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Tariff fronts
US–China10 activeChina's July exports beat forecasts with 23% jump driven by AI-linked tech shipments, surplus hits US$112.5bn US–EU5 activeUS activates 10-12.5% forced-labor tariffs on 60 economies, replacing expiring global duties USMCA7 activeUS suspends avocado inspection in Mexico's Michoacán state after threats against USDA inspectors; exports disrupted amid TMEC compliance dispute US–India2 Tariff fronts: the six bilateral trade confrontations shaping world commerce US–Brazil4 activeBrazil holds off retaliation as US 25% tariff on most Brazilian goods takes effect July 22 EU–China4 activeUS bans Polestar from selling new vehicles, first market exit under Connected Vehicles Rule
Sanctions & export controls
Russia2 Russia Sanctions Iran2 Iran sanctions Chips→China5 escalatingChina restricts drone exports to the US and blacklists six US companies in retaliation for Washington's sanctions Venezuela2 Sanctions and export controls: the US-led regimes targeting Russia, Iran, China, Venezuela, and North Korea North Korea5 activeNorth Korea fires short-range ballistic missile from Wonsan toward the East Sea, days before US-South Korea military drills begin
Blocs & deals
WTO9 activeUS activates 10-12.5% forced-labor tariffs on 60 economies, replacing expiring global duties CPTPP4 pending-decisionCPTPP opens accession talks with Philippines, UAE and Indonesia simultaneously RCEP3 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Mercosur–EU4 activeGermany pledges to be first EU member to ratify EU-Mercosur deal, targeting one month AfCFTA2 African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Industrial policy & subsidies