Robert Lighthizer

As “Trump Always Chickens Out” or TACO trade was trending last week, the “Anywhere But The USA” or ABUSA trade is also emerging as a notable market trend in 2025, driven by concerns over U.S. economic policies, trade uncertainties, and a global shift toward diversified...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with comment from Fox News. Economist and news analyst Larry Kudlow could return to a role in the White House with the former National Economic Council Director being eyed for a role among Donald Trump's growing list of possible Cabinet nominees and...

Robert Lighthizer, a long-standing trade advisor to Donald Trump, is reportedly cautioning Wall Street investors to prepare for a rapid execution of Trump’s tariff proposals if he secures a second term in office. What Happened: Lighthizer has been engaging with investor groups, alerting them...

The Mexican government has agreed to strictly monitor exports of certain steel components to ensure they don't contain low-price steel from countries outside North America, according to the United States Trade Representative's (USTR) office. In exchange, Mexico will be protected from any future U....

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) wants duties imposed on its imports from China declared unlawful and is demanding a refund in a lawsuit it filed Monday, Bloomberg reported.  What Happened: The Elon Musk-led company named the United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer as a defendant in its...

Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act got a lot of attention in the early Trump years when the president invoked the passage to restrict steel and aluminum imports. The act allows officials to tax foreign products that are considered to be weakening national security. The coronavirus...

The Trump administration and House Democrats on Tuesday announced a deal on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement. What Happened? Replacing NAFTA was one of President Donald Trump’s major 2016 campaign promises. House Speaker...

The details of a new U.S.-Japan trade deal aren’t yet fully public, but a deal is likely to avoid high tariffs on cars exported from Japan, which would be good for Japanese car makers, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said Tuesday. Japanese foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi and U.S. trade...

After a year of threats, tariffs and retaliations, one of the biggest overhangs for the stock market may soon be coming to an end. What Happened On Thursday, Reuters reported U.S. and Chinese representatives are outlining a new deal that could soon bring an end to the trade war between the two...

The administration of President Donald Trump has vowed to “seek a much better agreement” when it seeks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico this August. Primarily, the administration wants to crack down on subsidized imports and reduce trade...