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It became clear by the end of the summer that there was no possibility to conclude negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) in 2016 or even 2017, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said Tuesday.

Trump filled the last major trade position in his administration on Tuesday by announcing that trade lawyer Robert Lighthizer would become U.S. Trade Representative. Lighthizer, who served in USTR during the Reagan administration, is known for pursuing trade actions against Chi

Is Mexico sneaking tons of refined sugar across the border, disguised as raw product? Some U.S. refiners believe so and the issue promises to be an early test for the incoming Trump administration.

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Robert Lighthizer as U.S. Trade Representative, where he0ll play a major role in Trump0s plan to scrap or renegotiate multilateral trade deals including NAFTA and the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

The U.S. has scored a big win in a trade dispute with Indonesia at the World Trade Organization.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is threatening to bring back tariffs against certain European Union agricultural exports if the trading bloc doesnÐt ease its ban on U.S. beef treated with hormones.

ItÐs been three months since China announced that it would lift its 13-year ban on U.S. beef, but trade still hasnÐt resumed and the delay is testing the patience of U.S. ranchers.

Peter Navarro, an outspoken critic of China and U.S. trade policy who advised President-elect Donald Trump during his campaign, will lead a newly established National Trade Council in the White House

The U.S. is again challenging China in the World Trade Organization, and this time it°s over the country°s failure to import enough wheat, corn and rice to meet its tariff rate quotas.