International Trade and World Market

• I.M.F. Raises Forecast for Global Growth as Tariff Drag Fades - The 3.3 percent rate for 2026 would match last year’s pace. Booming investment in artificial intelligence is buttressing global output.
• What Vietnam’s Communist Party Congress Hopes to Achieve - One of Asia’s most dynamic nations is weighing how to balance government control with raising per capita G.D.P. by about 70 percent in five years.
• After U.S. Reignites a Trade War Over Greenland, Europe Weighs Going All-Out - Europe’s dependence on the United States for NATO security limits its options. Its strongest response could be retaliating with its own trade “bazooka.”
• Trump Announces 10 Percent Tariff on European Countries in Standoff Over Greenland - The president escalated his drive to take charge of the Danish territory, targeting Denmark and seven other nations aligned with it.
• Canada Breaks With U.S. to Slash Tariffs on Some Chinese Electric Vehicles - China will in turn cut its own tariffs on Canadian canola products, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said in Beijing on Friday.
• Taiwan Strikes Trade Deal with Trump, Vows More U.S. Chip Factories - The Trump administration agreed to lower tariffs on Taiwanese goods, while Taiwan said it would invest more in U.S. manufacturing.
• China’s Trade Surplus Surged 20 Percent to New Highs - A currency kept weak to help Chinese factories, combined with faltering consumer spending, propelled exports, while a campaign for self-sufficiency limited imports.
• Two Hours, Scores of Questions, 23,000 Words: Our Interview With President Trump - Four New York Times reporters pressed Mr. Trump about a range of topics in a nearly two-hour interview. Here is a transcript of their conversation.
• Trump Administration Nears Trade Deal With Taiwan - The deal would cut tariffs and include a commitment from Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, the island’s chip giant, to build more manufacturing plants in the United States.
• Trump’s $100 Billion Venezuela Oil Plan Gets a Cool Reception - President Trump met with oil and gas executives on Friday in an effort to push them to invest money in Venezuela, a plan many of them are reluctant to embrace.