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On 15 Jan 2026, President Trump ordered a new 25 % import tariff on two specific high-performance AI chips slated for re-export, after a nine-month national-security probe under Section 232.
In their inaugural phone conversation on 15 Jan 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump and Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez opened formal dialogue after Maduro’s capture, pairing promises of oil shipments and prisoner releases with talk of a U.S.–managed political transition.
Customs figures released 14 Jan 2026 show China’s 2025 trade surplus jumped 20 % to $1.19 trillion, the largest in history, as exporters pivoted from a tariff-hit U.S. market to faster-growing regions.
On 13 Jan 2026, President Trump declared he will immediately levy a blanket 25 % import duty on any country that continues commercial ties with Iran, undoing months-old tariff détente with Beijing and potentially ensnaring allies from India to the EU.
On 13 Jan 2026 President Trump declared—without published regulations—that every nation maintaining commerce with Iran will immediately face an added 25 % tariff on all of its exports to the United States.
On 12 Jan 2026 Brussels issued guidance letting Chinese EV makers substitute up-to-35.3 % duties with “price-undertaking” floor prices agreed after 15 months of talks with Beijing.
On 14 Jan 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney became the first Canadian leader in eight years to arrive in Beijing, kicking off a four-day summit aimed at swapping Canada’s 100 % electric-vehicle tariff for Chinese cuts on canola and other farm duties.
After President Trump warned on 12 Jan 2026 that any nation trading with Iran would face a 25 % tariff on its commerce with the United States, Beijing on 13 Jan publicly vowed to defend its economic interests and forego compliance.
EU governments gave the long-stalled Mercosur free-trade deal the green light on 9 Jan 2026, scheduling its formal signing for 17 Jan 2026 in Asunción after more than 25 years of negotiations.
On 12 Jan 2026 Brussels issued guidance letting Chinese EV makers escape the up-to-35.3 % counter-vailing duty if they pledge, and stick to, EU-approved minimum import prices for each vehicle variant.
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