Biden Administration Action to Increase Section 301 China Tariffs – The Details
This article includes details of products, rate increases, timelines, and the background behind the Biden Administration’s Section 301 Tariff Increase Proposal.
Airbus: State-Owned Success Story and Proof Industrial Policy Can Work
Airbus is the greatest success of industrial policy in modern history. It is the world’s most successful commercial airplane manufacturer, with a global workforce of 121,000 people around the world.
Standard Pipe Exporters’ Sourcing Linked to Sanctioned Countries and Duty Circumvention
The standard pipe import surge from the UAE, Thailand, Vietnam, and Oman is particularly concerning as these countries continue to have substantial economic ties with countries considered U.S. geopolitical adversaries.
China Shock 2.0 – Record China Trade Surpluses Worsen Global Disruption
As China’s policies continue unchecked, the world is experiencing China Shock 2.0, with devastating economic, social, and political consequences.
Guest Opinion: How the Market Access Charge Can Create a Competitive Dollar and Fix US Economic Problems
The MAC is an innovative, internationally legal, centrist economic policy based on solid economic principles that would solve many of America’s key problems today.
Dollar an Unguided Missile as Yen Hits All-Time Low, China Ponders Devaluation, and U.S. Deficits Rise
The dollar is wreaking havoc around the world, yet the federal government and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen refuse to do anything about it.
Economic View: Leading Economists Turn Against Free Trade – “A Flawed Game”
Respected economists including Janet Yellen, Mario Draghi, Paul Romer and Angus Deaton have been critical of free trade and globalization in recent weeks.
DMSI Rises Slightly in Q4 2023
The CPA Domestic Market Share Index (DMSI) rose slightly for both Q4 2023 and the full year last year. The U.S. trade deficit in manufactured goods came in at an alarmingly high $1.07 trillion last year.
Biden Administration Proposal to Increase Steel Tariffs Needs to be Wider in Scope
The Biden administration’s recently announced proposal to increase the steel and aluminum tariffs on Chinese products from 7.5% to 25% could be a mixed bag.
Economic View: Productivism is the Key to National Prosperity
US productivity growth has underperformed since the year 2000.
