There is a strong and growing bipartisan consensus that the de minimis loophole has created rampant lawlessness and is facilitating the import of high-risk, illegal, and dangerous products—including deadly fentanyl poison that is killing tens of thousands of Americans each year.
Excessive imports siphon demand for goods and services away from American producers and drive the government to run a budget deficit to cover that gap.
In January, CPA called on the Biden administration to reject misguided calls to revoke the non-market economy status of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam — a nation where the economy remains highly controlled by the government.
The last thing the United States needs is for Vietnam, now our third largest trade deficit nation, to be granted market economy status.
The U.S. goods and services deficit fell 2.5% in June to $73.1 billion, but that was still the third highest monthly deficit number this year, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis on Tuesday.
The de minimis problem is getting worse. Consider this article a “Summer 2024” update of how the de minimis catastrophe continues to escalate.
the U.S. Private Sector Job Quality Index (JQI) was 82.99, up by +0.41% from the preceding month. Despite this slight increase in the JQI, the overall July 2024 Jobs Report from the government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics showed weak job growth.
Euphoria over artificial intelligence has seized the technology industry, the stock market, and the world. But for the U.S. economy as a whole, the AI boom is very likely to be a huge productivity disappointment.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has joined a chorus of Biden administration officials who all agree tariffs are needed to counter China’s mercantilism and export strategy.
During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Tuesday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) asked the No. 2 at the State Department to consider trade policy when thinking about China.
