Doug Palmer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Japan on Friday agreed on language aimed at giving Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe political cover to bring the world's third-largest economy into...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Faced with the growing theft of U.S. trade secrets, the White House said on Wednesday it was stepping up diplomatic pressure and mulling tougher laws to stem...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional support for a proposed free trade agreement with the European Union will depend on the 27-nation group's willingness to dismantle long-time barriers to U.S. farm products...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday called for talks on a far-reaching free trade agreement with the 27 nations of the European Union, throwing his weight behind a...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is expected to call for comprehensive trade and investment talks with the 27 nations of the European Union in his annual State of the...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House plan to stick the Cabinet-level Office of Trade Representative in the Commerce Department could raise some tricky questions for Jeffrey Zients, a senior aide...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Acting White House budget director Jeffrey Zients is the frontrunner to become Trade Representative, and Chicago businesswoman Penny Pritzker is under consideration for Commerce chief, sources familiar...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday filed a challenge with the World Trade Organization over elements of India's national solar program, which it said discriminates against foreign solar...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. companies want the U.S. and Chinese governments to work together to address the growing problem of cyber attacks that threaten to undermine trade between the world's...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government and Mexican tomato growers reached a tentative agreement on Saturday that reduces the threat of a costly trade war stemming from a U.S. decision...