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China has long been the EU’s leading origin of imports of goods, including primarily electrical equipment, machines and mechanical parts. While China is also a large destination of EU exports of goods, these are much lower than imports (source: Eurostat). Vchal/Shutterstock (no reuse)

How World Trade Organization reform could help address the EU‑China trade imbalance

The US and China have extended their trade truce till January. Meanwhile, EU-China export/import imbalances persist with sticking points, including voluntary export curbs and industrial policy reform.
A review of the 2020 deal underpinning the U.S.-Mexico trade relationship will likely be hamstrung by President Donald Trump’s trade-deficit fixation and aggressive use of tariffs. AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo

As key trade talks start, the US‑Mexico relationship will likely limp along – but at a cost

Even though Mexico is the US’s top trade partner, the fate of the pact underpinning that relationship is uncertain.
Mounties stand with an American flag as they prepare to welcome United States President Donald Trump to Calgary, Alta., in June 2025 to attend the G7 Leaders meeting taking place in nearby Kananaskis. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Mark Carney lifted some tariffs against the U.S. Was that a wise tactical move, or a bad blunder?

Canada has lifted many of its retaliatory tariffs against the United States. Here’s why that was likely a smart move by Prime Minister Mark Carney.
The power station at Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg plant in Germany. Olivier Hofmann / Shutterstock

Volkswagen: the end of a German industrial myth?

A symbol of German industrial power, Volkswagen is facing major financial difficulties. How did the emblem of “deutsche Qualität” get to this point? And can it pull through?
A Dearborn policeman knocked unconscious was the first casualty of the 1932 Ford Hunger March in Detroit and Dearborn. Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University/Detroit News Burckhardt.

Remembering the 1932 Ford Hunger March: Detroit park honors labor and environmental history

On March 7, workers at the Ford Rouge River plant marched for better working conditions, sparking America’s labor movement. Almost a century later, a quiet park honors their memory.
The Fordson High School girls basketball team in Dearborn includes many players who wear the traditional hijab for modesty. Carlos Osorio/AP

A brief history of Dearborn, Michigan – the first Arab‑American majority city in the US

The city often becomes a magnet for anti-Arab sentiment during election years and global conflicts; however, the more interesting story is what happens in the city when the spotlight is turned off.

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