The U.S. Private Sector Job Quality Index (JQI) is now 83.59, essentially flat with only a 0.01% increase compared to last month. Meanwhile, the overall October 2024 Jobs Report from the government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics showed only 12,000 jobs added in October.
USITC’s ruling against the domestic aluminum industry and its workers exposes the futility of relying solely on hyper-specific AD/CVD cases to address today’s rampant trade abuses.
This decision represents a significant step toward protecting American solar manufacturers and the billions of dollars in U.S. investments at risk from China’s predatory and illegal trade practices.
by Kenneth Rapoza for Newsweek Despite support for tariffs among American voters, many career Republican politicians still oppose this vital policy tool while they cling
This legislation would end China’s Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status, a necessary move as China continues to flood global markets with artificially cheap goods, displacing U.S. investment and jobs.
There is still a significant amount of work left to fully address the threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) growing overcapacity in the global automotive sector, particularly through electric vehicles (EVs).
CPA strongly urges the Biden administration to impose quotas and increase tariffs to address Mexico’s surge of steel imports in violation of the agreement.
To craft a pro-America trade and economic agenda, Harris should pledge to increase overall tariffs, use tax credits more broadly to grow critical production, and ignore Wall Street’s call to return to the failed trade policies of the past.
The tariffs, originally implemented during the Trump administration and strongly supported by CPA, will now be raised on critical sectors, including steel and aluminum, semiconductors, electric vehicles, batteries, solar cells, critical minerals, ship-to-shore cranes, and medical products.
The report details how China has strategically positioned itself to dominate the U.S. and global solar markets through a combination of government subsidies, overproduction, and exploitation of U.S. policy loopholes—most notably, the tax credits created by the IRA.
