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
World Trade Organization
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