A new study challenges old theories, proposing that money was created for trade between strangers and not to collect taxes.

U.S. duties could nudge the European Union toward protectionist measures and away from free trade.

The Aztecs were highly advanced in agriculture and trade, largely thanks to an elite group of long-distance merchants and traders called the Pochteca. They provided the Aztec capital and other ...

For much of history northern Europe was too remote, too sparsely settled, and too culturally “backward” to play more than a marginal role in long-distance trade across Eurasia. But, even in ancient ...

Trade is always a big talking point in Davos, but with Trump back in the White House, fears of US protectionism are stealing the spotlight. Europe has long advocated for open markets ...

BRUSSELS—President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff warnings are forcing Europe to confront an unwanted trade-off: Keep its own tariffs low and shoulder the economic costs, or throw up new barriers ...