U.S. defeats Canada in first dispute under new North American trade pact
Canada violated its promise to allow slightly more dairy imports by imposing unfairly complicated rules. The U.S. says Canada now has a few weeks to comply with the ruling, or…
U.S. Became World’s Top LNG Exporter, Spurred by Europe Crisis
The U.S. became the world’s No. 1 exporter of liquefied natural gas for the first time ever last month, as deliveries surged to energy-starved Europe. Output from American facilities edged…
U.S. Backs Down on Spanish Olives to Avert EU Trade Fight
The U.S. must now roll back its countervailing duties, which are as high as 27%, on various Spanish olive producers, including Aceitunas Guadalquivir SLU; Agro Sevilla Aceitunas S. Coop. And.;…
China Food Import Rules to Take Effect Despite EU, U.S. Concerns
Food imports into China from next year will have to meet new registration, inspection and labeling requirements, customs authorities said in a notice dated Dec. 13. The measures, which were…
U.S. Pitches Truce to Japan Over Trump-Era Steel, Aluminum Tariffs
The U.S. made an offer to Japan aimed at resolving disputes over tariffs imposed on Japanese steel and aluminum under former President Donald Trump in 2018, people familiar with the…
The U.S. Has Mismanaged China Policy for 20 Years. Time to Fix It. | Opinion
Millions of American factory workers were laid off as a result; still more lost work to intense import competition. They have been rewarded for their loss of reliable middle-class incomes…
HOFFA: 20 YEARS LATER, IT’S STILL CLEAR ALLOWING CHINA TO JOIN WTO WAS A MISTAKE
“We predicted then that Chinese accession to the WTO would undermine America’s manufacturing base as transnational corporate and investment elites moved production to China, and history has proved us right….
Melillo: Lumber dispute threatens jobs in NWO, Canada
A delegation of Canadian politicians is in Washington this week to fight back against the United States’ doubling of softwood lumber tariffs. “The ongoing softwood lumber dispute continues to threaten…
Biden Has Embraced Trump’s Protectionism – OpEd
The Biden administration’s decision this week to raise import duties on some Canadian lumber has US trade policy back in the headlines. Since taking office President Biden has moved to…
Yellen Says Supply-Chain Shift May Need Protectionist-Like Steps
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that U.S. reliance on foreign supply chains has proved a vulnerability and that the country needs to produce more critical goods domestically in order to…