Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
“Phase One” Agreement Between the United States and China Reached
On Friday, October 11, 2019, President Trump announced that a “phase one” agreement had been reached with China. Most notably, the U.S. agreed to suspend its plan to increase tariffs from 25% to 30% on $250 billion in…
U.S.-Japan Digital Trade Agreement and U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement Finalized
On October 7, USTR Robert Lighthizer and Ambassador Shinsuke Sugiyama signed both the U.S.- Japan D igital T rade A greement and the U . S.-Japan Trade Agreement . President Trump praised the agreements, stating…
U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement – Limited Deal Reached With More To Come
On September 25, the United States and Japan reached an initial trade deal to lower certain tariff barriers between the two trading partners. This initial agreement improves market access for certain agricultural and…
Tough Negotiations Ahead on a UK-U.S. Trade Deal
What happens next in British politics could mean a significant shift in the United Kingdom’s trade ties with the United States – but the hurdles are many and the process to reach results could be lengthy. Voting in the…
EU-U.S. Trade: Is a Deal Doable?
The ongoing WTO aircraft subsidy disputes, resulting in both EU and U.S. retaliatory tariff announcements, and the failing EU-U.S. trade agreement negotiations certainly have strained trade relations. Nevertheless,…