The Tariff Trump Hasn’t Tried Yet: A Market Access Charge on Foreign Capital Could Tame the Dollar and Boost U.S. Manufacturing
A Market Access Charge (MAC) might be the perfect addition to the tariff agenda; a surgical tool to tax capital inflows.
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Tariff Truths: What the Data Actually Says About Inflation, Revenue, and Reality
Depending on where you get your information, you would be forgiven for believing that we are getting buried by inflation, the stock market is in shambles, and that we need to start hoarding Chinese yuan to pay for our morning lattes.
Domestic Market Share Index Drops Significantly in Q1 2025, Fueled by Pre-Tariff Stockpiling
The CPA Domestic Market Share Index (DMSI) dropped abruptly in the first quarter of 2025 as the massive pre-tariff import surge driven by stockpiling heavily outweighed current U.S. manufacturing output.
Trade Deficit Rises 18.7% in May, Even with 145% Tariffs on China
Following April’s trade deficit data, which showed a complete freefall in trade during the “Liberation Day” tariff month, May’s trade deficit rose by 18.7% on a monthly basis to $71.5 billion, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
A-List Economists Admit Tariffs Not Causing Inflation and Good for Revenue, But Where is the Reshoring?
Tariffs were supposed to be inflationary, but so far, they’ve been proven wrong. Inflation over the last several months was not caused by 10% tariffs on Southeast Asia, nor by the short-lived 145% tariffs on China.
CPA Condemns Senate Gutting FEOC Excise Tax, Weakening of FEOC Prohibitions
The Senate’s decision to remove the FEOC Excise Tax and weaken FEOC restrictions is a blatant giveaway to the Chinese Communist Party’s solar industry.
Vote Alert: CPA Urges Senators to Reject Amendments to Strike, Weaken FEOC Excise Tax
Any Senator who supports an amendment to remove or weaken the FEOC Excise Tax is directly endorsing China’s solar industry—dominated by companies using slave labor, powered by coal, and compromised by severe cybersecurity risks.
GM Ranked as the Most China-Exposed American Corporation
Last year, it wasn’t even in the Top 10. This year, they’re number one. General Motors was ranked as the most China-exposed U.S. multinational by Strategy Risks, a political risk consultancy in New York.
CPA Supports FEOC Excise Tax in President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” to Strengthen U.S. Solar Industry and National Security
CPA strongly endorses the FEOC Excise Tax in the Senate reconciliation bill as a critical step in protecting America’s solar manufacturing industry from reliance on subsidized and compromised Chinese components.
U.S. Kitchen Cabinet Industry Needs Support Amid Unrelenting Import Surge
The U.S. kitchen cabinet industry has a long and storied history, deeply rooted in small- to medium-sized businesses that form the backbone of American manufacturing.
