US judge to meet parties on Trump-tariff refunds in closed-door ‘settlement conference’
A U.S. judge will meet behind closed doors with government lawyers on Friday seeking to hammer out a process to refund up to $175 billion…
Middle East conflict to drive cyber insurance demand, says GlobalData
Rising conflict risk linked to the US, Israel, and Iran is pushing insurers and insureds to reassess exposure not only across marine and trade routes,…
US companies denied refunds on Trump’s illegal tariffs, FT reports
The U.S. government has declined to refund tariffs the Supreme Court ruled illegal last month, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with…
Twenty-four US states file lawsuit to stop Trump’s latest global tariffs
A group of 24 U.S. states sued President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday in the first legal challenge to his newly imposed 10% global tariffs,…
Higher capital goods prices lift US imported inflation in January
U.S. import prices increased in January as a decline in the cost of energy products was more than offset by a surge in capital goods…
Judge orders US Customs to process refunds on illegal Trump tariffs
A U.S. trade court judge on Wednesday ordered the government to begin paying potentially billions of dollars in refunds to importers who paid tariffs that…
For some small businesses, a tariff refund isn’t worth the pain of pursuing it
The day the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the tariffs that had cost Ian Rosenberger's backpack company Day Owl tens of thousands of dollars, friends…
AAFA react to USTR’S Notorious Markets report while calling for more accountability for counterfeits
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) reflects on the release of the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) 2025 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and…
US to raise temporary global tariff rate to 15% this week, Bessent says
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that an increase in President Donald Trump's new temporary global import tariff to 15% from 10% was…
U.S.-Africa Trade Desk expands direct U.S. cotton exports to Mauritius
U.S. cotton exports to Mauritius surpass 500 tons in a historic shipment, strengthening U.S.–Africa trade ties, boosting Mauritius’ textile industry, and reinforcing resilient global apparel…
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