Trade Update – July 28, 2026

Next CITU: August 11, 2026

Featured Headlines

Export-Import Bank

CalChamber Urges Congress to Reauthorize EXIM Bank to Support US Job Creation
CalChamber, July 28, 2026

Coalition in Support of EXIM Reauthorization
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, July 21, 2026

Tariffs
Actions by the United States in the Investigations under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 of the Acts, Policies, and Practices of 60 Economies Related to the Failure of Each Economy to Impose and Effectively Enforce a Prohibition on the Importation of Goods Produced with Forced Labor
The White House, July 24, 2026

Trump imposes new global tariffs, drawing protests from trading partners
Reuters, July 24, 2026

EU signals relief over new US tariffs as Trump respects transatlantic truce
POLITICO, July 24, 2026

US small businesses file lawsuit challenging Trump’s new ‘forced labor’ tariffs
Reuters, July 24, 2026

‘We’re getting into an ugly phase’: Trump’s new tariffs are angering voters and US allies alike
POLITICO, July 23, 2026

Small Business Survey Report: An examination of presidential tariffs
and their detrimental effects on American small businesses
We Pay the Tariffs, July 22, 2026

ASEAN

Rubio holds talks with China’s Wang Yi as regional powers join ASEAN meet
Reuters, July 23, 2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with the United States
U.S. Department of State, July 22, 2026

USMCA

Joint Statement from Ambassador Jamieson Greer and Mexican Secretary of Economy Marcelo Ebrard
United States Trade Representative, July 23, 2026

California

CalChamber Launches Statewide Campaign to Oppose AB 1776
CalChamber, July 21, 2026

• From the 2026 FIFA World Cup to LA28: California is ready
  Governor of California, July 27, 2026

Trade Policy

The White House

• Trump threatens ‘substantial tariff’ on EU imports after Google fine
  Yahoo News, July 24, 2026
• ‘Falling apart’: Trump’s Boeing deal hits turbulence with Beijing
  POLITICO, July 22, 2026
• Trump says he will impose tariffs on generic drugs starting in August 2028
  POLITICO, July 21, 2026

United States Trade Representative

• Trump trade chief downplays fallout from Canada tariffs: ‘This is business’
  POLITICO, July 22, 2026

U.S. Department of Treasury

• Treasury Releases Report on Macroeconomic and Foreign Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners of the United States
  July 23, 2026

U.S. Department of Agriculture

• USDA Announces Phased Reopening of Southern Ports for Livestock Trade
  July 24, 2026

World Trade Organization

• Updated WTO-IMF TPA Index shows continued rise in global trade policy activity
  July 23, 2026
• Views of the Chief Economist: Why is transit in goods free but trade is not?
  July 23, 2026
• Demand for critical minerals fuels conflict but could help resource-rich nations, WTO says
  The Associated Press, July 22, 2026

Trade Agreements/ Cooperation

• India presses China to tackle issues of market access, trade balance
  Reuters, July 22, 2026

More International Articles

• New bipartisan bill takes aim at Chinese AI companies accused of copying American tech
  NBC News, July 23, 2026
• America’s Freight Is Under Attack. It Will Take All of Us to Protect It.
  Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, July 23, 2026
• Angola’s BFA to join China’s CIPS to meet growing yuan demand, source says
  Reuters, July 22, 2026