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What Today’s USMCA Debate Has to Do with The Drugs of Tomorrow

by Andrea Durkin/September 13, 2019CATEGORIES: Intellectual Property, NAFTA, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION, TRENDING

The political winds seem to be blowing in favor of a Congressional vote on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA) yet this fall. But before they vote, some Members of Congress want to talk over a few issues with the Trump administration’s negotiators. One is intellectual property protections for the U.S. biopharmaceutical industry. As important as it is, the issue of data protection for biologic drugs is not well understood.

This Tiny Chip is Playing a Big Role in the Trade War

by Andrea Durkin/September 6, 2019CATEGORIES: Manufacturing, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION, Trade War, TRENDING

The next generation of smarter and more powerful machines will rely on even more sophisticated semiconductors to achieve new capabilities. Pressure is on to “win” in the global chip race, which is why efforts to protect innovations in chipmaking are front and center in the current trade war – for better and for worse.

U.S.-China Trade War Timeline

by Andrea Durkin/August 29, 2019CATEGORIES: Tariffs & Trade Barriers, Trade War, TRENDING, Unfair Trade

As negotiations continue toward a trade agreement, President Trump and President Xi of China have imposed tariffs on each country’s products in an unprecedented trade war. If you’ve lost track of how we got here, here is a handy quick guide to recent events unfolding in the ongoing U.S.-China trade war.

U.S.-China FDI Goes Cold While Venture Capital Heats Up

by Lauren Kyger/August 23, 2019CATEGORIES: China, ESSENTIALS, Investment, TRENDING

As the U.S.-China trade war rages, two-way foreign direct investment (FDI) is plummeting. So far this year, combined two-way U.S. and Chinese FDI totals just $9.9 billion – its lowest six-month value in five years. At the same time, venture capital investment is becoming an increasingly bigger piece of the U.S.-China investment puzzle.

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U.S. Business Prepares for Next Wave of Tariffs on 100% of Goods from China

by Andrea Durkin/July 11, 2019CATEGORIES: China, Tariffs & Trade Barriers, TRENDING, Unfair Trade

U.S. businesses are preparing for another possible wave of tariffs while seeking product exclusions from existing tariffs on goods from China. Find out how the Trump administration is responding to these product exclusion requests, and keep track of the “tranches” or waves of tariffs announced or implemented by the administration using our graphic.

Slowdowns and Slumps: What Economists Are Saying About the Impact of Trump’s Tariffs

by Christine McDaniel/July 11, 2019CATEGORIES: ESSENTIALS, Investment, Tariffs & Trade Barriers, Trade War, TRENDING, Unfair Trade

Economists can’t tell you how tariffs impact your own business, your job or your shopping cart. Nonetheless, as tariffs are set to go higher, we look at how economists are dialing the tariffs into their forecasts about growth for the U.S. and global economy.

Renewing Rare Earth Threats, China Digs Deep for Leverage in Trade War

by Andrea Durkin/June 28, 2019CATEGORIES: China, Disputes, TRENDING, Unfair Trade

China is stockpiling its rare earths production. Does China think the United States is trying to contain China’s economic expansion? Threatening to withhold rare earths exports could be China’s way of digging into this trade war with the United States.

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Is the Cargo Ship Sailing on New Tariffs?

by Leslie Griffin/June 20, 2019CATEGORIES: China, Logistics, Tariffs & Trade Barriers, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION, TRENDING, Unfair Trade

There are rough waters ahead for shippers dealing with the tariff uncertainties. The prospect of tariff hikes is incentivizing companies to lock in better shipping prices now. But many retailers are competing just to find space for their goods on an ocean carrier, and the shipment surge has resulted in massive congestion at ports and warehouses.

A No-USMCA, No-NAFTA Scenario: How Bad Is It?

by Christine McDaniel/May 23, 2019CATEGORIES: NAFTA, TRENDING

Just hours after signing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement in December last year, President Trump said, “Congress will have a choice of the USMCA or pre-NAFTA, which worked very well.” On the tariff side at least, while a no-USMCA scenario is bad, no NAFTA is most definitely worse.

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Wringing the Water from Tariff Schedules

by Andrea Durkin/May 3, 2019CATEGORIES: ESSENTIALS, Negotiations & Institutions, TRENDING, WTO

Every policy realm has its jargon. Trade policy is no exception. The difference between a country’s weighted average bound tariff and its weighted average applied tariff is called “water in the tariff schedule”. It’s a topic of discussion in WTO negotiations over what the starting point for tariff cuts should be.