Trade is the exchange of goods and services between people, businesses or countries, usually through markets and payment systems. It ranges from local commerce to international imports and exports, supported by transport, finance, contracts and regulations. Trade shapes prices, supply chains, employment and economic relations, while tariffs, sanctions and standards can affect its flow.
A new estimate places the gross extra cost of seaborne fossil-fuel imports at USD 330 billion from March to August 2026, underscoring how the Hormuz disruption has redistributed costs across the global economy.
A proposed US legislative route to widen China chip-tool controls could place ASML’s remaining DUV business in China under far greater pressure, but no new blanket export ban has yet been enacted.
Hyundai Motor is evaluating a further expansion of its Georgia Metaplant that could raise annual capacity to as much as 800,000 vehicles by 2028, but the proposal remains unconfirmed.
PC cooling specialist ARCTIC is lowering U.S. prices after receiving refunds of previously collected tariffs, using a broad retail promotion rather than item-by-item reimbursement.
Apple delivered record June-quarter revenue and earnings, led by iPhone, Mac and Services growth, although tariff refunds and intensifying component pressures complicate the comparison and outlook.