Global trade

Shippers Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM suspend Cuba bookings after US executive order

Shipping giants CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd have suspended all bookings to and from Cuba until further notice, they said separately on Sunday, with both citing a US executive order issued on May 1.

Hapag-Lloyd sign on a container ship at the Valparaiso port, Chile, January 11, 2024.
A farmer from the Red Dao ethnic group rests in a shack as she takes a break from planting rice in a paddy on May 4, 2026 near Sapa, northern Vietnam. The economic fallout from the Iran war is impacting farmers across Asia as the planting season for staples like rice gets underway.

Global food supply under threat by continuing Iran War

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa attend a press conference at joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, February 4, 2025; illustrative.

Turkey, Syria, Jordan unveil Gulf-Europe rail corridor as Ankara pushes alternative trade routes

Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026.

Closing the Strait of Hormuz could bankroll a new Iranian government - opinion


US imposes curbs on exports to China's top chipmaker SMIC

SMIC said it had not received any official notice of the restrictions and said it has no ties with the Chinese military.

Computer keyboard [illustrative]

Can Forex Trading be a Passive Income Source during this Recession?


USDA removes free trade agreement with Marvel's Wakanda

A spokesman told The Washington Post that the inclusion of the mythical African nation from the universe of Marvel superheroes was a mistake made as part of a test officials were running.

Actor Chadwick Boseman and Director Ryan Coogler arrive at the premiere of the new Marvel superhero film 'Black Panther'

Canada and Israel revise free trade agreement - analysis

Overshadowing the passing of the modernized agreement, an ongoing dispute about the labelling of two Israeli wines has continued to dominate the headlines in Canada.

The flags of Israel and Canada

"Back on track": China and U.S. agree to restart trade talks

Some experts worry the pause in trade hostilities may not hold.

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G20 finance chiefs: trade row 'intensified' but no call for resolution

The communique is expected to say: "Most importantly, trade and geopolitical tensions have intensified."

Haruhiko Kuroda, governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is surrounded by his delegates during the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Fukuoka, Japan June 8, 2019