Talking Trade

In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” attorney lawyer Ngosong Fonkem discusses the “seismic trade shift” in global supply chains caused by sanctions on Russia.  Fonkem, a trade compliance specialist with Chicago law firm Page Fura, notes “this is the first time since the end of the Cold War that sanctions of this magnitude” have been levied on a major global economy. Many nations including the...

In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” energy specialist Emily Pickrell highlights industries and companies likely to benefit from the federal Inflation Reduction Act.  Pickrell is a journalist and global energy scholar at the University of Houston and currently writes about energy, politics and technology for Forbes. She says the wide-ranging legislation will benefit suppliers of electricity n...

China may view Joe Biden’s presidency as an improvement over the Trump Administration according to Talking Trade’s Kelvin Ma in his discussion of the recent election with WisPolitics.com’s Jeff Mayers.

With President-elect Joe Biden developing his transition team, Talking Trade’s UW-Madison Prof. Ian Coxhead, and M. E. Dey & Co. President Sandi Siegel consider how Biden’s international trade policy might not follow his predecessor’s approach.

After the world’s largest international trade pact was signed in November, “Talking Trade” hosts Prof. Ian Coxhead and M. E. Dey & Co. President Sandi Seigel explore the treaty and why the U.S. did not join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, dominated by the People’s Republic of China.

With the Biden administration come new views on international trade as “Talking Trade” hosts Prof. Ian Coxhead and M.E. Day & Co., President Sandi Siegel consider how quickly any new approaches might arise.

Talking Trade’s UW-Madison Prof. Ian Coxhead and M.E. Dey & Co., Pres. Sandi Siegel discuss changes afoot in east-west trade as Pres.-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office.

Ian Coxhead, UW-Madison professor, and Sandi Siegel, president of M. E. Dey & Co. in Milwaukee, interview Joe Glauber, senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, about trends in U.S.-China agricultural trade affecting the Midwest. 

Adam Tindall-Schlicht, director of Port Milwaukee, talks with Sandi Siegel and Ian Coxhead of “Talking Trade” about new port developments. He also talks about the port’s role in Midwest trade and how possible rail mergers may impact Wisconsin. 

In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” hosts UW-Madison Professor Ian Coxhead and M.E. Dey & Co. President Sandi Spiegel discuss this season’s U.S. crop production and exports.  The show also features Mark Rhoda-Reis, bureau director for export and business development at the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Shawn Jarosz, founder of consulting firm Trade Moves, talks about international trade issues affecting ag, organic labeling and other items with hosts Ian Coxhead and Sandi Siegel.

The Talking Trade Team of Ian Coxhead and Sandi Siegel welcome a long-time Milwaukee business insider to add some insights into U.S. -China trade. Business dealings with China changed during the COVID pandemic, Ulice Payne president of Addison-Clifton, a global trading firm, tells Talking Trade’s Ian Coxhead and Sandi Siegel, and the new normal offers new business opportunity.

In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” hosts Ian Coxhead and Sandi Siegel connect with Menzie Chinn, professor of public affairs and economics with UW-Madison’s Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs. Their discussion highlights the impact of shifting U.S.-China relations on international trade, including investment and competition in technology production.

In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” hosts Ian Coxhead and Sandi Siegel speak with Adam Sitkoff, executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hanoi, Vietnam. Sitkoff, a UW-Madison grad, tells Coxhead and Siegel of about the impact of Vice President Kamala Harris’ recent visit and warns that COVID-related issues will translate into delivery problems for holiday gifts.

Talking Trade hosts Ian Coxhead and Sandi Siegel visit with Jay Nash of the Madison International Trade Association and Nash Global Trade Services for a discussion of trade trends and their impact on store shelves in coming months.

In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” hosts Ian Coxhead and Sandi Siegel interview Ngosong Fonkem, an Appleton native with the law firm Page Fura. Fonkem discusses the Biden administration’s human rights-trade policies and his book, “Trade Crash.” Fonkem also chairs the International Practice Section of the Wisconsin State Bar.

It’s cranberry harvest time, and Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association Executive Director Tom Lochner chats with “Talking Trade” co-hosts Ian Coxhead and Sandi Siegel about this year’s crop, supply chain issues and where cranberry exports can grow.

Times are tough for international trade with snarled U.S. ports and, as Talking Trade hosts Ian Coxhead and Sandi Siegel learn from Kohler Co. trade coordinator Julie Pojar, a patchwork of changing tariffs poses continued trade barriers.

The latest “Talking Trade” video podcast features Mike Dankler, trade advisor for Michael Best Strategies in Washington, D. C. With a new trade agreement reached between the United States and the European Union, Talking Trade hosts Ian Coxhead and Sandi Siegel discuss future trade and tariff issues with Dankler. 

The latest “Talking Trade” video podcast features a conversation with Will Hsu, president of Hsu’s Ginseng Enterprises.  President Trump’s trade war with China and COVID-19 were doubly harsh on Wisconsin’s ginseng trade, as Talking Trade hosts Ian Coxhead and Sandi Siegel learn from Hsu.

In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” WEDC Vice President of Global Business Development Katy Sinnott highlights rising exports to some of the state’s top trade partners. Wisconsin’s exports over the past 10 months have increased 21 percent compared to the same period of 2020, with growth seen in exports to Canada, Mexico and China, she said. She noted pharmaceuticals and prepared vegetables s...

The latest episode of “Talking Trade” features Rocío Rivera Barradas, consul of economic affairs at the General Consulate of Mexico in Chicago.  Barradas highlights difficulties with trading with China and other Asian nations due in part to COVID-19 factors. She notes the auto industry has been struggling amid the pandemic, contrasting that with the success of the medical industry and strong Mexic...

The featured guest on the latest episode of “Talking Trade” is Mark Rhoda-Reis, director of the International Agribusiness Center at the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.  Rhoda-Reis gives an update on “quite a strong year” for ag products in the state. Based on year-to-date data from November, he said exports over most of 2021 were up 19 percent over the previous year.  Fo...

The latest episode of “Talking Trade” features a conversation with Samantha Vortherms, an assistant professor of political science at University of California, Irvine.  Vortherms, a 2017 graduate of UW-Madison, discusses trade relations between the United States and China with hosts M.E. Dey & Co. President Sandi Siegel and UW-Madison Professor Ian Coxhead. She highlights recent research on ho...

In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” a UW-Madison economist and expert on Russia provides insight into the evolving conflict with Ukraine.  Paul Castaneda Dower is an assistant professor of agricultural and applied economics at the university and is involved with UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Russia Project. He offers his perspective on the rationale behind Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as well as ho...