If we look closely at the history of trade, we see that it is far from beautiful. Today, free trade is as commonplace as the air we breathe, but most of modern history was dominated by protectionist ...

Thomas Piketty believes that restricting trade to protect domestic industries usually makes a country poorer overall.

Wang Qing says both sides should uphold multilateralism and oppose external interference, even as Asean members seek trade ...

Ultimately, eliminating tariffs is a submission to a fundamental truth: the wealth of a nation does not come from stifling global trade.

Merchandise trade volumes rose by more than 4 per cent in 2025, “which is strong by the standards of the past decade,” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala talking with Swiss President Guy Parmelin at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos (LAURENT ...

President Trump has promised to try to bring back American manufacturing jobs; he has succeeded in bringing back Republican trade protectionism. Before imposing new steel and aluminum tariffs on ...

When steel tariffs weaken America’s backbone. Humility in the face of complexity; preservation over reinvention. Another round in the Pino-Dougherty free-trade bout. At some point, protectionists ...

World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala slammed the global rise of protectionism on Thursday in Davos, while stressing that most international trade continues according to WTO rules. Since ...