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How Trump and Biden killed the free-trade consensus

“The U.S. has turned sharply against free trade over the past two decades, shifting from an era in which members and presidents of both parties generally embraced one free-trade pact after another to one in which the forces of globalization are widely criticized, if not condemned.”

[The Hill]

Mexican goods worth $1 bn stuck at U.S. border amid migration checks

“Some companies were sending merchandise through entry points in New Mexico and Arizona to avoid the long wait times at the Texas border, Sotelo told Reuters on Monday.”

[Reuters]

Europe’s trade chief promises more assertive approach to China 

“But Europe has no intention of cutting relations with China or seeking self-sufficiency or import substitution, Valdis Dombrovskis said during a Monday keynote speech at Tsinghua University.”

[CNN]

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