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Trump threatens trade deal after Canada moves towards recognising Palestine
1-Aug-2025     Al Jazeera
Canada and the US are working on negotiating a trade deal by August 1, with Trump threatening a 35% tariff on Canada.
US to investigate Brazil’s digital payment system
1-Aug-2025     Cointelegraph
As Brazil’s Pix system expands and BRICS eyes a reserve currency, Trump responds with a 50% tariff and a sweeping trade investigation.
Pakistan says it wins US tariff deal; Trump cites oil reserves pact
1-Aug-2025     Reuters
The United States and Pakistan hailed a trade deal that Islamabad said would lead to lower tariffs and increased investment, but without specifying the level of tariff to be levied on Pakistani exports.
Sweden calls for freeze on trade element of EU-Israel agreement
1-Aug-2025     Belga
Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson has demanded that the EU freeze the trade part of its association agreement with Israel.
Trump says US will set 15% tariff on South Korean imports under new deal
1-Aug-2025     Reuters
President Donald Trump said the US will charge a 15% tariff on imports from South Korea, down from a threatened 25%, as part of a deal that eases tensions with a top-10 trading partner and key Asian ally.
Poland's new agri minister hopes to gather minority to block EU-Mercosur trade agreement
31-Jul-2025     PAP
Poland's newly appointed agriculture minister Stefan Krajewski hopes to gather a blocking minority among EU countries to prevent the free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur countries.
Where a zero-tariff deal won’t fly
30-Jul-2025     Politico
As President Donald Trump rushes to finalize new trade deals before the end of the month, American companies operating abroad are still waiting for clarity on existing agreements. South Africa will not accept a trade deal with the United States that eliminates all tariffs on American goods.
Trump’s EU trade deal comes with impossible energy promises
30-Jul-2025     The New York Times
The European Union pledged to buy billions of dollars’ worth of energy resources from the United States. Experts say that’s unrealistic and could hurt Europe’s climate goals.
Von der Leyen played hardball with China. Then she won a trade deal with Trump.
30-Jul-2025     Politico
Washington and Brussels have vowed to join forces against China’s excess production of subsidized steel.
EU and US spin conflicting versions of trade deal, sowing confusion
30-Jul-2025     Euronews
The European Commission and the White House are making contradictory claims about the content and scope of the EU-US trade deal.