While the Washington Consensus policies resulted in seven years of economic growth in the 1990s, the years that followed brought about a period of recession and stagnation -
71% US trade with Latin America is dominated...more
11/1/2022
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Enforcement ,
Foreign Investment ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) ,
Geopolitical Risks ,
Inflation Adjustments ,
Interest Rates ,
International Monetary Fund ,
Latin America ,
MERCOSUR ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Tax Reform ,
Trade Relations ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
World Bank
On July 20, 2022, the United States requested consultations with Mexico under the Dispute Settlement chapter of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), arguing that several of Mexico’s energy policies are...more
7/22/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Canada ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
Investment ,
Market Access Rule ,
Mexico ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
State-Owned Enterprises ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
On January 6, 2022, the Government of Mexico requested the establishment of a panel in its dispute with the United States concerning the "interpretation and application" of the rules of origin (ROO) for automotive goods under...more
On August 20, the Government of Mexico requested consultations with the United States under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) "for the purpose of avoiding or settling a potential dispute" regarding the Agreement's rules...more
On July 27, Reps. John Joyce (R-PA) and Jim Banks (R-IN) introduced legislation that would establish new US trade negotiating objectives for the pharmaceutical sector, in the context of a broader renewal of the trade...more
8/23/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Enforcement ,
Export Controls ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
TPA Agreement ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Promotion Authority ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies ,
WTO
On May 12, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it has requested a review of labor practices at an automotive manufacturing facility in Mexico under the new 'Facility-Specific Rapid Response Labor...more
The election of Joseph R. Biden as the 46th President of the United States will have important implications for US trade policy and the World Trade Organization. In the four years since his departure as Vice President, US...more
12/21/2020
/ Biden Administration ,
Buy America ,
China ,
CPTPP ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
WTO
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) instituted a global safeguard investigation concerning imports of fresh, chilled or frozen blueberries, pursuant to Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974, on October 6, 2020. In its...more
On June 3, 2020, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published an interim version of the Uniform Regulations concerning the interpretation, application, and administration of key provisions of the...more
6/16/2020
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Automotive Industry ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Duty Free ,
Foreign Relations ,
Imports ,
NAFTA ,
Steel Industry ,
Trade Relations ,
Transportation Industry ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
On January 16, 2020, the US Senate approved legislation implement the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) by a vote of 89 to 10, sending the legislation to President Trump to be signed into law. The Senate's approval follows a...more
1/18/2020
/ Amended Legislation ,
Canada ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Pending Legislation ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
With just weeks remaining on the 2019 congressional calendar, a potential House vote on legislation to implement the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) remains in doubt. Negotiations between House Democrats and the Office of...more
On May 17, 2019, President Trump issued a Proclamation containing his determinations in the US investigation into the effects of imports of automobiles and automobile parts on the national security of the United States,...more
5/20/2019
/ Automotive Industry ,
Bilateral Agreements ,
China ,
EU ,
Government Investigations ,
Imports ,
Japan ,
National Security ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
Section 232 ,
South Korea ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
USTR
In recent weeks, the Trump administration and members of the US business community have continued to engage with the US Congress to advocate congressional approval of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which they have...more
5/2/2019
/ AFL-CIO ,
Climate Change ,
Dispute Resolution Clauses ,
Environmental Policies ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
International Trade Disputes ,
Labor Reform ,
Members of Congress ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Nancy Pelosi ,
Political Parties ,
Popular ,
Section 232 ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
On March 29, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published its annual National Trade Estimate (NTE) Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, which "highlights significant foreign barriers to U.S....more
4/20/2019
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Annual Assessments ,
Bilateral Investment Treaties ,
Brazil ,
Canada ,
China ,
E-Commerce ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Trade Regulations ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Treaties ,
Japan ,
Korea ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Section 232 ,
Subsidies ,
Tariffs ,
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) ,
Trade Remedies ,
Trade Restrictions ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Customs ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
USTR
The year 2018 may be remembered as a turning point for US trade policy and the international trading system. The Trump administration took several unilateral trade actions, including the imposition of global "national...more
2/7/2019
/ Automotive Industry ,
Bilateral Agreements ,
China ,
Congressional Authority ,
Congressional Intent ,
Countervailing Duties ,
CPTPP ,
Dispute Resolution ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Japan ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NAFTA ,
Negotiations ,
Political Parties ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Section 232 ,
Senate Finance Committee ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
TPPPs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
United States ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Uranium ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR ,
Ways and Means Committee ,
WTO