CPA Commends Trump Administration for Launching Section 301 Investigations Targeting Global Manufacturing Overcapacity and Forced Labor

CPA Commends Trump Administration for Launching Section 301 Investigations Targeting Global Manufacturing Overcapacity, Forced Labor

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Section 301 is a powerful tool for addressing foreign policies that distort global markets and disadvantage American producers. When foreign governments explicitly pursue overproduction and then export the resulting surplus into the United States, the effect is to displace domestic output and deter new investment in American manufacturing.

AI Data Centers Help Drive January Goods Deficit of $81.7 Billion

AI Data Centers Help Drive January Goods Deficit of $81.7 Billion

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The overall goods and services deficit number for January looked pretty good – coming in at $54.4 billion, its lowest monthly point in years. But when services are stripped from the equation, the goods trade looks like it has returned to level footing. January’s goods deficit was $81.7 billion, according to Thursday’s trade data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.