The benefits of free trade have been a cornerstone of economic thought for decades. Recently, though, trade agreements have become the target of a populist backlash, with opposition to trade deals ...

The study finds that Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) boost economic activity, particularly in urban and industrialized areas, ...

Countries with democratic governments and mostly free economies should come together and create a new trade regime, based on ...

Ties between the United States and Mexico have deepened over 30 years of free trade, creating both benefits and irritants.

Is Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell a free trader who believes low tariffs are good for the U.S. economy? He sure is, and acknowledged as much in Senate testimony on Tuesday. In 2018, Powell sai ...

he said action is on the cards to address concerns in Washington that “China has been taking advantage of the global free trade system and international organisations to the detriment of the US”.