Peterson Institute for International Economics

Smoke billows from the Ras Tanura oil refinery in Saudi Arabia after a reported Iranian drone strike, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran. March 2026.

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The Iran war is raising doubts over Trump’s "America First" foreign investment goal

Gregory Auclair (PIIE) and Adnan Mazarei (PIIE)

The Iran war raises serious questions about the ability—and perhaps willingness—of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates to fulfill their commitments of almost $4 trillion to investments in the United States and economic exchange.

The US Commerce Department, a parent agency of the Census Bureau, has sparked scrutiny over the political independence of federal statistics. January 2023.

Sipa USA/Graeme Sloan

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RealTime Economics

Political meddling at the Census Bureau damages the entire US statistical system

Jed Kolko (PIIE)

September 1, 2026

The Canadian flag adorns a steel plant in Hamilton, Canada. August 24, 2026.

REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

Photo Credit: REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

Op-Eds

The Real Risk of a Trade War With Canada

Chad P. Bown (PIIE)

September 1, 2026

via Foreign Affairs

Yuan banknotes are displayed in this photo illustration.

Creative Commons

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RealTime Economics

Has the Chinese yuan's rise in global usage hit a wall?

Martin Chorzempa (PIIE)

September 2, 2026

Event

Mary E. Lovely on what's really going on with global supply chains

Anjali V. Bhatt (PIIE) and Mary E. Lovely (PIIE)

September 10, 2026

What's New

The Iran war is raising doubts over Trump’s "America First" foreign investment goal

Gregory Auclair (PIIE) and Adnan Mazarei (PIIE)

September 2026

The White House seen through its perimeter gates in Washington, DC. August 2025.

You're already getting socialism—and Democratic Socialists have nothing to do with it

Cullen S. Hendrix (PIIE)

September 10, 2026

Has the Chinese yuan's rise in global usage hit a wall?

Martin Chorzempa (PIIE)

September 2, 2026

A truck hauls goods across a bridge linking the US and Canada, as trade between the two countries are now threatened by President Trump's legally, economically, and politically questionable tariffs. July 2026.

Trump invoked a zombie statute to justify tariffs on Canada

Alan Wm. Wolff (PIIE)

September 3, 2026

PIIE Charts

Trump's tariff revenue tracker: How much is the US collecting? Which imports are hit?

Gary Clyde Hufbauer (PIIE) and Ye Zhang (PIIE)

August 14, 2026

Trump wants to make Greenland rich, but Denmark outperforms the US economically

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard (PIIE)

August 7, 2026

Years of US tariffs on China have largely failed to reduce dependence on Chinese suppliers

Mary E. Lovely (PIIE) and Christine Y. Wan (PIIE)

August 4, 2026

China's private sector keeps expanding in 2026, while more tech manufacturers climb into the top ranks

Tianlei Huang (PIIE) and Nicolas Véron (PIIE)

July 30, 2026

The tectonic plates of trade are moving: A new equilibrium?

September 15, 2026, 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM EDT

Cecilia Malmström (PIIE), Brendan Murray (Bloomberg), Adam S. Posen (PIIE), Tatiana Prazeres (Foreign Trade Secretary, Brazil), Vera Songwe (Brookings Institution) and Joe W. Sullivan (Office of the US Trade Representative)

Sep

Trade Winds

The state of play for global trade: Spotting trends and challenges

September 16, 2026, 9:45 AM to 10:45 AM EDT

Cecilia Malmström (PIIE), Maria Martin-Prat (European Union Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization), Nazak Nikakhtar (Wiley Rein LLP), Robert W. Staiger (World Trade Organization) and Henry Huiyao Wang (Center for China and Globalization)

Sep

What Now, Europe?