Import Tariffs can also Reduce Exports (VIDEO)
October 8, 2018
When a country imposes import tariffs this can also make its own exports more expensive and less competitive in world markets.
October 8, 2018
When a country imposes import tariffs this can also make its own exports more expensive and less competitive in world markets.
August 22, 2018
The Turkish lira lost 40% of its value since the start of 2018. Conditions for the crisis are homegrown, but a political fight with the U.S. have made it worse.
August 5, 2018
Exports are vital for U.S. agriculture. U.S. trade policy is raising uncertainty regarding trade with the U.S.’s top export markets: China, Canada, and Mexico.
August 3, 2018
Forced technology transfer occurs when foreign multinational companies have to provide strategically significant technology to an indigenous entity they do not control in order to gain access to the massive Chinese market. Firms lose a valuable asset and global innovation can be hampered.
July 25, 2018
China is targeted industries as it aims to increase Chinese innovation and upgrade the production methods used in manufacturing from labor-intensive to high-tech. The U.S. companies that compete with them are hurt. But, American consumers enjoy lower import prices, leaving Americans as a whole better off.
June 20, 2018
In the face of global supply chains, escalating trade tensions raise uncertainty for the U.S auto industry.
June 15, 2018
The United States has taken a series of unilateral trade measures against Canada, Mexico, the European Union, China, and other trade partners. The actions risk destroying the trading system administered by the World Trade Organization.
June 6, 2018
The Trump administration has invoked section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to investigate whether imposing import restrictions on steel, aluminum and automobiles is justified by national security.
February 26, 2018
There are more jobs in industries that require steel than in steel production. Tariffs will raise the price of steel in the U.S. and may hurt these industries.