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GTA Monthly Roundup: July 2026
A summary of trade and industrial policy activity worldwideThis Roundup sums up the 1'008 trade and industrial policy developments documented by the Global Trade Alert team during July 2026. The report provides a geographic analysis of these developments, with a focus on the United States, China, and the European Union. It highlights four trends: the US turned Section 301 from a country-specific remedy into a duty regime; Washington gave old status new work; ownership becoming central to industrial policy; and governments funding the semiconductor supply chain.
Fiama Angeles, Ana Elena Sancho04 Aug 2026
Beijing and Washington, DC Clash Over Excess Capacity: A Guide for the Bewildered
ZEITGEIST SERIES BRIEFING #98On 28 July 2026 China’s MOFCOM published a position paper on the trade-related aspects of excess capacity. This follows the initiation in March 2026 of a U.S. investigation into such matters as they relate to 16 trading partners, including China. That investigation may soon result in further import restrictions being imposed by the United States. By posing 10 specific questions about excess capacity, this note sheds light on the substantive disagreement between Beijing and Washington, DC on this salient trade policy matter.
Simon Evenett29 Jul 2026
One Year Since Turnberry: What has changed in transatlantic trade since then?
ZEITGEIST SERIES BRIEFING #97One year on from the political agreement on EU-US trade reached in Turnberry, Scotland, transatlantic trade imbalances have narrowed sharply. However, the EU is not on track to meet its purchase commitments in energy and AI chips.
Simon Evenett27 Jul 2026
All Analyses
GTA Monthly Roundup: July 2026
A summary of trade and industrial policy activity worldwideFiama Angeles, Ana Elena Sancho04 Aug 2026
Beijing and Washington, DC Clash Over Excess Capacity: A Guide for the Bewildered
ZEITGEIST SERIES BRIEFING #98Simon Evenett29 Jul 2026
One Year Since Turnberry: What has changed in transatlantic trade since then?
ZEITGEIST SERIES BRIEFING #97Simon Evenett27 Jul 2026
Global Trade Alert in the News
Recent mentions and citations of our evidence and insights.Global Trade Alert 26 Jul 2026
The US tariff level barely moves as Section 122 lapses as two Section 301 duties take its place
The Global Trade Alert's US tariff estimates indicate effective replacement with some country-specific variationsJohannes Fritz24 Jul 2026
Forced-Labour Section 301 Tariffs on 60 Economies Take Effect on 24 July: An Overview of the Final Action
Additional duties of 10% or 12.5% now apply to imports from 60 economies. This overview explains how the 431-page notice is organised and provides the source document repackaged for each economy; impact estimates follow separately.Johannes Fritz24 Jul 2026
Section 338: The Return of the Authority
President Trump invoked Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 against Canada on 20 July 2026, leading to an additional 50% duty on 554 Canadian tariff lines. Section 338 has not been referenced since the 1930s and 1940s, with no record of it ever being used to impose tariffs. This explainer sets out how the statute works, its historical precedents, and what the current proclamations against Canada actually cover.Ana Elena Sancho, Fiama Angeles21 Jul 2026
Section 338 tariffs raise Canada’s average US tariff to 6.27%
First invocation of the statute since the 1940s; USMCA offers no reliefJohannes Fritz, Fiama Angeles, Ana Elena Sancho21 Jul 2026
Going It Alone on Steel
GTA Monthly Newsletter: July 2026Global Trade Alert 20 Jul 2026
The Final Brazil Section 301 Tariff Takes Effect on 22 July with Wider Exemptions
Brazil's effective US tariff rises to 17.5% and stays there as forced labour replaces Section 122Johannes Fritz16 Jul 2026
The Services Turn in Trade Securitisation
ZEITGEIST SERIES BRIEFING #96Ana Elena Sancho15 Jul 2026
GTA Monthly Roundup: June 2026
A summary of trade and industrial policy activity worldwideFiama Angeles, Ana Elena Sancho02 Jul 2026
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