Katherine Tai to Business Roundtable: Lobbying For Tariff Removal Won’t Work
By Kenneth Rapoza, CPA Industry Analyst Katherine Tai reportedly gave the Business Roundtable some clues as to where Biden’s tariff policy is heading. Potential new
Top Reasons Why US 2020 Trade Performance Was Abysmal
By Kenneth Rapoza, CPA Industry Analyst What countries and what products helped lead to an historic trade deficit in the middle of a global pandemic.
Biden Admin Says No To WTO Appellate Body Restart
By Kenneth Rapoza, CPA Industry Analyst The US says there will be no new vacancy slots filled at the World Trade Organization’s Appellate Body due
Tom Cotton’s Got It: A Targeted Decoupling From China Is Warranted
By Kenneth Rapoza, CPA Industry Analyst Worried about China and the US policy towards our biggest strategic rival? Then Tom Cotton’s office has the perfect
The Waxing and Waning of the American Semiconductor Industry
By Kenneth Rapoza, CPA Industry Analyst US chip makers have a commanding lead when it comes to sales worldwide of the chips in our X
In Latest Rare Earths Threat, China Shows Its Not A Trustworthy Supplier
By Kenneth Rapoza, CPA Industry Analyst China threatens to withhold some key rare earths used in navigational equipment on American fighter planes. But that’s not
Biden’s Xi Talk: ‘America First’, And ‘Allies’
By Kenneth Rapoza, CPA Industry Analyst President Biden makes first call to Xi Jinping since winning the White House. By the looks of things, we
At USTR, Mark Wu Takes On The WTO and “Working With Allies”
By Kenneth Rapoza, CPA Industry Analyst USTR Senior Advisor Mark Wu shares our view on the World Trade Organization. He warns that the Biden Administration
New USTR Appointees Leaning Our Way On Tax, Currency, and China
By Kenneth Rapoza, CPA Industry Analyst New hires inside the USTR bode well for CPA view on trade, currency. Joe Biden is filling new roles
December Trade Deficit Falls As China Imports Move To Mexico, Europe
By Kenneth Rapoza, CPA Industry Analyst The December trade deficit in goods and services fell 3.5% to $66.6 billion in December after a big boom
