To my post earlier today, some might be tempted to respond, “That’s nice in theory, but how do VATs affect trade in the real world?” That’s a question economists have asked, too. Specifically, ...

Restoring Gulf oil and gas flows to prewar levels requires navigating a complex web of technical, commercial, and ...

Global trade flows rose sharply for the second straight month in June as lockdowns in China continued to ease and exports from the world’s largest economy surged. An early indicator of trade flows ...

Global trade flows fell again in October after two months of increase, a sign that the value of goods moving across international borders likely fell in 2023 as a whole. An indicator of goods trade ...

If sectoral trade flows obey structural gravity, countries' bilateral trade imbalances are the result of macro trade imbalances, “triangular trade”, or pairwise asymmetric trade barriers. Using data ...

Financing sustains and propels global trade. It assures that businesses can operate smoothly across borders by providing essential capital, bridging the gap between production and payment. This role ...

Researchers studying trade flows amid rising U.S. protectionism found that rerouting increased after tariffs were imposed, though not at the scale many feared. The findings suggest that tariffs based ...

This CSIS brief offers groundbreaking insight into the value and types of goods flowing through eight different South China ...

President Trump’s barrage of tariff increases threatened to chill global trade flows, but commercial exchanges continued to increase as most of the international commerce system functions as it did ...

The Trump administration’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs are reshaping global trade flows. With the US currently renegotiating its trade positions with traditional partners and rivals alike, the tariffs’ ...

Global trade flows will likely fall this year following U.S. President Trump's latest round of tariff increases, while fresh rounds of retaliation would deepen the economic impact, the head of the ...