U.S. says losing dairy trade dispute with Canada is a major setback
Canada has protected its markets from U.S. milk production which far exceeds what Canadian farmers produce. American dairy farmers, including some from Wisconsin, have blamed the Canadian government for choking…
Why Chinese companies are flocking to Mexico
China gets a back door into America because Mexico is part of a free-trade agreement with the United States and Canada. Depending on what components they use, Chinese companies based…
Court allows Biden to expand tariffs on solar equipment
Who: A Federal Circuit panel reversed an appeal’s court decision to prevent the federal government from expanding safeguard tariffs on solar equipment. Why: The panel determined former President Donald Trump had not violated…
BROWN, CASEY URGE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO KEEP TARIFFS IN PLACE ON CHINESE IMPORTS
U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Bob Casey (D-PA) sent a letter to President Joe Biden sharing concerns about reductions in Section 301 tariffs, which are currently under interagency review…
Pennsylvania manufacturers join NAM in urging Congress to pass tariff bill
Citing losses over the past three years, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and nearly 200 manufacturers and industry partners – including the Lancaster Chamber, Greater Reading Chamber Alliance, Hershey…
China summit: The Trump tariffs remain firmly in place after another Biden/Xi meeting
“Ever since Biden was elected, the trade community had hoped for a reversal of the Trump-era trade tariffs,” said Ashley Craig, a D.C.-based international trade lawyer at Venable LLP, in…
Why protectionists sometimes win: The narrative power of economic nationalism
As typical, in this article, free traders distort the pro-tariff (protectionist) point of view to make their fatally flawed logic look more sane. The article says: “Economists know that international…
How an Ohio-based steel company cut greenhouse gas emissions by nearly a third
The point is that if the U.S. steel companies are not profitable, they cannot afford to undertake such measures to reduce their carbon footprint. China will not reduce its greenhouse…
Canadian Solar to Open Plant in Thailand After US Tariff Ruling
Canadian Solar Inc. is planning to open a manufacturing plant in Thailand after US regulators concluded the company was evading import tariffs on Chinese components. Canadian Solar is based in Guelph,…
US lawmakers want Biden to hike tariffs on Chinese-made vehicles
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers want the Biden administration to hike tariffs on Chinese-made vehicles and investigate ways to prevent Chinese companies from exporting to the United States from…