Who will set US trade policy?
Maverick economist turned presidential adviser Peter Navarro has helped bring back a world in which power takes precedence over economic exchange. Will he prove his critics wrong?
China hawk who served in president-elect’s first term was imprisoned for contempt of Congress over 2021 Capitol attack
Jury finds ex-official failed to co-operate with investigation into January 6 attack on US Capitol
Prosecutors allege he defied requests for information from committee investigating January 6 assault
Struggles at The New York Times show that journalists can no longer define the conversation
Protectionism in a crisis only concentrates risk domestically and diminishes economies of scale
White House economic official’s comments come as Texas governor notes ‘unacceptable rate’ virus is spreading
Chinese nationals head four UN specialised agencies, no other country leads more than one
Navarro says coronavirus is ‘wake-up call’ to create American pharmaceutical supply chain
Peter Navarro says outbreak has exposed vulnerability of America’s pharma supply chain
US president rejects deal claims while trade hawk hits out at Beijing ‘propagandists’
Top US officials have stuck together ahead of latest round of negotiations with Beijing
China and other developing countries agree to pay more to send parcels to US
Unless the rules stop favouring China, the US will quit the global union in October
Multinational companies have most to lose from a bifurcated world
Without new US sanctions, the country’s steel export revenues will increase significantly
Trump adviser Navarro accuses billionaires of trying to force an end to tariff plans
Negotiators were in last-ditch talks to include Ottawa in revamped Nafta
Latest tariffs look more like the start of a cold war than a trade war
Republicans worry damage to consumer sentiment could affect forthcoming elections
The US plans to use a meeting of the Universal Postal Union to renegotiate the rules
Trump’s new rules on drone sales free America to compete with China and Russia
White House statements reveal split on plans for new investment restrictions
