GM Tops the List of “Most Exposed to China”
This year, GM swapped positions with Ford. GM is the most exposed to China while Ford has declined to No. 5.
CPA’s Jeff Ferry Teaches the Next Generation How to Rebuild American Industry
CPA’s chief economist emeritus, Jeff Ferry, has gone back to school in his semi-retirement years. This time, though, it was a speaking gig at the University of Florida’s new Semiconductor Institute in Gainesville.
Torsekar: Defending America’s Copper Mills Will Take More Than Tariffs
Data centers powering AI need copper wiring and transformers. EVs use nearly four times more copper than gas-powered cars. Wind turbines, solar farms and the modern electric grid all depend on it. As such, copper is a building block of tomorrow’s economy and the backbone of America’s national security.
CPA Commends Trade Court for Overturning Biden’s Illegal Solar Tariff Moratorium
Ruling Clears the Way for Retroactive Tariffs on Billions in Illegally Imported Chinese Solar Equipment
CPA Submits Section 232 Comments Supporting a Polysilicon Tariff-Rate Quota (TRQ)
The domestic polysilicon supply remains a national security imperative for the United States for many reasons including: China’s link to forced labor and human rights abuses; a globalized Chinese Communist Party-subsidized solar industry leading to overcapacity and export dumping; and the limitations of U.S. trade remedies to help, deep into the solar supply chain.
CPA Supports U.S. Department of Commerce Investigations of Solar Trade Violations in Indonesia, Laos, & India
Investigation follows formal petitions filed last month by The Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade, in response to market manipulation driven by predominantly Chinese-owned manufacturing companies operating in Indonesia, and Laos, as well as those headquartered in India.
CPA Supports New Trade Petitions Filed by U.S. Solar Manufacturers in Response to Recent Trade Violations from Indonesia, Laos, & India
In response to market manipulation driven by companies in Indonesia, Laos, and India, the petitions were filed by The Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade.
San Francisco Fed Economist Says Tariffs Will Cause Inflation, With a Huge Caveat
An economist with the San Francisco Federal Reserve wrote in their “Economic Letter” from July 14 that tariffs are going to lead to much higher inflation in the weeks ahead. There’s just one caveat, and senior economist Mauricio Ulate admits it up front.
Trade Agreements: The Export Myth That Masked a National Giveaway
For decades, U.S. politicians have sold free trade agreements as a beacon of prosperity for the American economy. The logic was tidy: “Most of the world’s consumers live outside the U.S.—so if we open foreign markets, prosperity will follow.” On paper, it sounded plausible. But in practice, it became one of the most costly economic miscalculations in our modern history.
CPA Condemns Senate Gutting FEOC Excise Tax, Weakening of FEOC Prohibitions
The Senate’s decision to remove the FEOC Excise Tax and weaken FEOC restrictions is a blatant giveaway to the Chinese Communist Party’s solar industry.
