Trade Update – June 2, 2026
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USMCA
Letter from Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc on USMCA Renewal
Government of Canada, June 1, 2026
Canada formally requests renewal of North American free trade pact
BBC, June 1, 2026
Trump administration wants autos under USMCA to be at least 50% made in America
The Wall Street Journal, May 29, 2026
The United States and Mexico Conclude First Bilateral Round Related to the Joint Review of the USMCA
United States Trade Representative, May 29, 2026
US, Mexico set three rounds of trade deal talks without Canada
American Journal of Transportation, May 27, 2026
California
State of California attracts global investment through coordinated international engagement at the 2026 SelectUSA Investment Summit
GO-Biz, May 27, 2026
Commerce Department Initiates Review of California Coastal Management Program under Coastal Zone Management Act
U.S. Department of Commerce, May 20, 2026
State Board of Food and Agriculture to hear updates on ag economy, pest prevention and California water plan on June 2
California Department of Food and Agriculture, May 29, 2026
The White House
- Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Updates Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum, and Copper Imports
June 1, 2026 - India, U.S. near trade pact; tariff terms hinge on Section 301 relief, source says
American Journal of Transportation, June 1, 2026
U.S. Department of Commerce
- US takes step to halt Nvidia AI chip shipments to Chinese overseas subsidiaries
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2026
U.S. Trade Representative
- USTR Section 301 Determination on Brazil’s Unreasonable Acts, Policies, and Practices
June 1, 2026 - USTR Announces Section 301 Investigation of Vietnam’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement
May 29, 2026 - Ambassador Jamieson Greer: Trade theory must catch up with tariffs, industrial policy, and the costs of globalization
May 29, 2026
U.S. Department of Treasury
- Joint Statement by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the State Bank of Viet Nam
May 29, 2026 - Treasury, IRS Issue Section 892 Proposed Regulations to Provide Grandfathering Protection and Transitional Relief to Sovereign Investors
May 29, 2026 - Treasury Begins Sanctions Modernization Effort by Removing Outdated Entries
May 28, 2026
World Trade Organization
- Members share experiences and perspectives during WTO Trade and Environment Week
June 1, 2026 - Joint Statement by the Heads of the IEA, IMF, World Bank, and WTO
May 29, 2026 - Shipping industry cites mounting cost, capacity pressures amid global trade disruptions
May 28, 2026
Trade Agreements/ Cooperation
- India may reconsider easing Scotch whisky tariffs if UK imposes steel curbs, official says
Reuters, June 1, 2026 - Australia-India-Japan-US Quad to build a port, unveil pact on critical minerals
American Journal of Transportation, May 26, 2026
More International Articles
- South Korea export growth hits four-decade high on AI chip boom
American Journal of Transportation, June 1, 2026 - Indonesia vows transparency as it starts transition to centralised commodity exports
Reuters, May 31, 2026