International Trade

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The U.S. dollar is the strongest it has been in 20 years. As it strengthens, other currencies — like the pound — weaken. That's good news for U.S. consumers and importers but bad news for others.

India, the world's biggest rice exporter, is considering whether to restrict exports of 100% broken rice, government and industry officials told Reuters on Friday, after the paddy area has been reduced by a lack of rainfall.

Another painful price increase.

U.S. goods imports were worth $2.8T in 2021. From east coast to west, this visualization breaks down imports on a state-by-state basis

A Retail Brew/Harris Poll survey found that consumers want more US-made products, but there are limits to how much more they’ll pay

In this infographic, we rank the world's 10 largest maritime shipping companies by container capacity and fleet size.

The euro has hit parity with the dollar , falling to its lowest level in 20 years and even skirting just below a one-to-one exchange rate with the U.S.

As a mighty dollar ripples through the global economy in profound ways, its impacts are being felt unequally.

Petroleum is the top import in twelve states, making it the most commonly imported commodity across America. Here are America’s top imports.

The U.S. exported $1.8 trillion worth of goods in 2021. This infographic looks at where that trade activity took place across the nation.

From Nevada gold to Maine’s top-tier lobsters, here are America’s top exports by state.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Miraj Madushanka never thought he'd need government rations to ensure his family could eat two meals a day, but Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, the worst in its history, has recast his life and those of many others in its burgeoning middle class.

As more companies bring manufacturing stateside, here’s what they can and can’t say about being American-made.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ordered emergency measures Monday to boost crucial supplies to U.S. solar manufacturers and declared a two-year tariff exemption on solar panels from Southeast Asia as he attempted to jumpstart progress toward his climate change-fighting goals.

The contracts will support the International Space Station and the Artemis moon program through 2034.

"Farm families are holding their breath at the moment," said John Delmotte, a grower in Monroe County's Raisinville Township.

It’s time-consuming, expensive, and difficult.

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Get your students engaged in econ with a classroom trading game. As trade expands, wealth increases, allowing students to experience for themselves the power...

Endless “sold out” shelves… not again. A baby-formula crisis is rippling through the US, forcing parents to ration supplies or drive hours in...

Indonesia will start restricting exports of palm oil this week, a move that could make the global food crisis worse and push up the prices of hundreds of consumer products.

The ban adds more uncertainty to a global food market suffering from wild price swings.

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From electronics to auto parts, the world has become more reliant on Chinese goods since the pandemic started in 2020, Bernstein analysts said.

One of the busiest trade ports on the U.S.-Mexico border remained effectively closed Wednesday amid new orders requiring extra inspections of commercial trucks.

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As wheat and corn futures continue to surge, and fertilizer prices ride the commodity boom, some investors are reaping big gains

Larry Fink, CEO and chairman of the world's biggest asset manager, BlackRock, said Russia's invasion of Ukraine has ended globalization.