Trade Talks

114: US and China Announce a Phase-One Deal 16.12.2019 19:51 ↓

Trump’s USTR provides some details of what has been agreed, including tariff cuts, purchases and structural reforms.

113: How and Why Congressional Democrats Tweaked the USMCA 14.12.2019 36:38 ↓

USMCA gets one step closer after Congressional Democrats, organized labor, the Trump administration, and Mexico strike a deal.

112: Forensic Subsidies Detectives and Trade Disputes 09.12.2019 21:58 ↓

Government subsidies are a key battle area in today’s trade disputes. The OECD has a new way to track them down.

111: Trade Policy Under Trump 25.11.2019 52:07 ↓

A former senior Trump trade official shares his take on US policy toward China, the EU and the WTO.

110: Will 3D Printing Increase Trade? Hear All About It 12.11.2019 23:46 ↓

New evidence from the hearing aid industry on whether 3D printing will eliminate the need for trade.

109: A Different US-China Fight Hits the Headlines 05.11.2019 25:35 ↓

The WTO authorizes China to retaliate against US exports. The timing bodes poorly for an Appellate Body already under stress.

108: Making Services Trade Great 01.11.2019 21:42 ↓

Services trade gets no respect. The release of the WTO’s World Trade Report 2019 gave us a chance to fix that.

107: Bombed Embassies and Document Leaks – How China Got into the WTO 24.10.2019 36:36 ↓

Was letting China join the WTO a mistake? Paul Blustein describes fraught negotiations with America that culminated in its entry.

106: Trump’s Mini-Deal with China 14.10.2019 24:59 ↓

Jenny Leonard explains President Trump’s October 11 announcement, as well as what it is like reporting daily on the trade war.

105: Aircraft Subsidy Disputes: How These Tariffs Are Different 07.10.2019 23:06 ↓

The WTO authorizes new US retaliatory tariffs on EU imports in one of the biggest and longest-running formal disputes in history.

104: How to Hit Currency Manipulators and Fight the Strong Dollar 30.09.2019 29:02 ↓

Explore past US efforts to counter countries with undervalued currencies, as well as two controversial proposals to do so today.

103: US-China Trade War from the Trenches 25.09.2019 27:10 ↓

The annual US-China Business Council survey of members paints an interesting picture of American companies operating in China.

102: Is Trump Beating the Chinese Economy? 18.09.2019 16:01 ↓

Nicholas Lardy explains how the Chinese economy is faring thus far during the trade war.

101: Huawei, National Security, and the Trade War 16.09.2019 23:34 ↓

Yuan Yang explains the Chinese telecom equipment maker’s role in the US-China trade war and concerns over national security.

100: Sneaking Up on a No-Deal Brexit 12.09.2019 18:59 ↓

Anand Menon joins to update developments on Britain’s plan to leave the European Union.

99: The Surprising Story of the US Trade Deficit with South Korea 06.09.2019 14:38 ↓

Kadee Russ explains why the US trade imbalance with South Korea expanded after their trade agreement went into effect.

98: What’s Wrong with Germany’s Trade Surplus? 28.08.2019 31:46 ↓

Jeromin Zettelmeyer explains Germany’s export competitiveness and why concerns over its trade surplus derive from somewhere else.