South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said on Friday that his government would focus on easing regulations and accelerate working-level tariff talks with Washington as part of its broader support for companies on trade issues.

The U.S.-China talks on trade resemble arms-control negotiations, with export controls the key weapons. As part of a monthslong feud, the two sides choked off the supply of such exports as rare earths or semiconductor technology in a bid to gain an edge.

The United States and China have agreed on a framework to implement their trade truce, officials on both sides said Wednesday, after concluding two days of talks in London to defuse tensions and ease export restrictions that threaten to disrupt global manufacturing.

Private market funds have been underperforming, according to State Street’s latest private equity index, The Financial Times reports. The index, which tracks cash flows from private equity, private debt and venture capital funds, returned 7.08 percent last year, versus the S&P 500’s total return of 25 percent.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the European Union was tough to deal with, and securing a trade pact with the bloc would likely take longer than most other such deals. The EU "got a little reli

The situation is no different when it comes to Cincinnati Bengals star, Trey Hendrickson. As the veteran pass rusher is in search of a new deal, and struggling to make progress on one in Ohio, the Bengals could end up in a situation where they move on from him.

Here are 20 things I’m hearing, watching for, and thinking about with 50 days until the July 31 trade deadline.

The International Monetary Fund is seeing signs that the rise in trade and activity to front-run US President Donald Trump’s tariffs is beginning to unwind as the global economy still faces heightened uncertainty.