Tariff Fears Drive 14% Spike in U.S. Trade Deficit Ahead of April ‘Liberation Day’

Tariff Fears Drive 14% Spike in U.S. Trade Deficit Ahead of April ‘Liberation Day’

Importers continued to front-run the April ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs in March, sending the overall trade deficit up 14% over February numbers to $140.5 billion for the month, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on Tuesday.

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CPA Calls on JPMorgan and Bank of America to Withdraw from CATL IPO

CPA Calls on JPMorgan and Bank of America to Withdraw from CATL IPO

The IPO, widely seen as the first major test of President Trump’s America First Investment Policy (AFIP), directly undermines the President’s February directive to block U.S. investment in companies linked to the Chinese military, human rights abuses, and authoritarian surveillance state.

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J.P. Morgan Backs American Bike Manufacturer with $19 Million Amid Asian Imports

J.P. Morgan Backs American Bike Manufacturer with $19 Million Amid Asian Imports

Guardian Bikes, an American company out of Seymour, Indiana that sells direct-to-consumer, wants to ensure that it keeps manufacturing 100% of its bicycles right here in the U.S., and to do so, has received a $19 million loan from J.P. Morgan to help them.

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Big Ag is Dead Wrong on Trade

Big Ag is Dead Wrong on Trade

Feeding America with abundant, healthy, locally-produced food is as important as any trade or industrial goal. Reinforcing our capacity to feed ourselves makes the nation stronger, safer, and more prosperous, whole the Big Ag status quo blindly follows a globalized model that has left far too many American farms behind.

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