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Posted February 14, 2019
Countermeasures to the Trump administration’s metals tariffs has caused a sharp downturn in U.S. liquor exports, wiping out the large overseas sales gain distillers had enjoyed in the first half of the year. Continue Reading
Posted February 07, 2019
Under Economic Issues, International Trade Issues, Other Government Departments-Agencies
Trade disputes launched by the Trump administration are magnifying some of the toughest economic conditions for U.S. farmers since the 1980s, depressing incomes and sending bankruptcies soaring. Continue Reading
Posted February 05, 2019
Under Economic Issues, International Trade Issues, Other Government Departments-Agencies
Rejecting Ontario’s demand to drop countermeasures to Trump’s metals tariffs, Ottawa slammed the Ford government for “being nowhere to be seen” when it comes to lobbying their U.S. counterparts. Continue Reading
Posted January 25, 2019
Under Economic Issues, International Trade Issues, Other Government Departments-Agencies
Industry groups are warning the Trump administration that tariffs and countermeasures associated with its “232 program” are rapidly undermining whatever benefits the USMCA will produce in future. Continue Reading
Posted January 18, 2019
Under Economic Issues, EU Customs Issues, International Trade Issues, Other Government Departments-Agencies
In two negotiating mandates published this week, the European Commission confirmed the position stated earlier by trade chief Cecilia Malmström, that future talks would be strictly limited to industrial goods. Continue Reading
Posted January 08, 2019
Under Economic Issues, EU Customs Issues, International Trade Issues
EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström is meeting today with USTR Robert Lighthizer in Washington to discuss various bilateral trade issues, including ways to advance talks agreed to last year. Continue Reading
