Trade Update – May 13, 2025
Featured Headlines
Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Discussions with the People’s Republic of China
The White House, May 13, 2025
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Secures a Historic Trade Win for the United States
The White House, May 12, 2025
Joint Statement on U.S.-China Economic and Trade Meeting in Geneva
The White House, May 12, 2025
US and China agree to drastically roll back tariffs in major trade breakthrough
CNN, May 12, 2025
U.S. Announces China Trade Deal in Geneva
The White House, May 11, 2025
New US-UK Trade Deal Aims to Boost Export Opportunities for Businesses
CalChamber, May 13, 2025
General Terms for the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Economic Prosperity Deal
The White House May 8, 2025
PM remarks on the UK’s landmark economic deal with the US
GOV.UK, May 8, 2025
What the U.S.-U.K. trade deal Trump announced means for Britain
The Washington Post, May 8, 2025
Fact Sheet: U.S.-UK Reach Historic Trade Deal
The White House, May 8, 2025
Study Confirms Importance of Foreign Direct Investment in California
CalChamber, May 13, 2025
WTCLA Foreign Direct Investment in California 2025 Report
WTCLA, May 2025
New Shipping Fees on Chinese Ships to Begin in 6 Months
CalChamber, May 9, 2025
CalChamber Companies in the News
- Anthropic launches a program to support scientific research
Tech Crunch, May 5, 2025
Trade Policy
White House
House Democrats’ Litigation Task Force Challenges Trump’s Unlawful, Chaotic Imposition of IEEPA Tariffs
House Committee on the Judiciary, May 13, 2025
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces Actions to Put American Patients First by Lowering Drug Prices and Stopping Foreign Free-riding on American Pharmaceutical Innovation
The White House, May 12, 2025
Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug
Pricing to American Patients
The White House, May 12, 2025
Trump promises to order that the US pay only the price other nations do for some drugs
The Associated Press, May 12, 2025
- Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Secures Historic $600 Billion Investment Commitment in Saudi Arabia
The White House, May 13, 2025
U.S. Department of State
- Travel to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Türkiye, May 11-16, 2025
U.S. Department of State, May 12, 2025 - US State Department: Trump’s talks with Gulf leaders will focus on regional security, defense, and investment
Saudi Gazette, May 11, 2025
U.S. Department of Commerce
The Department of Commerce together with USTR Announces Historic Trade Deal with the United Kingdom to Open Markets, Raise Revenue and Strengthen Security
U.S. Department of Commerce, May 8, 2025
- Secretary Lutnick Announces Latest Speaker Lineup for 2025 SelectUSA Investment Summit, including CEOs from leading companies, U.S. Cabinet Members, Senior Administration Officials, and new U.S. Governors confirmed
U.S. Department of Commerce, May 9, 2025 - US opens national security probe into imported commercial jets, engines
Reuters, May 9, 2025
U.S. Trade Representative
Top US officials emerge from China trade talks touting ‘substantial progress’ and ‘deal’
CNN, May 11, 2025
- Readout of Ambassador Jamieson Greer’s Meeting with Switzerland
United States Trade Representative, May 9, 2025 - Ambassador Jamieson Greer Issues Statement on U.S.-UK Agreement in Principle
United States Trade Representative, May 8, 2025
U.S. Department of Treasury
Bessent hopeful future US-China trade talks will lay groundwork for ‘more fulsome agreement’
The Hill, May 12, 2025Readout from Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent’s and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer’s Meeting with President Karin Keller-Sutter and Vice President Guy Parmelin of Switzerland
U.S. Department of the Treasury, May 10, 2025
U.S. Trade and Development Agency
- Philippines confirms US funding boost for flagship railway project amid foreign aid freeze
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2025
World Trade Organization
Statement by DG Okonjo-Iweala
WTO, May 12, 2025
- DG Okonjo-Iweala and Japan’s Prime Minister issue joint call to strengthen trading system
WTO, May 13, 2025 - Members note benefits, challenges for Customs Valuation Agreement at anniversary event
WTO, May 9, 2025 - DG Okonjo-Iweala: Broad agreement on WTO reform as “central priority” for MC14
WTO, May 7, 2025
Trade Agreements/ Cooperation
- India, EU to resume free trade agreement talks today
The Indian Express, May 12, 2025 - Morocco, Burundi launch first joint cooperation commission in Rabat
Hespress, May 12, 2025 - India, Chile to start negotiations for free trade deal on May 26
Hindustan Times, May 12, 2025 - Brazil strengthens ties with China amid global trade tensions
Daily Wrap, May 11, 2025 - North Korea and Belarus ink trade deal amid sanctions concerns
ESSA News, May 9, 2025
California
- Tariffs will hurt California and US economy, Newsom argues on Fox News
Sacramento Bee, May 12, 2025
More International Articles
- US Stock Markets Surge After US-China Trade Announcement
Newsweek, May 12, 2025 - Xi stands with Putin against ‘international bullying’ amid Trump trade war
Fox News, May 12, 2025 - Ocean Shipping Firm Hapag-Lloyd Welcomes China-US Tariff Reprieve
GCaptain, May 12, 2025 - Governor of Mexican state says the US withdrew tourist visas from her and her husband
CNN, May 11, 2025 - Panama Canal Administrator outlines the waterway’s evolving role in global trade at Northwestern University
American Journal of Transportation, May 9, 2025 - Ukraine’s parliament ratifies minerals deal with US, hopes for more arms
American Journal of Transporation, May 8, 2025