This article is very interesting because it discusses the idea of ecomonic decoupling (simply, the point at which various international economies have grown to the point where they are not as dependent on the US market) and how it applies as a theory and practice in light of the recent market downturn. http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/27/business/26delink.php .
It appears that there has been an agreement to hold another round of Doha talks in several months, which has several important trade and policy implications: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7211264.stm .
Although this speech was given by the Japanese Minister at the recent Davos talks, it discusses likely topics for the upcoming G7 meeting: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7210696.stm .