Who Pays the Tax on Imports from China?
Editor’s note: The Fed quietly admits, in this recent blog post, that tariffs are not increasing import prices. This is a big admission, which counters
United States Wins for the Sixth Time in Airbus Subsidies Dispute
Editor’s note: More evidence that the EU is not a free trading Economic Bloc. Panel Rejects EU’s Latest Claims that it Removed Illegal Subsidies [December
US won’t hold back on tariffs if Chinese drag their feet: Wilbur Ross
Editor’s note: Secretary Ross departs from the “we’re close to a deal” messaging of other administration officials with a more aggressive statement. Time is running
Steel industry veteran works to ensure manufacturing’s future in the U.S.
Editor’s note: CPA congratulates our longtime member Bill Hickey for receiving the Steel Executive of the Year award from the Association of Steel Distributors. The
The World Trade Organization Is Dying. What Should Replace It?
Editor’s note: The WTO is indeed dying. Perhaps nothing should replace it. The US should determine and implement its trade policy through domestic laws, conditioning
‘America First’ Trade Agenda Is Under Threat from Unelected Bureaucrats
Editor’s Note: Roger Simmermaker is a CPA member and author of “How Americans Can Buy American: The Power of Consumer Patriotism.” Costly new regulations could erase
OECD Corporate Tax Compromise Savaged By Multinationals in Public Meetings
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist For the past year, tempers and words have been heating up in an international war over corporate taxation. France
The Frightening Rise In Low-Quality, Low-Paying Jobs: Is This Really A Strong Job Market?
Editor’s note: More tier one business press reporting on our Job Quality Index. For over 100 consecutive months, the United States government has reported that
Why are Illinois legislators going to bat for China?
Editor’s Note: Zach Mottl is the chief alignment officer of Atlas Tool Works and a past chairman of the Technology and Manufacturing Association of Illinois and
Tariffs work well for this steel buyer
Excerpt: The tariffs matter because steel is important. It’s a key measure of a nation’s economic security. Steel is the bedrock commodity needed to build transportation,
