Beer tax break for American brewers acts like a tariff on foreign-made beer
Support for a proposal to reduce the excise tax on American-made beer but not on foreign-made beer provides an interesting juxtaposition on the tariff debate. One of the main arguments…
Colombia Raises Steel Tariffs 35% to Shield Local Industry
Colombia raised steel import tariffs to 35% on products from China, Russia, Turkey and India to protect its domestic industry, which represents 10% of industrial GDP and supports 45,000 jobs…
USITC: “Reasonable indication that U.S. strawberry industry is injured by Mexican import”
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) has determined that there is a reasonable indication that the U.S. strawberry industry is materially injured by imports of fresh winter strawberries from…
America Can Afford Higher Taxes. The Tariffs Prove It
If the Trump administration’s tariff policy has proved anything, it’s that corporate America can afford to pay higher tax rates without the disruptions that Republican devotees of supply-side economics always…
$15B down, $29B to go — USDA unveils new ag trade deficit projections
The U.S. ag trade deficit continues to move in the right direction, according to new numbers from USDA. While the overall number is still massive, the latest forecast predicts 2026’s…
Japan Is Finally Removing A Massive Barrier To American-Made Cars
Japan plans a new certification pathway for US-built vehicles. It will admit US-certified cars without extra testing in Japan. Toyota has said it wants to import three US models into…
Who Is Paying the Trump Tariffs?
But who is, in fact, paying the Trump tariffs? Two reports released last week — the Congressional Budget Office’s latest report on the budget and economic outlook, and a study…
Govt to seal US trade deal on Monday to reduce tariff
Bangladesh has pledged to buy American aircraft from Boeing, along with greater quantities of cotton, soybeans, liquefied petroleum gas and other goods to reduce the trade gap with the US….
In exiting Japan, John Deere building $70M factory in North Carolina
John Deere future generation excavators previously produced in Japan will be manufactured at a $70 million factory in North Carolina, the company said Tuesday. Kernersville, a Forsyth County community off…
Who is Really Paying for Trump’s Tariffs?
Border payment does not determine who bears the cost. While tariffs are paid by importers at the border, U.S. nonfuel import prices remained largely flat through September 2025. This indicates…