Correspondent L.C.’s weekly trade report ____________________________________________ The US and China appear to be proceeding smoothly toward finalizing the recently-agreed “phase one” trade deal so that it can be endorsed by their two leaders when they meet at the November 16th-17th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Chile. China also this week passed a new law […]
Commerce proposes a new countervailing duty: currency devaluation
Trade correspondent L.C. writes: In a major new trade policy move, the Commerce Department on May 23rd released a draft proposal to add currency devaluation to its rules on countervailing duties. US law defines a countervailable subsidy as a financial contribution from a government or public entity that is specific and provides a benefit to […]