World trade and the Indo-Pacific aside, the Biden administration has problems closer to home. It has taken actions against Canada that hurt both that country and the US, and it is facing damaging actions not of its doing from Mexico’s authoritarian leftist president AMLO. The November 29th, 2021 trade report with L.C. On November 26th, […]
Multiple China abuses, Swiss sovereignty, Canadian dairy quotas, and US tire tariffs
Two Biden administration actions directed against China — the American Innovation and Competition Act — and the blacklisting of the abusive Chinese fishing company, Dalian Ocean Shipping, are contradicted by the administration’s proposed waiver of US pharmaceutical patents, which would be a gift to China; Switzerland, like the UK before it, has found the EU’s […]
US, lacking trade policy, concedes field to China
Also featured in this week’s trade roundup:* US vs. India, South Africa over waivers for vaccine production;* Calls for US to help India overcome its pandemic surge;* Australia security conflict with China over Victoria;* New Zealand retreat from Five Eyes solidarity;* Europe’s carbon tax;* Biden’s Climate Summit fiasco;* Canada’s planned Digital Services Tax;* Administration restoration […]
The Feb. 1-7, 2021 roundup of major trade developments
* 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. […]
Biden trade policy: meet new boss, worse than old boss
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 […]
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