Trade Update – July 7, 2026
Featured Headlines
Statement by Minister LeBlanc following trilateral CUSMA joint review meeting
Global Affairs Canada, July 6, 2026
U.S. declines to extend North American trade deal, starting clock to end it while seeking changes
American Journal of Transportation, July 2, 2026
U.S. declines to extend CUSMA trade deal with Canada, Mexico
CBC, July 1, 2026
Ambassador Greer Issues Statement on the USMCA Joint Review
United States Trade Representative, July 1, 2026
NATO Summit 2026
July 7-8, 2026
Ankara, Türkiye
NATO Ankara summit: who’s going and what to expect
Reuters, July 5, 2026
Millions of Trump tariff refunds sent out quickly before deadline
MSN, July 6, 2026
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) Duty Refunds
U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection
U.S. Chamber Welcomes Joshua Walker as Chief International Affairs Officer
U.S. Chamber, June 29, 2026
The White House
- Trump threatens NATO on eve of summit
The Telegraph, July 5, 2026 - US is working on ban targeting Chinese energy inverters, sources say
The American Journal of Transportation, June 30, 2026
U.S. Department of Commerce
- U.S. lifts ban on Anthropic’s powerful Fable 5 AI model
NBC News, June 30, 2026
United States Trade Representative
- Nations push back on forced labor findings
POLITICO, July 6, 2026 - America First Trade is Fast-Tracking Our Industrial Resurgence: Ambassador Greer Joins Fireside Chat with Blue-Collar Manufacturing Workers at the Great American State Fair
July 2, 2026 - Public Hearing on Proposed Responsive Action in the Section 301 Investigation of Certain Acts, Policies, and Practices of Brazil
July 2, 2026
U.S. Department of Treasury
World Trade Organization
- WTO-OIF report highlights the transformative impact of digital trade for an inclusive global economy
July 2, 2026 - Views of The Chief Economist- The value of the WTO: An economic viewpoint in six instalments
Part I: Trade policy and international spillovers
July 1, 2026
Trade Agreements/ Cooperation
- Dutch trade minister heads to China as Nexperia dispute and ASML curbs loom
Reuters, July 6, 2026 - Australia-Fiji sign security deal, expand China containment
Bloomberg, July 6, 2026 - Modi eyes stronger Indo-Pacific ties amid mixed US signals
Bloomberg, July 6, 2026 - Indonesia, Singapore say key oil passage will remain ‘accessible’
AFP, July 6, 2026 - China, UK step up services trade cooperation
China Daily, July 6, 2026