Trade Update – September 2, 2025
Featured Headlines
China hosts more than 20 world leaders, including Russia and India,
at annual summit – Video
CNBC, September 2, 2025
China’s Xi rolls out the red carpet for Putin and Modi
as Trump upends global relations
CNN, August 30, 2025
Departments of Justice and Homeland Security Partnering on Cross-Agency Trade Fraud Task Force
U.S. Department of Justice, August 29, 2025
The Top 100: Sixteen Years, Seventeen Lists –CalChamber’s Jennifer Barrera voted No. 10 on Capitol Weekly’s Top 100
Capitol Weekly, August 26, 2025
Trade Policy
White House
Federal appeals court strikes down major chunk of Trump’s tariffs
POLITICO, August 29, 2025
Trump Looks To Slash $5 Billion In “Woke, Weaponized, And Wasteful Spending”
The Dallas Express, August 31, 2025Historic Pocket Rescission Package Eliminates Woke, Weaponized, and Wasteful Spending
The White House, August 29, 2025
U.S. Department of Commerce
- US Tariff Uncertainty Delays Economic ‘Power’ Lutnick Predicted
Bloomberg, September 1, 2025 - Department of Commerce Posts 2nd Quarter Gross Domestic Product to the Blockchain
U.S. Department of Commerce, August 28, 2025
U.S. Trade Representative
USTR Extends Certain Exclusions from China Section 301 Tariffs
United States Trade Representative, August 28, 2025
- China’s trade envoy meets US officials to discuss economic ties
Reuters, August 29, 2025
U.S. Department of Treasury
- U.S. Treasury Hits Iraqi-Iranian Oil Laundering Network with Sanctions Mike Schuler
GCaptain, September 2, 2025 - Bessent floats potential tariff exclusions for some construction supplies
Axios, September 1, 2025
World Trade Organization
White House steps up WTO rebuke
POLITICO, September 2, 2025
Tariffs cause ‘unprecedented’ disruption to global trade rules,
WTO chief says
American Journal of Transportation, September 2, 2025
Trade Agreements/ Cooperation
- Norway to buy British frigates in $14 billion deal
Defense News, September 1, 2025 - Japan PM hopes to ‘further elevate Japan-India relations’ – Video
The Associated Press, August 29, 2025 - India and Canada name top diplomats after 10 months to mend ties
BBC, August 28, 2025 - Brazil readies updated sector trade deals with Mexico
Reuters, August 28, 2025 - Ties thaw between Asian rivals India and China
Reuters, August 28, 2025 - China boosts soybean buys from Argentina, Uruguay amid US trade war, sources say
Reuters, August 28, 2025
California
Barrera: California Needs ‘Thoughtful’ Regulation of AI
CalChamber, August 28, 2025
Governor Newsom issues statement on court decision AGAIN ruling Trump’s tariffs as unlawful
Governor of California, August 29, 2025
More International Articles
- Nigeria signs production contract with TotalEnergies, oil regulator says
Reuters, September 1, 2025 - Turkey Halts Trade With Israel, Shuts Ports to All Shipping Links
GCaptain, August 29, 2025 - Trump Administration Redirects $679 Million from Offshore Wind Projects
to Maritime Infrastructure
GCaptain, August 29, 2025 - India boycott of US products could see millions ditch McDonald’s, Pepsi
Newsweek, August 29, 2025 - US-Brazil Trade Rift Widens As Lula Signals Willingness To Strike Back
With Reciprocal Tariffs: Report
Stockwits, August 28, 2025