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How Trump Could Strike a Trade Deal With China

Wendy Cutler | Foreign Policy | 01/08/2025

A Phase Two negotiation isn’t out of the question. Washington must get it right this time. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened tariff hikes on the United States’ largest trading…

What Would Trump’s Tariff Proposals Mean for U.S. Trade with Latin America?

Gladys Gerbaud | Americas Society/Council of the Americas | 12/03/2024

The presi...

Expect Trump’s Demands, Not Rules, to Govern US Trade Policy

Alan Wm. Wolff | Peterson Institute for International Economics | 12/03/2024

President-elect Donald...

Tariffs: A Trade Tool That’s Losing Its Mojo

Wendy Cutler | The Hill | 11/21/2024

The recent victory of President-elect Trump has once again brought the tariff ...

Nearshoring: A Strategic Manufacturing Necessity Even Before Trump’s Election

Michelle Drew Rodriguez | Industry Week | 11/18/2024

In an era of constant thr...

Underestimating Trump on Tariffs

Alan Wm. Wolff | The Peterson Institute for International Economics | 10/21/2024

Economists most often try to work with data (fa...

Trump Says He Wants Global Tariffs, but Could He Actually Do It?

Scott Lincicome | Cato Institute | 10/16/2024

Donald Trump’s constant discussion of tariffs has g...

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