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US Begins Investigation Into China's Compliance With Phase One Trade Agreement
The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) has begun an investigation into China's compliance with the Phase One economic and trade agreement. The USTR began the investigation on 24 October 2025, after finding an "apparent failure to comply" with the terms of the agreement.
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US-China Deal Framework Sets Stage for 'Productive' Trump–Xi Talks, Treasury Secretary Bessent Says
The United States and China have agreed on a preliminary framework for a trade deal ahead of a planned meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping later in the week of 27 October 2025, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The arrangement temporarily halts the
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United States to Increase Tariffs on Canada by 10%
The United States will increase tariffs on Canada by 10% in response to the continued airing of an advertisement that features Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about tariffs. President Donald Trump previously said that the United States is ending trade negotiations between the countries over the ad
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Trinidad and Tobago Budget 2025–2026 Introduces Asset-Based Levy, NIS Contribution Hike, VAT-to-Sales Tax Transition
In presenting the 2025–2026 National Budget to Parliament on 13 October 2025 ( see Finance Minister to Present 2025-2026 National Budget (13 October 2025)), Minister of Finance Davendranath Tancoo announced a suite of fiscal and structural reforms designed to stabilize public finances, enhance the
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United States to Impose 100% Tariffs on China and Export Controls on Software; China Responds with Retaliatory Port Fees on US-Linked Vessels
The United States will impose 100% tariffs on imports from China and export controls on "any and all critical software," effective 1 November 2025 — prompting immediate retaliation from China, which will impose escalating port service fees on US-linked vessels starting 14 October 2025.
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President Trump Signs Executive Order Formalizing United States-Japan Trade Deal
President Donald Trump (R) signed an Executive Order (EO) on 4 September 2025 to implement the trade deal between the United States and Japan previously announced this summer ( see United States Drops Japan Tariff to 15% in 'Largest Ever' Trade Deal (23 July 2025)).
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EU, US Formalize Trade Framework to Enhance Reciprocity and Market Access
The United States and the European Union have formalized the trade agreement reached last month between President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ( see US, EU Strike Landmark 15% Tariff Deal Sidestepping Trade War (28 July 2025)), in a jointly announced new
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US Expands Steel and Aluminum Tariffs to 407 New Products
The United States has expanded its steel and aluminum tariffs under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to include 407 additional product categories, now subject to a 50% duty. These include wind turbines, mobile cranes, bulldozers, railcars, furniture, compressors, pumps, and other
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Excise Taxes & AI: How Technology Is Revolutionizing the Mysterious Tax You Never Knew You Paid
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G7 Backs 'Side-by-Side' Agreement, Exemption for US Parented Groups; OECD Secretary-General Welcomes Breakthrough on Global Minimum Tax
G7 finance ministers have issued a joint statement, released 28 June 2025 by the Department of Finance Canada and the US Department of Treasury, announcing a shared understanding to adopt a "side-by-side system" under OECD Pillar Two. This approach would fully exempt US-parented multinational groups
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US, EU Strike Landmark 15% Tariff Deal Sidestepping Trade War
The United States and the European Union have reached a sweeping trade framework agreement establishing a 15% reciprocal tariff on most traded goods, announced jointly by President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland on 27 July 2025.
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European Commission Adopts Regulation to Counter Potential US Tariffs
On 24 July 2025, the European Commission adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1564, reintroducing commercial rebalancing measures against the United States in response to ongoing US safeguard tariffs on EU exports.
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G-24 Supports Net-Income Taxation for Digital Services Over Gross-Based Withholding Taxes
The G-24 has called for a fairer international tax framework for digital services, emphasizing net income-based profit allocation over gross-based withholding taxes. The organization of developing countries supports a gradual implementation approach, enhanced technical cooperation and adaptable
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EU Suspends Retaliatory Tariffs for Goods from US Until 6 August 2025
The European Commission has published Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1446 (the Regulation) in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), suspending the application of commercial rebalancing measures previously imposed on imports of certain products originating from the United States.
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Independence Day One Big Beautiful Bill Ushers In Sweeping Individual and Corporate Tax Changes
President Donald Trump (R) signed the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act on 4 July 2025, delivering sweeping individual and corporate tax changes. The law permanently extends the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act rate schedule, boosts the standard deduction, and cements the 20% qualified-business-income
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US Supreme Court Restores Payroll Tax Exemption for Catholic Charities, Strikes Down Wisconsin's Rule
The US Supreme Court has unanimously overturned the Wisconsin Supreme Court's ruling that required the Catholic Charities Bureau to pay unemployment insurance payroll taxes ( Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor & Indus. Review Comm'n, U.S., No. 24-154, 5 June 2025). The US Supreme
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