Eric Martin

Top commerce officials from the U.S. and China agreed to strengthen communications even as they traded complaints about each other's policies, with the meeting a sign that Beijing and Washington are trying to prevent their relations from worsening further.

Fourteen countries in US-led Indo-Pacific trade talks agreed on supply chain coordination, the most substantial progress so far in President Joe Biden’s new initiative for the region.

Chile’s government expects its new lithium strategy to expand international trade relationships while attracting more foreign investment to the industry.

Australia’s barley sector may be the next beneficiary of the thawing relationship with Beijing, Trade Minister Don Farrell said following another meeting with his Chinese counterpart.

The cap on government spending in Washington’s deal to raise the federal debt limit adds a fresh headwind to a US economy already burdened by the highest interest rates in decades and reduced access to credit.

Fed policy makers have a fresh consideration for the rate outlook.

President Joe Biden’s signature climate policy is helping drive a “golden age of mineral exploration” in Australia, as the US rushes to catch up with China on clean energy technologies, the Australian trade minister said.

The International Monetary Fund is working with Pakistan’s government as the cash-strapped country aims for a decision on the resumption of its $6.7 billion bailout by the end of June.

The cap on government spending in a tentative deal to raise the federal debt limit adds a fresh headwind to a U.S. economy already burdened by the highest interest rates in decades and reduced access to credit.The deal crafted by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy over the weekend…

The US needs new tools in order to build on its network of free-trade agreements and compete with China in Latin America, a top Biden administration official said Thursday.