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Posted May 02, 2019
Trump’s campaign team, rival Democratic candidates and progressive activists believe the former vice-president’s record of supporting free trade deals like NAFTA and TPP could be a major vulnerability. Continue Reading
Posted April 22, 2019
The WTO handed the U.S. a victory against China’s use of tariff rate quotas for certain grains, which the case filed by the Obama administration argued unfairly limited market access for U.S, exports. Continue Reading
Posted August 23, 2018
Under Economic Issues, International Trade Issues, Other Government Departments-Agencies
According to Trump, he’s the only thing holding the economy together and should he be removed “everybody would be very poor,” as “you would see numbers that you wouldn’t believe in reverse.” Continue Reading
Posted August 07, 2018
Under Economic Issues, International Trade Issues, Other Government Departments-Agencies
Despite objections from European allies and other signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal, Washington yesterday reimposed so-called snapback trade sanctions targeting various sectors of Iran’s economy. Continue Reading
Posted July 06, 2018
Under Economic Issues, International Trade Issues, Other Government Departments-Agencies
The WTO has backed Ottawa’s complaint against U.S. countervailing duties on supercalendered paper after determining Commerce acted inconsistently with the organization’s provisions on subsidies. Continue Reading
Posted June 07, 2018
Under Logistics & Supply Chain Issues, Other Government Departments-Agencies
Although the Trump administration has put the brakes on some Obama-era rules, transport industry attorneys warn that federal regulators are still “coming down hard” on unsafe motor carriers and drivers. Continue Reading
