Trade Update – November 4th, 2025

Council for International Trade Update

Next CITU: November 18, 2025 

Featured Headlines

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Strikes Deal on Economic and Trade Relations with China
The White House, November 1, 2025

White House discloses details of China trade truce
POLITICO, November 1, 2025


U.S. and China Pause Port Fees
CalChamber, November 4, 2025 

White House Confirms One-Year Suspension of USTR Port Fees in U.S.-China Trade Deal
GCaptain, November 3, 2025 

US-China port-fee pause buoys shipping optimism despite 1-year duration, lingering concern
South China Morning Post, October 31, 2025

 

CalChamber Submits Comments on Review
of US-Mexico-Canada Agreement

CalChamber, November 4, 2025 

 

APEC

Trump takes center stage at APEC–yet Asia’s business leaders are optimistic that multilateralism will prevail
Fortune, November 2, 2025

APEC official says member countries working hard for consensus on trade
Reuters, October 31, 2025 

China’s Xi promises to protect free trade at APEC as Trump
snubs major summit

The Associated Press, October 30, 2025

Trump tariffs: the Supreme Court case that could change global trade as we know it
South China Morning Post, November 4, 2025 

5 things to watch as Supreme Court considers Trump’s tariffs
The Hill, November 3, 2025

Supreme court to decide fate of Trump’s sweeping tariff policy on Nov. 5
USA Today, November 3, 2025 

CalChamber Members in the News

Trade Policy

White House

The United States Signs Technology Prosperity Deals
with Japan and Korea

The White House, October 29, 2025Trump finalizes trade deals with 2 Southeast Asian countries
POLITICO, October 26, 2025Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Secures Peace and Prosperity in Malaysia
The White House, October 26, 2025Joint Declaration by the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand on the outcomes of their meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The White House, October 26, 2025

 

Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Korea regarding the U.S.-ROK Technology Prosperity Deal
The White House, October 29, 2025

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Brings Home More Billion Dollar Deals During State Visit to the Republic of Korea
The White House, October 29, 2025

 

Memorandum of Cooperation Regarding the Technology Prosperity Deal Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Japan
The White House, October 28, 2025

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Drives Forward Billions in Investments from Japan
The White House October 27, 2025

Implementation of the Agreement Toward a NEW GOLDEN AGE for the U.S.-Japan Alliance Implementation of the Agreement Toward a NEW GOLDEN AGE for the U.S.
The White House October 27, 2025

United States-Japan Framework For Securing the Supply of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths through Mining and Processing United States
The White House October 27, 2025

 

Agreement Between the United States of America and Malaysia on Reciprocal Trade
The White House, October 26, 2025

Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Malaysia Concerning Cooperation to Diversify Global Critical Minerals Supply Chains and Promote Investments
The White House, October 26, 2025

Joint Statement on United States-Malaysia Agreement on Reciprocal Trade
The White House, October 26, 2025

 

Joint Statement on United States-Cambodia Agreement on Reciprocal Trade
The White House, October 26, 2025

Agreement Between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Cambodia on Reciprocal Trade
The White House, October 26, 2025

Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand Concerning Cooperation to Diversify Global Critical Minerals Supply Chains and Promote Investments
The White House, October 26, 2025

Joint Statement on a Framework for a United States-Thailand Agreement on Reciprocal Trade
The White House, October 26, 2025

Joint Statement on United States-Vietnam Framework for an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade
The White House, October 26, 2025

U.S. State Department

U.S. Trade Representative

Export-Import Bank

World Trade Organization

‘Battered and bruised but still standing’: WTO chief on global trade after tariffs
CNBC, October 28, 2025

Trade Agreements/ Cooperation

California

‘Building an Affordable California’ Ballot Initiative
CalChamber, October 31, 2025

Let’s Build an Affordable California – Commentary by Jennifer Barrera 
CalChamber, October 31, 2025 

 

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