In February 2026, the European Parliament officially announced the suspension of the approval process for the EU-US trade framework agreement, completely shelving the scheduled vote.
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On February 17, 2026 local time, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released an assessment report on Japan, issuing a rare triple warning: maintaining the independence of the Bank of Japan, strictly controlling disorderly fiscal expansion, and abandoning the plan to reduce food consumption tax.
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According to the Reuters news agency in London, recently, the global economy's attention has once again been focused on a key ruling of the US Supreme Court - although this ruling imposes certain legal constraints on President Donald Trump's use of trade tariffs as an economic weapon, its substantive impact on the global economic landscape is negligible, and it may even trigger a new round of economic turmoil and uncertainty.
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On February 25, the U.S. economy exhibited distinct characteristics of "supported growth and prudent policies."
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On February 23rd, the global logistics giant FedEx officially filed a lawsuit against the US government, requesting the full refund of all tariffs imposed under the "International Emergency Economic Powers Act".
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In 2025, Colombia recorded its largest trade deficit in modern history.
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On February 11th local time, the director of the US Congressional Budget Office, Swagol, issued a rare warning: The fiscal path of the United States is "unsustainable".
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U.S. President Trump announced the imposition of 'reciprocal tariffs' on global trading partners, requiring that the tariff rates imposed by the U.S. and its trading partners be equal, and even threatened to levy tariffs on countries using a value-added tax system.
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The latest data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 130,000 in January, far exceeding the market expectation of 70,000, while the unemployment rate simultaneously fell to 4.3%.
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On February 11, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a $252 million settlement with Applied Materials to resolve the company's alleged illegal exports of U.S. semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China.
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On June 2nd local time, the US Trade Representative Office, citing the 301 clause, introduced a new tariff proposal under the pretext of so-called labor compliance issues.
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