This Week in Trade #17: Trade Realignment, USMCA Talks, and Carbon Border Rules

<p>📦 <strong>Trade rules are shifting again.</strong> The US is reopening the future of the USMCA, the EU-US Turnberry Agreement has entered into force, and WTO reform discussions are back on the agenda.</p><p>Welcome to <strong>This Week in Trade #17</strong>, your quick, curated briefing on the latest developments in global trade, supply chains, customs, and international economic policy.</p><p>This week, <strong>George Riddell</strong> unpacks the US decision not to renew the USMCA in its current form, a new Section 232 investigation into coal imports, the implementation of the EU-US Turnberry Agreement, renewed EU-China and UK-China trade talks, new free trade agreement developments, and the restart of WTO reform negotiations.</p><p>📌 <strong>This week&#39;s key stories:</strong></p><ul><li>US declines to renew the USMCA in its current form</li><li>Section 232 investigation into coal imports</li><li>EU-US Turnberry Agreement enters into force</li><li>EU-China and UK-China trade talks resume</li><li>New developments on FTAs with Indonesia, Vietnam, India, and CPTPP</li><li>WTO reform workstreams restart</li><li>Latest anti-dumping and trade remedy actions</li></ul><p>💡 <strong>Key takeaway:</strong></p><p>Trade policy is increasingly being reshaped through parallel negotiations, regulatory reforms, and strategic security measures. Governments are updating trade agreements while strengthening tools on tariffs, supply chains, and industrial policy.</p><p><br></p><p>⏱️ <strong>Timestamps:</strong></p><p>00:00 USMCA Renewal Shock<br>01:08 US Coal Tariff Probe<br>01:34 EU China Talks Reset<br>02:29 EU US Deal Begins<br>03:57 UK Trade Policy Updates<br>04:31 New FTAs Worldwide<br>05:04 WTO Reform Returns<br>06:09 Trade Remedies Roundup<br>06:43 Wrap Up and Feedback</p><p>🎙️ Subscribe to the This Week in Trade podcast: <a href="https://pod.link/1893068806" target="_new" rel="noopener">https://pod.link/1893068806</a></p><p>🤝 This briefcast builds on the weekly trade insights curated by George Riddell.</p><p>🔗 Follow George Riddell on LinkedIn: /griddell</p><p>🌐 Explore more from the Geneva Trade Platform: <a href="https://genevatradeplatform.org" target="_new" rel="noopener">https://genevatradeplatform.org</a></p><p>🔗 Follow the Geneva Trade Platform on LinkedIn: /geneva-trade-platform</p><p>📩 Have feedback or topics you&#39;d like us to cover? Let us know in the comments.</p><p>🔔 Subscribe for weekly updates on global trade, WTO developments, supply chains, customs compliance, and international economic policy.</p><p></p>