U.S. Monthly Trade Deficit Up 2.7% as Goods Gap Hits $183.2 Billion in Two Months
What the U.S. trade deficit for February is telling us about American supply chains, and dollar strength due to rising interest rates.
House CCP Committee Hearings are ‘Must See’ TV for China Hawks. The Latest Episode.
A review of last week’s House Select Committee on the CCP. In the latest, the Uyghur Forced Labor Law, and how banned products are still sold here.
Katherine Tai Holds Ground on Free Trade, Market Access, in Senate Finance Hearing
Members of the Senate Finance Committee try convincing USTR Katherine Tai of the importance of free trade. She explains why, and where, that might not work.
Drug Shortages: Why They Happen, What Can Be Done About Them?
A Senate hearing on pharmaceutical shortages discusses America’s dependence on India and China, and what can be done to reshore.
Remembering Bill Parks
This tribute was originally published in Tax Notes on March 20, 2023. Bill Parks of Moscow, Idaho, was an American patriot in the best way
First-Ever House Select Committee on China Shows Washington’s Worry
House China Committee talks China. No war talk. But plenty of worry. What was said at the first ever hearing, one of Capitol Hill’s best hearings this year.
Senate Banking Committee Asks if Export Controls Against China are Working
A look inside the Feb 28 Senate hearing on China export controls, and the Banking Committee’s debate on how to best compete with the world’s No. 2 economy.
Senate Banking Committee Asks: Should China be Allowed to Buy U.S. Farmland?
Should China be allowed to buy U.S. farmland? What about agribusiness operations that are near military installments?
House Foreign Affairs Committee Spars Over China Export Controls
Another day, another hearing on China on Capitol Hill. The House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on Feb. 28 titled “Combatting the Generational Challenge
U.S. Starts 2023 with $68.3 Billion Trade Gap; Goods Deficit Already at $91.08 Billion
The U.S. posted its usual trade deficit for the month of January. A look at what we buy, and who we buy it from.
