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Asked in an interview with Politico whether he’d rule out cutting tariffs on more goods than coffee, beef and bananas, Trump said he would “on some, and on some I’ll increase tariffs.”

The data for airfreight and container shipping “continue to signal expansion,” even as they weakened from June, “indicating a cooling-off in the transportation of goods worldwide,” WTO said.

Merchandise trade volumes are forecast to rise 2.4% this year, the Geneva-based forum said in a report Oct. 7 — much faster than the 0.9% growth it predicted in August.

The $250 million from BlackRock-managed funds and accounts will double Flexport’s lending capacity.

After a 2.9% gain in 2024, global goods trade will increase by 0.9% this year, the Geneva-based trade body said in a report Aug. 8.

The number of shipping containers carrying U.S. imports fell for a second straight month, putting the economic indicator on course for one of the sharpest year-on-year reversals on record.

U.S. officials signaled that trading partners will have until Aug. 1 before the tariffs kick in. Trading partners face a July 9 deadline to reach a deal.

Global merchandise trade accelerated in the World Trade Organization’s latest assessment, with a surge in imports tied to tariff stockpiling outweighing a slowdown in export orders.

Hapag-Lloyd is seeing a jump in business after the U.S. and China lowered tariffs, the company’s CEO said, as the trade war ceasefire unleashes a wave of pent-up demand for shipping.

Spot container rates for shipping goods to the U.S. from Asia have spiked over the past month as companies look to avoid higher tariffs and pad their inventories ahead of a threatened port strike.