Trade Update – August 11, 2026

Featured Headlines

Export-Import Bank

Trump Administration Announces $58M in Major New Critical Mineral Deals at White House Roundtable
EXIM Bank, August 7, 2026

EXIM Announces Return to Profitability, Putting Money Back in Taxpayers’ Pockets
July 31, 2026

Tariffs

Trump admin refunds $100 billion in ‘liberation day’ tariffs
CNBC, August 5, 2026

Tariff refunds split companies as consumers demand share of $166B
Newsweek, August 3, 2026

Global goods trade resilient in the first quarter of 2026 despite war in Middle East
World Trade Organization, July 31, 2026

The End of Free Trade – A Conversation With Robert E. Lighthizer
The Foreign Affairs Interview, July 30, 2026

California

Lieutenant Governor led a California delegation to the Farnborough International Airshow
GO-Biz – LinkedIn, August 4, 2026Farnborough International Airshow 2026 delivers a landmark week for global aerospace
The American Journal of Transportation, July 30, 2026

• Trump revives spotlight on California offshore oil project
  Newsweek, August 2, 2026
• One of the busiest shipping ports wants to go nuclear
  The Wall Street Journal, July 23, 2026

Trade Policy

The White House

• Trump extends Jones Act waiver, with limits, in bid to tamp down energy prices
  The Hill, August 10, 2026
• Senate passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill negotiated by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham
  The Associated Press, August 7, 2026
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Bolsters National Security and Strengthens U.S. Supply Chains by Imposing Tariffs on Polysilicon and its Derivatives
  August 6, 2026
• China hits US with sanctions, drone export curbs ahead of Xi visit
  CNN, August 5, 2026
• To Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition from Imports of Quartz Surface Products
  July 31, 2026
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Delegates Defense Production Act Authority with Respect to Recoverable Critical Minerals and Materials That Are Essential to Our National Defense
  July 30, 2026
• Trump says he does not care about USMCA as US, Canada plan trade talks
  Reuters, July 28, 2026

U.S. Department of State

• U.S. Welcomes Italy into Pax Silica Initiative
  July 31, 2026

U.S. Department of Treasury

• The US has stepped in to buy Japanese yen. Why?
  CNN, August 3, 2026

U.S. Department of Agriculture

• USDA Publishes $500,000 Funding Opportunity to Boost Biofertilizer Exports to Vietnam and Open Markets for U.S. Farmers
  August 4, 2026

U.S. Trade and Development Agency

• USTDA Advances U.S. Solutions for Indonesian Port Modernization and Security
  August 3, 2026

World Trade Organization

• Brazil initiates dispute regarding additional duties imposed by the United States
  July 30, 2026

Trade Agreements/ Cooperation

• Opportunities for Growth in U.S.-Peru Relations
  U.S. Department of State, July 29, 2026
• Brazil opens zero-tariff trade with Singapore through Mercosur
  UPI, July 29, 2026

More International Articles

• Donald Trump’s Arctic threats are pushing Iceland towards Europe
  The Economist, August 6, 2026
• Canadians slashed US travel by a quarter in 2025 — and $3 billion didn’t come back
  Latin Times, August 3, 2026
• Energy Dept. draws fire for slow pace of Venezuelan oil deals
  Axios, August 3, 2026
• German company and BC.’s Ksi Lisims sign landmark long-term LNG agreement
  Global News, July 31, 2026
• ETIAS drops 2026 date as launch slips out of view
  July 31, 2026