Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
Export Quotas in Mexico's Future
On October 15, 2018, chief Mexican trade negotiator Jesus Seade indicated that the United States is seeking to replace Section 232 tariffs on Mexican steel with an export quota program. Seade stated that a deal…
ITC Initiates Investigation of the Likely Impact of USMCA
Last Friday, the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) formally launched an investigation into the economic benefits of the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) that is to replace NAFTA. Under the Trade…
U.S. Opens Trade Talks with EU, Japan, and the UK
Yesterday, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) officially notified Congress that it would be launching separate trade discussions with the European Union, Japan, and the United Kingdom. The letters…
China Lingers in the Background of USMCA
As we previously reported, the United States, Canada, and Mexico have reached agreement on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”), which has…
United States and Japan to Discuss Bilateral Trade Deal
In a joint statement issued yesterday, the United States and Japan announced that the two countries will begin discussions to enter into a bilateral trade deal. The announcement comes after President Trump and Prime…