Trade

Here are the key events taking place on Tuesday that could impact trading, including the Commerce Department's trade balance report for April.

Biden invoked the Defense Production Act as supply chain issues have caused slowdowns for the American production of solar panels and he aims to enact policies to fight climate change

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a retaliatory decree Tuesday to hit “unfriendly” states with export blocks in a move that could further hinder the global market.

A group of U.S. senators is trying to get the federal government to hand over millions of dollars collected from China as a penalty for flooding markets with cheap products.

Congress sent legislation to President Biden's desk to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus on Thursday.

Rep. Chris Smith looks to ban China from normal trade relations over its human rights abuses

Germany is reportedly calling for new talks over a free trade agreement between the U.S. and European Union.

President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to speak Friday amid economic and security tensions between the two nations.

President Biden on Friday called for an end to normal trade relations with Russia and said the U.S. is banning import of Russian seafood, vodka and diamonds.

After Biden banned Russian oil imports this week amid Putin's invasion of Ukraine, lawmakers are calling for the president to waive the Jones Act, a century-old law that critics deride as protectionist because it requires all oil and cargo shipped between U.S. ports to be on American built vessels with an American crew.

Aid is on the way from the White House to help the U.S. economy's struggle with overwhelmed ports and supply chain issues.

Husband to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has deepened his financial investment in the artificial intelligence company PathAI – a business that has raised eyebrows as it is backed by a company with deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Luetkemeyer less than impressed by Pelosi's COMPETES bill

There are millions of job openings available for skilled workers. But filling them all remains a problem. 

Microsoft Corp.’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. will be reviewed in the U.S. by the Federal Trade Commission, placing the fate of the roughly $75 billion deal in the hands of an agency whose leader has questioned acquisitions by powerful technology companies.

Trucking companies and manufacturers say new Covid-19 vaccine mandates set to take effect at the U.S.-Canada border could upend an already fragile logistics network.

Larry Kudlow examines House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's history of defending stock trading in Washington.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) took action Thursday to counter efforts by 37 entities to bolster the modernization of China and Iran’s military capabilities.

Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn called on the Department of Commerce Wednesday to blacklist five Chinese companies suspected of aiding the Chinese Communist Party in its suppression of the Uyghur minority group.

A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Friday that would incentivize U.S. suppliers and manufacturers to boost domestic semiconductor production.