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Soybean farmer handful of harvested crop seed

October 25, 2019/by Andrea Durkin

Soybean Prices are a Proxy for How the Trade War is Going

Responding to U.S. tariffs, China has imposed a 25 percent tariff on U.S. soybeans since July last year. The tariff has remained in place as leverage in the trade war – a proxy for whether China perceives progress is being made or not in the negotiations.

August 29, 2019/by Andrea Durkin

U.S.-China Trade War Timeline

August 23, 2019/by Lauren Kyger

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

TRADE WAR

December 24, 2019/by Christine McDaniel

Holiday Bicycle Shoppers are in for a Bumpy Ride

If you’re in the market for a bicycle to put under the tree this year, trade policy has made your choices more complicated. New tariffs on bicycles have increased prices for U.S. importers and consumers. But a higher and more generous threshold for duty-free online purchases directly from foreign retailers can be a way to escape the tariffs — but it can be a gamble.

December 6, 2019/by Andrea Durkin

American and Chinese Consumers are Shopping Like There’s No Trade War

September 6, 2019/by Andrea Durkin

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

WTO

October 10, 2019/by Leslie Griffin

Carousel Retaliation: Tariff Uncertainty on Another Ride

In response to WTO-illegal European subsidies to its aircraft industry, the U.S. administration is reportedly considering what is known as “carousel” retaliation against the EU – a regular rotation of goods targeted for tariffs, designed to impose maximum pain. The United States and Europe have been on this ride before.

Woman hands squeeze wet blue towel and water drop

May 3, 2019/by Andrea Durkin

Wringing the Water from Tariff Schedules

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April 11, 2019/by Andrea Durkin

Time to Renew the WTO

NAFTA

December 13, 2019/by Anne Kim

Laboring for Trade

Labor provisions are an increasingly important feature in trade agreements. But do they work? Despite the attention paid to labor provisions in trade deals like USMCA, domestic policy, not trade agreements, might be the most direct – and most effective – way to improve workers’ lot, especially in advanced countries like the United States.

September 13, 2019/by Andrea Durkin

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

May 23, 2019/by Christine McDaniel

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

BREXIT

Piccadilly Circus underground station, London

October 25, 2019/by Stewart Paterson

Life After Brexit for the EU and UK

In 2016 the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union (EU). The three years of negotiation that ensued have thus far been about the terms of a “withdrawal agreement” which provides for a transition trade agreement. The longer-term trade arrangements between the EU and the UK are still up for negotiation.