The global trade landscape is shifting, with tariffs largely being used as strategic instruments in economic and geopolitical competition. In early April 2025, the United States introduced a sweeping new tariff regime,...more
Just after midnight on March 4, 2025, President Donald Trump began to implement new tariffs on goods imported from Mexico, Canada, and China – the three largest trading partners of the US, accounting for over 40 percent of US...more
3/7/2025
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On February 21, 2025, President Donald Trump issued the America First Investment Policy memorandum (Investment Policy Memo), outlining the US policy on investment security and directing substantial changes with regard to both...more
2/26/2025
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Last week, President Donald Trump issued two Executive Orders (EOs) that address digital services taxes enacted by international trading partners and income taxes paid by US taxpayers to the People’s Republic of China (PRC),...more
2/25/2025
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Multinational manufacturers are encouraged to consider how to adapt their supply chains to a complex landscape. While US tariffs on Canada and Mexico were postponed by a month, a ten-percent universal tariff on all Chinese...more
2/18/2025
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On February 1, 2025, President Donald Trump signed three Executive Orders (EOs) instituting sweeping new tariffs on all goods imported from Canada, Mexico, and China. President Trump enacted the tariffs pursuant to the...more
2/4/2025
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Just hours after his inauguration on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a memorandum ordering federal agencies to conduct a comprehensive review of US trade policy, with particular attention devoted to US–China...more
1/28/2025
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In the months leading up to his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly signaled that he may impose various tariffs on US imports. Further, President-elect Trump has nominated several policymakers known for...more
1/16/2025
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China imposes export control measures on dozens of US manufacturers. On January 2, China announced new export control measures targeting 28 US companies and added 10 US companies to a list of entities barred from doing...more
1/10/2025
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