheduled for Wednesday, according to debate organizers who posted on social media over the weekend. Campaign spokesman Alex Stack said Bass will instead travel to Sacramento,
By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell, The Daily Signal | May 11, 2026 President Donald Trump said the question of defunding Planned Parenthood again for another year is a “very thorny issue.” The Daily Signal asked Trump on Monday if he wants Congress to extend the one-year defunding of Planned Parenthood that was
