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Protectionist USTR-designate Tai gets bipartisan pass

March 1, 2021 by Richard Schulman 1 Comment

Bipartisan softballs are lodged at President Biden’s protectionist USTR-designate Katherine Tai during her confirmation hearings. A Biden executive order will launch a 100-day US supply chain review. The administration’s refusal to follow up on a US-UK free trade agreement begun by the Trump administration smells of petty partisanship and contradicts the present administration’s claim that […]

Filed Under: Trade  Tagged: Katharine Tai, protectionism, US-China Phase One trade deal

New trade policies proposed by EU, in US, and at WTO

February 22, 2021 by Richard Schulman Leave a Comment

The EU curries favor with Russia and China while taking an independent stance toward the US. The US debates decoupling from China. The WTO has a new leader who hopes to resuscitate the WTO. The Feb. 15-21, 2021 roundup of major trade developments, with L.C. The 164 member nations of the World Trade Organization just […]

Filed Under: Trade  Tagged: European Union (EU), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, US decoupling from China, WTO

The Feb. 1-7, 2021 roundup of major trade developments

February 8, 2021 by Richard Schulman 1 Comment

* Biden admin endorses WTO majority choice for Director-General.* Aluminum tariffs reinstated on UAE.* Court of International Trade upholds Section 232 steel tariffs.* Semiconductors in spotlight.* Beijing attempts to dominate world technology standards.* AMLO turns statist,* Biden abuses Canada.* EU proposes tariff settlement with US, joint trade policy commission. with Founders Broadsheet trade columnist L.C. […]

Filed Under: Trade  Tagged: Canada, China, European Union (EU), Mexico, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Section 232, semiconductors, steel and aluminum tariffs, technology standards, WTO

The false science behind the Biden green program

February 5, 2021 by Richard Schulman 5 Comments

Little further warming will occur at present levels of atmospheric CO2, even if present levels were to double from 400 ppm to 800 ppm. by Richard Schulman The green program behind President Biden’s post-inaugural flood of executive orders is unscientific and deficient in economic and geostrategic common sense. The major media have endeavored to conceal […]

Filed Under: Climate  

UK to apply for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) membership

February 1, 2021 by Richard Schulman 1 Comment

Also featured: US-UK trade treaty in early discusssion, Biden endorses the Jones Act, Raimondo confirmation runs into China problems, Biden’s Buy American plans face obstacles, EU to try to resolve WTO Appelate Body crisis The weekly trade report with L.C. As expected, the United Kingdom will formally ask to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on […]

Filed Under: Trade  Tagged: "Buy American", CPTPP (new 11-nation TPP), Gina Raimondo, Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), Huawei, Jones Act, United Kingdom (UK), WTO Appelate Body

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