Global trade volume growth in 2025 is expected to hit 2.4%, up sharply from a previous estimate. For 2026, however, the organization slashed its previous expectation of 1.8% trade volume growth to a ...

The Future of Investment and Trade Partnership, with 19 members and counting, is championing open and fair trade at a time ...

Sluggish economic growth. Geopolitical fragmentation. Accelerating digital and green transitions. Tighter national regulations. These forces are reshaping how countries are engaging in commerce, with ...

We introduce a nowcasting model of global maritime trade, leveraging satellite-based big data on vessel movements. This provides a timely indicator of global trade as shipping accounts for about 80 ...

An ocean freight vessel near the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA). Credit: Raj Bhala Learning is pattern recognition, spotting a picture before all its constituent dots are explicitly connected. What ...

A vessel anchored off the coast of Dubai in the Persian Gulf on March 1. Stringer / EPA The conflict in Iran has disrupted energy and commodity markets. Iran has effectively closed the narrow strait ...

The World Trade Organization warned Wednesday that the outlook for global trade has "deteriorated sharply" in the wake of President Donald Trump's tariffs regime. "The outlook for global trade has ...

The journey from Shanghai to Rotterdam takes a container ship a month. Setting out at night, the vessel—a shadow amid glowing pleasure boats—begins by sliding past the Chinese city’s banks. Over the ...