The weekly trade report with L.C. Last Friday, March 27th, the Wall Street Journal quoted a senior administration official to the effect that “The Trump administration is preparing to suspend collection of import tariffs for three months to give U.S. companies financial relief amid the coronavirus pandemic.” Asked about this at a press conference the […]
US imposes new tariffs on EU over Airbus subsidies
The weekly report of our trade correspondent, L.C. On October 18th, the US imposed tariffs of 10% and 25% on imports from the European Union. This ratcheting up of global trade war had been expected, given that no serious talks for a negotiated solution to the US-EU aircraft subsidies dispute occurred. The dispute has been […]
US wins largest penalty ever for EU’s WTO-illegal Airbus subsidies
Trade correspondent L.C.‘s weekly report: On October 2nd the US received official World Trade Organization authorization to impose almost $7.5 billion annually in retaliation against the European Union for its WTO-illegal subsidies to Airbus. This had been expected, though the amount was on the lower side of what had been anticipated. It was, nonetheless, by […]
Limited US trade deal with Japan but not India
Trade Correspondent L.C.’s Weekly Trade Report: As anticipated (URL), President Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced a limited trade agreement dealing mainly with tariffs and a second agreement on digital trade when they met in New York on September 25th. But the expectation that President Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi would announce a […]
G7, Jackson Hole cap tumultuous week for trade
By Trade Correspondent L.C. The G7 meeting in Biarritz, France ended inconclusively with French President Macron and US President Trump contending over rival agendas and the US president under particularly heavy pressure to de-escalate the US-China trade war. Over the same weekend, international central bankers met in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and struck a similar tone. […]
