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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

Biden trade policy: meet new boss, worse than old boss

January 25, 2021 by Richard Schulman 1 Comment

Biden trade policy is shaping up to be variant of Trump’s failed protectionism: Buy American, domestic-content rules, screw allies (Canada first), a cheap dollar, Section 301 tariffs, government subsidies to the favored, and no TPP — but without the abundant, reliable, inexpensive, domestically-produced energy of the Trump administration. The weekly trade report with L.C. Biden […]

Filed Under: Trade  Tagged: Brad W. Setzer, Buy America, Canada, CPTPP, domestic-content rules, Janet Yellen, Keystone XL pipeline, Larry Summers, Paris Agreement, worker-centered trade policy

The Republican way forward

January 20, 2021 by Richard Schulman Leave a Comment

by Richard Schulman With former US President Donald Trump having sabotaged his own party’s control of the Senate in the Georgia runoffs, Democrats are hoping the Republican Party will split into pro-Trump and anti-Trump factions. The presidency, Congress, and the administrative agencies have all fallen under their Democratic control. Democrats will now exercise far-reaching powers […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized  Tagged: Capitol riot, George Senate runoff elections, Republican Party future

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