How did global trade start? As international commerce becomes a contentious issue again, Rob Young charts the evolution, impact and controversies of the global marketplace.

The Trump administration’s critics lambasted it for pulling out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade deal between America and 11 countries around the Pacific Rim, thereby abandoning ...

Perhaps the persistence in economic history of the idea that free trade provides the optimal long-run conditions for growth may be a better reason than any other why The Economist still supports ...

After strong growth in 2024, global trade will take a hit this year. Many point the finger at President Donald Trump. That's a mistake. The World Trade Organization said the volume of merchandise ...

After strong growth in 2024, global trade will take a hit this year. Many point the finger at President Donald Trump. That's a mistake. The World Trade Organization said the volume of merchandise ...