The Trade: US, China agree on tariff deal

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The American Shipper Weekly Newsletter is now The Trade. Welcome to your Saturday morning update on the global supply chain.

This is Stuart Chirls, staff writer for FreightWaves, American Shipper and Trains.com, and editor of The Trade. Here are the top stories in global trade for the week.

US, China agree on deal for tariffs, rare-earth magnets

The world’s biggest trading partners agree on a deal to reduce tariffs and expedite shipments of rare-earth metals.

Drewry: No “lasting impact” from tariff break as rates fall

Container rates giving back recent gains as U.S.-bound container traffic slumps following trade war ceasefire

Trade war hits weaker rail intermodal volumes

After surge in trans-Pacific shipments following tariff-pause, rail sees softening of demand for China imports

Geodis returns solutions aim for streamlined reverse logistics

Amid e-commerce expansion, new technology modules cover returns workflow and management

Trump ends all U.S. trade talks with Canada

Negotiations break off over Ottawa imposing digital services tax on U.S. tech firms

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