Trade Policy

An IW analysis of Bundesbank data seen by Reuters put German direct investment in China at about €5.6 billion in the first half, roughly one-third above the comparable 2025 period, while the U.S. comparison is narrower than the headline contrast suggests.

Ministers still have to decide which goods, services and sensitive Jerusalem parcels the final rules will reach.

BBC said the government is to set out restrictions on buying goods made in West Bank settlements, with Ed Miliband expected in the Commons today. Guardian reporting points to goods and some services, but the legal vehicle is still unresolved.

CPCA data show passenger-vehicle exports pulling away from domestic demand, while the broader customs ledger keeps widening the trade surplus.

Duties on unmanned aircraft systems took effect at 12:01 a.m. eastern time on 3 September. Heavier and thermal-equipped drones, docking stations and listed parts face 100 percent. Smaller airframes face 25 percent, with ally caps if the content is certified.

Korea’s August exports jumped 68.7%, powered by record semiconductor and computer sales. Higher oil prices lifted petroleum and petrochemical receipts as physical volumes contracted.

HKEX’s newly listed ledger records SHEIN-W on 1 September with an unstarred date, settling the first-trade clock. No verified offer price, intraday low or closing print accompanies that listing record.

The missing ledger is now public: 15, 25 and 50 percent counter-tariffs covering C$27.6 billion of U.S. imports, effective 12:01 a.m. EDT on 8 September. Steel and aluminum already at 25 percent rise to 50.

Public Services and Procurement Canada awarded Chantier Davie a design-and-build contract for six program icebreakers. The yard put the fixed-price figure at $11.3 billion, taxes excluded. Construction is scheduled to start in 2027. No matching-tariff schedule was published the same day.

Three White House proclamations put an additional 50 percent duty on listed Canadian goods at 12:01 a.m. Eastern on 22 August. Mark Carney recalled Canada’s negotiators and said Ottawa will match the new tariffs dollar for dollar from Tuesday 8 September. No Gazette schedule was posted on Saturday.

Brazil’s DS646 filing opens consultations over separate 25% and 12.5% U.S. tariff actions. Only overlapping product schedules reach 37.5%, while the filing leaves current customs charges in force.

USTR’s final Section 301 action took effect today against specified products from 60 economies. Covered EU goods receive a net-of-MFN tariff treatment, leaving no extra levy where the existing rate is already at least 10%.