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Brazil
Brazil opened a legal path that could lead to retaliation while requesting consultations with Washington, as a trade dispute becomes entangled with the country's October election.
United States
The fiscal impact measure showed tax and spending policy subtracting 0.2 percentage points from real GDP growth in the second quarter of 2026.
United States
Payrolls, stocks and goods exports have reached notable highs, but weaker job creation, limited factory hiring and disputed investment totals complicate the administration's account of a broad economic boom.
Brazil
The Liberal Party candidate completed his presidential ticket with a member of his own party after centrist groups withheld support, exposing the coalition-building limits surrounding his challenge to Lula.
Europe
Lower deliveries, tariffs, trade barriers and tighter regulation compressed the automaker's first-half earnings and margins, prompting a global workforce restructuring through the end of 2027.
Europe
The European Commission kept a 93-billion-euro tariff package inactive to preserve stability under the 2025 transatlantic agreement, but placed the suspension under continuous review.
China
Beijing warned of countermeasures after the U.S. communications regulator widened a security list that can block new foreign-made power-control and advanced robotic products from the American market.
Brazil
Brasília has withheld the diplomatic consent required for Daniel Perez to take office after Washington announced his nomination before seeking agrément, deepening a dispute already involving tariffs, visas and election interference claims.
Asia
Lula and Lee Jae Myung made a South Korea-Mercosur agreement an urgent priority while adding critical minerals and Brazilian meat access to a broader diversification agenda.
Latin America
Uruguay's president said a U.S. tariff increase from 10 percent to 12.5 percent on certain products would have a limited but concerning impact, affecting about one-fifth of the country's exports to the U.S. market while excluding services and the main export lines.
Europe
Norway has strongly opposed a new 12.5 percent U.S. tariff on its imports, calling Washington's unilateral measure unjustified. Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide stated that the justification for the tariff is baseless, as Norway already has clear rules to prevent trade in goods produced using forced labor.
Oceania
Australia has been placed under a 12.5 percent United States tariff as Washington's new tariff framework replaced a temporary 10 percent levy.
