Biden official: No more trade liberalization for its own sake
The Biden administration aims to promote “a different set of goals” with its trade policy, with an emphasis on engagement and supply chain resilience, U.S. Trade Ambassador Katherine Tai said….
What Are The Best Tariffs For The U.S.? Economists Say: From 14% To 60%
The difference between an undergraduate international trade economics class and a graduate-level class, is that an undergraduate economics class they teaches you that the ideal level of tariffs for any…
U.S. Textile Industry Faced With Flooded Asian Goods, Ask Senate For Help
U.S. textile production is the foundation of our Western Hemisphere textile and apparel co-production chain, responsible for over 500,000 U.S. jobs. Domestic producers are a critical part of the military’s…
Imperial Preference and free trade
None of England’s colonies has accepted the policy of free trade, while one half of her own people are decidedly in favour of some form and measure of protection. As…
New Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Petitions on Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates from China and Japan
The Eastman Kodak Company (Petitioner) filed antidumping duty (AD) petitions on aluminum lithographic printing plates from China and Japan and a countervailing duty (CVD) petition on aluminum lithographic printing plates…
US lawmakers ramp up trade heat on China over auto-parts tariffs
Republican lawmakers accused a Chinese auto-parts maker of a “blatant” effort to evade US tariffs in the latest sign of rising pressure in Washington to limit China’s growing presence in…
Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce Bills to Protect Louisiana Agriculture Against Dumping from China, India
The India Shrimp Tariff Act raises U.S. tariffs to be equivalent to subsidies received by the Indian shrimp farming industry. India is the world’s top shrimp exporter, accounting for roughly…
Former Senator Phil Gramm Is Wrong On U.S. Trade Policy
Former Senator Phil Gramm’s recent WSJ opinion article “Trump’s Trade Was Was a Loser” gets many things wrong about U.S. trade policy. Concerningly, Mr. Gramm makes numerous statements, representations, and…
Protecting the Chief Business of the American People
Conversations about “trade” must encompass the national interest, broadly drawn, rather than a narrow set of economic parameters. Like “the business of America is business,” free traderism is a model,…
Self-reliant India should not be mistaken as ‘economic protectionism’
Emphasising that a self-reliant India should not be mistaken as “economic protectionism,” external affairs minister S Jaishankar has said India is open to collaborations but on its terms, on its…