U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told lawmakers on Tuesday the argument for free trade still makes sense but added ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told lawmakers on Tuesday the argument for free trade still makes sense but added that it was not the role of the central bank to comment on tariff or trade policy ...

The "China Shock" is revisited, and it raises questions about why economists failed to see the costs of free trade.

Mr. Lighthizer, the author of “No Trade Is Free: Changing Course, Taking On China, and Helping America’s Workers,” was the U.S. trade representative in the first Trump administration.

Even when another country acts “unfairly,” it’s usually in our interest to foster free trade as a way to help long-term economic growth. Of course, there is also an argument that this ...

Mexico's president had plenty to say about U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose steel tariffs on Mexico, a free ...

In 1891, Sir Wilfrid Laurier challenged the National Policy in favour of freer trade, but when in office, he kept the tariffs — though without the rhetorical emphasis. In 1911, Laurier advocated ...