Global merchandise trade tops expectations in H1
WTO economists raised the 2025 merchandise trade growth forecast to 2.4%. Global merchandise trade outpaced expectations in the first half of 2025, driven by increased
The (non) effect of tariffs on manufacturing employment
The two most prominent arguments President Trump has advanced for his trade war – both during the early months of his second term, and for
The ripple beyond borders: Indirect effects of US export controls on Japanese firms
As part of the ongoing US-China trade war, since 2020 the US has restricted the exports of cutting-edge semiconductors from third countries to Huawei. This
US opens national security probes into imported drones, polysilicon
The U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday it has opened national security investigations into the import of drones and related components as well as polysilicon,
Radical novelties in critical technologies and spillovers: how do China, the US and the EU fare?
Critical technologies including artificial intelligence, semiconductors and quantum computing are attracting attention because of their indispensable nature and their role in national security strategies. We
