AGRICULTURE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Tariffs will bring in FAR MORE wealth to our country than even a phenomenal deal of the traditional kind. Also, much easier & quicker to do. Our Farmers will do better, faster, and starving nations can now be helped. Waivers on some products will be granted, or go to new source!” –Donald […]
Category: Tariffs
5/10/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Talks with China continue in a very congenial manner – there is absolutely no need to rush – as Tariffs are NOW being paid to the United States by China of 25% on 250 Billion Dollars worth of goods & products. These massive payments go directly to the Treasury of the U.S…….” […]
5/10/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….The process has begun to place additional Tariffs at 25% on the remaining 325 Billion Dollars. The U.S. only sells China approximately 100 Billion Dollars of goods & products, a very big imbalance. With the over 100 Billion Dollars in Tariffs that we take in, we will buy…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May […]
5/9/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A consequential round of trade talks between the United States and China began with smiles and a dinner Thursday evening in Washington. Yet the outward optimism did not appear to translate into a last-minute agreement that could stave off a planned increase in tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. Without […]
5/9/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/ELECTION/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is gambling that the American economy can stomach even steeper tariffs on China as he heads toward a 2020 reelection bid. As trade talks between Washington and Beijing started to fall apart this week, the president’s top trade and economic advisers were urging Trump to move forward with the […]
5/9/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump escalated his trade war with China on Friday [5-10-19] morning, raising tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods and taking steps to tax nearly all of China’s imports as punishment for what he said was Beijing’s attempt to ‘renegotiate’ a trade deal. Mr. Trump’s decision to proceed with the […]
5/9/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A week ago, the United States and China looked as if they were going to reach a deal to end their trade war. Today, they are trying to salvage their many months of negotiations. Vice Premier Liu He, a senior Chinese economic policy maker, is set to begin two days of […]
5/8/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The real question is not why the stock market is down this week. It is why it is down so little. After all, the world’s two largest economies have seemed to be hurtling toward a major escalation of their trade war. American officials have complained that Chinese negotiators have been playing […]
5/8/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘The reality is, with the Tariffs, the economy has grown more rapidly in the United States and much more slowly in China.’ Peter Morici, Former Chief Economist, USITC” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 8, 2019 3:58 pm […]
5/8/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Guess what, that’s not going to happen! China has just informed us that they (Vice-Premier) are now coming to the U.S. to make a deal. We’ll see, but I am very happy with over $100 Billion a year in Tariffs filling U.S. coffers…great for U.S., not good for China!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
5/7/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump threatened over the weekend to re-escalate his trade war with China by raising tariffs on nearly all Chinese imports. He implied that the move would not hurt the American economy and said that the tariffs he has already imposed ‘are partially responsible for our great economic results’ in the […]
5/7/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. companies are bracing for a huge jump in costs as tariffs on $200 billion worth of consumer products and other goods from China are set to more than double on Friday [5-10-19] per President Donald Trump’s orders…U.S. stocks tumbled for a second day after the president tweeted on Sunday [5-4-19] that […]
5/6/2019
CHINA/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s meeting with Republican senators on trade last week did nothing to unstick his stalled trade deal with Mexico and Canada. Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said Monday [5-6-19] that the president once again refused to lift steel and aluminum tariffs on U.S. allies when pressed, a requirement […]
5/6/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s top economic advisers on Monday [5-6-19] accused China of reneging on previous commitments to resolve a monthslong trade war and said Mr. Trump was prepared to prolong the standoff to force more significant concessions from Beijing. Mr. Trump, angry that China is retreating from its commitments just as the […]
5/5/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For 10 months, China has been paying Tariffs to the USA of 25% on 50 Billion Dollars of High Tech, and 10% on 200 Billion Dollars of other goods. These payments are partially responsible for our great economic results. The 10% will go up to 25% on Friday. 325 Billions Dollars….” –Donald […]
5/5/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….of additional goods sent to us by China remain untaxed, but will be shortly, at a rate of 25%. The Tariffs paid to the USA have had little impact on product cost, mostly borne by China. The Trade Deal with China continues, but too slowly, as they attempt to renegotiate. No!” […]
5/3/2019
LEGAL/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Carl C. Icahn, the billionaire investor who was a close confidant of President Trump, has received a second subpoena from federal prosecutors in Manhattan, this one related to a series of stock trades last year. Icahn Enterprises, one of Mr. Icahn’s main investment companies, disclosed in a regulatory filing on Thursday […]
5/2/2019
ECONOMY/PENNSYLVANIA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congrats to @U_S_Steel for investing $1+ BILLION in America’s most INNOVATIVE steel mill. 232 Tariffs make Pennsylvania and USA more prosperous/secure by bringing Steel and Aluminum industries BACK. Tariffs are working. Pittsburgh is again The Steel City. USA Economy is BOOMING! https://t.co/XPXjxli6uc” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 2, 2019 4:33 pm […]
4/23/2019
BUSINESS/EU/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Harley Davidson has struggled with Tariffs with the EU, currently paying 31%. They’ve had to move production overseas to try and offset some of that Tariff that they’ve been hit with which will rise to 66% in June of 2021.’ @MariaBartiromo So unfair to U.S. We will Reciprocate!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April […]
4/17/2019
AUTO INDUSTRY/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If President Donald Trump decides to slap tariffs on the global car industry, suppliers like Jack Sun, who runs a 30-person operation in northeast China, would be the first to feel the financial pain. Qingdao Ray Machinery and Technology doesn’t sell directly to the U.S. Rather, it exports molds and […]
4/15/2019
TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is embracing a new tactic as he tries to rewrite the rules of global trade: Don’t believe a final deal is truly final. Mr. Trump, who has called deal-making his ‘art form,’ has used his unpredictability as a source of leverage in discussions with Europe, Canada, Mexico, Japan and […]
4/9/2019
EU/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “The World Trade Organization finds that the European Union subsidies to Airbus has adversely impacted the United States, which will now put Tariffs on $11 Billion of EU products! The EU has taken advantage of the U.S. on trade for many years. It will soon stop!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 9, 2019 […]
4/9/2019
AIRLINE INDUSTRY/EU/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday [4-9-19] the United States would impose tariffs on $11 billion of products from the European Union, a day after U.S. trade officials proposed a list of EU products to target as part of an ongoing aircraft dispute…The two sides have been locked in a […]
4/5/2019
MEXICO/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In walking back his threat to close the US-Mexico border, President Donald Trump said Friday [4-5-19] he would override his pending US-Mexico-Canada Agreement to impose a 25% tariff on cars made south of the border if Mexico doesn’t help stem the flow of undocumented immigrants into the United States. After making a […]
4/5/2019
IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….However, if for any reason Mexico stops apprehending and bringing the illegals back to where they came from, the U.S. will be forced to Tariff at 25% all cars made in Mexico and shipped over the Border to us. If that doesn’t work, which it will, I will close the Border…….” –Donald […]
4/5/2019
BORDER/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said on Friday [4-5-19] he is considering an economic penalty apart from tariffs to counter the smuggling of drugs from Mexico across the southern U.S. border. ‘Likewise I am looking at an economic penalty for the 500 Billion Dollars in illegal DRUGS that are shipped and smuggled through Mexico […]
4/4/2019
AUTO INDUSTRY/BORDER/DRUGS/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Days after threatening to close the U.S. border with Mexico, President Donald Trump suggested Thursday [4-4-19] that his administration would slap tariffs on autos long before it considered sealing the nation off from its southern neighbor. ‘I don’t think we’ll ever have to close the border,’ Trump said in the Oval Office. Trump’s […]
4/4/2019
AUTO INDUSTRY/BORDER/DRUGS/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump eased off his threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border, instead giving Mexico a ‘one-year warning’ and threatening to first impose auto tariffs before closing the border. ‘The only thing frankly better, but less drastic than closing the border, is to tariff the cars coming in,’ he told […]
4/4/2019
JOBS/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For President Trump’s first two years in office, an unexpected rebound in manufacturing jobs helped bolster his claims that he was restoring the United States’ battered industrial sector. Now, that surge may be nearing its end — in part because of his own trade policies. American manufacturers have added nearly half […]
3/27/2019
ECONOMY/GOP/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans are trying to head off their next potentially explosive conflict with President Donald Trump. In a series of private meetings and conversations with Trump over the past few months, Senate Republicans have pleaded with him not to impose a new round of tariffs on foreign automakers — fearing they could […]
3/8/2019
TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Aluminum prices are down 12% since I instituted Tariffs on Aluminum Dumping – and the U.S. will be taking in Billions, plus jobs. Nice!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 8, 2019 3:45 pm […]
3/7/2019
AGRICULTURE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iowa hog farmer Howard Hill is feeling the pinch from President Donald Trump’s get-tough trade policies — his pigs are selling for less than it costs to raise them. It’s a hit that Hill is willing to take for now, but his understanding also comes with a caution flag for the president. ‘We […]
3/5/2019
INDIA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has decided to strip India of a special status that exempts billions of dollars worth of Indian exports from American tariffs, raising new trade tensions with the world’s second most populous country. The Office of the United States Trade Representative said on Monday [3-4-19] night that India and Turkey would […]
3/1/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “All wars end—eventually. So it is with the yearlong China-U.S. trade war, which now appears to be in its final stages. Tariffs will be lifted, Beijing will promise to buy more American goods and take a harder stance on technology transfers and industrial espionage, and Trump will declare victory. Yet any […]
3/1/2019
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said he had asked China to immediately remove all tariffs on U.S. agricultural products because trade talks were progressing well. He also delayed plans to impose 25-percent tariffs on Chinese goods on Friday [3-1-19], as previously scheduled…Farmers are a key constituency for Trump’s Republican Party, and the U.S. president’s […]
3/1/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. and China are reportedly nearing a trade agreement that would result in the lifting of most of the sanctions imposed on Chinese goods last year. Beijing, too, would lower tariffs and other measures impacting U.S. imports, in a deal that is in its final stages of negotiations, The Wall […]
3/1/2019
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said late Friday [3-1-19] that he has asked China to remove its tariffs on U.S. agricultural exports as the two countries work on reaching a broader trade agreement addressing Beijing‘s trade practices…Trump had been promising to ratchet up tariffs on billions worth of Chinese imports on March 1, but […]
3/1/2019
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….and I did not increase their second traunch of Tariffs to 25% on March 1st. This is very important for our great farmers – and me!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 1, 2019 6:08 pm […]
2/26/2019
CHINA/SUMMIT/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump announced Sunday [2-24-19] on Twitter that he would be delaying an increase in tariffs against China and plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping to settle on a final trade agreement. Trump said ongoing trade negotiations with China have been “very productive” and he would delay the […]
2/26/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s potential trade deal with China might temporarily soothe relations between the world’s two largest economies without actually tackling the big issues that drove Trump to impose duties. Trump on Monday [2-25-19] announced that the two nations were getting ‘very, very close’ to a deal and said Chinese negotiators […]
2/25/2019
CHINA/DEMS/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s decision to back off his threat to raise tariffs on Chinese goods carries substantial political risk as the president faces increased pressure from Republicans, Democrats and some of his own advisers to win the kind of tough concessions that Beijing has long resisted. Citing ‘substantial progress’ in talks between the […]
2/25/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China Trade Deal (and more) in advanced stages. Relationship between our two Countries is very strong. I have therefore agreed to delay U.S. tariff hikes. Let’s see what happens?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 25, 2019 3:12 pm […]
2/24/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….productive talks, I will be delaying the U.S. increase in tariffs now scheduled for March 1. Assuming both sides make additional progress, we will be planning a Summit for President Xi and myself, at Mar-a-Lago, to conclude an agreement. A very good weekend for U.S. & China!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 24, […]
2/16/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trade negotiators have just returned from China where the meetings on Trade were very productive. Now at meetings with me at Mar-a-Lago giving the details. In the meantime, Billions of Dollars are being paid to the United States by China in the form of Trade Tariffs!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 16, […]
2/15/2019
AUTO INDUSTRY/COMMERCE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Commerce Department is expected to submit a report to President Trump in the coming days that could give the United States authority to impose tariffs on foreign cars and car parts on the basis of protecting national security, setting up another potential skirmish with America’s trading partners. An administration official […]
2/15/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS: “The tariffs are hurting China very badly. They don’t want them. And frankly, if we can make the deal, it’d be my honor to remove them. But otherwise, we’re having many billions of dollars pouring into our Treasury. We’ve never had that before with China. It’s been very much of a one-way street. So, […]
2/15/2019
CHINA/MEDIA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “From North Korea and China to Fox News hosts and conservative commentator Ann Coulter, President Donald Trump did not stick to the script on Friday when he outlined his plans to declare a national emergency for a wall along the southern U.S. border. The president started his nearly hour-long remarks, all […]
2/15/2019
AUTO INDUSTRY/CHINA/COMMERCE/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sometimes, on a bad night, Brad Strong wakes at 2 a.m. and can’t get back to sleep. The insomnia isn’t about his family or money or health. It’s about tariffs. The Strong family’s three car dealerships in Salt Lake City could suffer a significant blow if President Donald Trump proceeds with […]
2/7/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Thursday [2-7-19] that he would not meet this month with President Xi Jinping of China, raising new concerns that the United States will not be able to complete a trade deal with China before American tariffs increase on March 2. The decision not to meet ahead of […]
1/31/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Thursday [1-31-19] talks with China aimed at defusing a bilateral trade war were making good progress, but top aides directly involved in the negotiations stressed there are many difficult issues that need to be worked out. However, a White House statement issued hours later stressed there are […]
1/31/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….China’s representatives and I are trying to do a complete deal, leaving NOTHING unresolved on the table. All of the many problems are being discussed and will be hopefully resolved. Tariffs on China increase to 25% on March 1st, so all working hard to complete by that date!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January […]
1/31/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump expressed optimism Thursday [1-31-19] about reaching a landmark trade deal with China, but said in an interview that he would consider leaving in place some tariffs on Chinese goods even if the two sides strike an agreement…As he hosted the Chinese delegation in the Oval Office earlier in the […]
1/31/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China’s top trade negotiators are in the U.S. meeting with our representatives. Meetings are going well with good intent and spirit on both sides. China does not want an increase in Tariffs and feels they will do much better if they make a deal. They are correct. I will be……” -Donald Trump, […]
1/28/2019
TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Tariffs on the ‘dumping’ of Steel in the United States have totally revived our Steel Industry. New and expanded plants are happening all over the U.S. We have not only saved this important industry, but created many jobs. Also, billions paid to our treasury. A BIG WIN FOR U.S.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
1/22/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As much as U.S. President Donald Trump wants to boost markets through a trade pact with China, he will not soften his position that Beijing must make real structural reforms, including how it handles intellectual property, to reach a deal, advisers say. Offering to buy more American goods is unlikely by […]
1/17/2019
GOP/LEGISLATION/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Republican lawmaker plans to introduce legislation on Thursday [1-17-19] that would embolden President Trump’s trade war by granting him sweeping new executive powers to increase tariffs on imports. The proposal, by Representative Sean P. Duffy of Wisconsin, is unlikely to pass Congress, but it has alarmed conservative advocacy groups and […]
1/11/2019
CONGRESS/LEGISLATION/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A new bill circulating in Congress would give President Donald Trump broad authority to raise tariffs unilaterally on specific products if he determined foreign countries were employing higher import barriers than the United States, according to a draft copy of the legislation obtained by POLITICO. The draft legislation, called the United States […]
1/8/2019
AGRICULTURE/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/USDA: “Thanks to the government shutdown, the Department of Agriculture will extend the deadline for farmers to apply for assistance to offset losses they were experiencing as a result of trade tensions between the US and other countries. Applications were due January 15, but the department’s Farm Service Agency, which operates the […]
1/8/2019
TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’The President is the biggest and best supporter of the Steel Industry in many years. We are now doing really well. The Tariffs let us compete. Was unfair that the Steel Industry lost its jobs to unfair trade laws. Very positive outcome.’ Mark Glyptis, United Steelworkers” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 8, […]
1/3/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States Treasury has taken in MANY billions of dollars from the Tariffs we are charging China and other countries that have not treated us fairly. In the meantime we are doing well in various Trade Negotiations currently going on. At some point this had to be done!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
12/19/2018
NATIONAL SECURITY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has weaponized tariffs to upend the global rules of international trade — but can his policies withstand the peanut butter test? On Wednesday [12-19-18], a three-judge panel, deliberating in a federal courtroom in Lower Manhattan, considered the most far-reaching legal challenge to the president’s aggressive use of national […]
12/17/2018
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Monday [12-17-18] that he would release a second round of payments to farmers hurt by tariffs, even after China resumed buying US soybeans last week…Soybean growers have been hit especially hard. China, their biggest foreign market, stopped buying US soybeans in July in retaliation for new American […]
12/17/2018
AGRICULTURE/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More financial assistance is on the way for farmers and ranchers hurt by retaliation from foreign governments in trade disputes with the United States. President Donald Trump said Monday [12-17-18] he has authorized Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to launch the second and final round of payments from a $12 billion aid […]
12/14/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China said Friday [12-14-18] it will temporarily reduce tariffs on imports of American-made cars as it tries to negotiate a trade deal with the United States. Citing the meeting earlier this month between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the Chinese Finance Ministry said in a statement […]
12/14/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China just announced that their economy is growing much slower than anticipated because of our Trade War with them. They have just suspended U.S. Tariff Hikes. U.S. is doing very well. China wants to make a big and very comprehensive deal. It could happen, and rather soon!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 14, […]
12/14/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China just announce the there economy is growing much slower than anticipated because of our Trade War with them. They have just suspended U.S. Tariff Hikes. U.S. is doing very well. China wants to make a big and very comprehensive deal. It could happen, and rather soon!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December […]
12/13/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TECHNOLOGY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is using the current trade truce with China to flex its diplomatic muscles in a bid to get its own way. So far, it looks like the strategy may be succeeding. The U.S. sees a chance to push China around. ‘The country’s economy is in a sharp downturn, […]
12/12/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration, believing Beijing will struggle to change its trade stance, plans to hammer home the idea that it is interested only in strong commitments. China has begun to make good on some concessions. Beijing has reportedly agreed to cut tariffs on imported American cars to 15 percent from 40 […]
12/10/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trade talks between the United States and China are moving forward even though Beijing is fuming over the arrest of a top Chinese tech executive. China’s top trade negotiator, Vice Premier Liu He, spoke on the phone Tuesday [12-11-18] with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, […]
12/10/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Unless U.S.-China trade talks wrap up successfully by March 1, new tariffs will be imposed, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Sunday, clarifying there is a ‘hard deadline’ after a week of seeming confusion among President Donald Trump and his advisers. Global markets are jittery about a collision between the […]
12/6/2018
CANADA/CONGRESS/MEXICO/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump just celebrated the signing of a new North American trade pact with Canada and Mexico, but he faces a huge roadblock in Congress over U.S. tariffs that are still in place on steel and aluminum imports from the two U.S. neighbors. The two nations are still working to negotiate […]
12/5/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After President Donald Trump helped send markets tanking by feeding doubts about his trade deal with China, he stepped in Wednesday [12-5-18] to pump up optimism in a series of early-morning tweets. The US President cited ‘very strong signals’ overnight from Beijing, including recognition of a 90-day clock for talks — […]
12/5/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After a ‘wonderful and very warm dinner’ with China’s President Xi Jinping, last weekend, President Donald Trump launched a barrage of tweets extolling his great accomplishments. The Chinese, he said, had agreed to remove a 40% tariff on American car imports; they would soon start buying US agricultural products; they had […]
12/5/2018
ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Tuesday [12-4-18] issued his most market-moving tweet yet with this gem at 10:03 a.m.: ‘I am a Tariff Man. When people or countries come in to raid the great wealth of our Nation, I want them to pay for the privilege of doing so. It will always be the […]
12/5/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The global economy was already showing signs of a slowdown when President Donald Trump reminded the world of his love of tariffs and sent a chill through financial markets…By Wednesday [12-5-18], Tariff Man had tweaked his message to suggest more optimism on the odds of forging a deal with President Xi Jinping. […]
12/5/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It’s a bird … It’s a plane … It’s ‘Tariff Man,’ as President Trump dubbed himself in one of several provocative tweets he posted on Tuesday [12-4-18]. And it seems that this superhero’s special power may be an uncanny ability to get in his own way. Uncertainty hangs over the U.S.-China trade […]
12/4/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..China does not want Tariffs!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 4, 2018 7:21 pm […]
12/4/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are either going to have a REAL DEAL with China, or no deal at all – at which point we will be charging major Tariffs against Chinese product being shipped into the United States. Ultimately, I believe, we will be making a deal – either now or into the future….” –Donald […]
12/4/2018
TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….I am a Tariff Man. When people or countries come in to raid the great wealth of our Nation, I want them to pay for the privilege of doing so. It will always be the best way to max out our economic power. We are right now taking in $billions in Tariffs. […]
12/4/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s announcement that China pledged to ‘reduce and remove’ its steep tariffs on cars from the U.S. may have been less than meets the eye. German carmakers are headed to the White House today — but not to talk trade, according to Chancellor Angela Merkel. And U.S. Trade Representative […]
12/4/2018
CHINA/STEVE MNUCHIN/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump warned China on Tuesday [12-4-18] that if President Xi Jinping failed to make good on the trade promises reached during their weekend meeting, the United States would impose additional tariffs on Chinese imports. Referring to himself as a ‘Tariff Man,’ Mr. Trump issued a series of tweets that […]
12/3/2018
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China will buy more U.S. agricultural goods, the White House said in its readout of the trade-war ceasefire President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping reached in Buenos Aires this weekend. But the details, beyond Trump’s pledge to hold off on imposing additional tariffs, were blurry — like which ag […]
12/3/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [12-3-18] said U.S.-China relations had taken a big step forward over the weekend after he and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to hold off on new tariffs, and urged Beijing to finalize a trade deal with Washington. ‘My meeting in Argentina with President Xi of […]
12/2/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China has agreed to reduce and remove tariffs on cars coming into China from the U.S. Currently the tariff is 40%.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 2, 2018 11:00 pm […]
12/1/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to halt the imposition of additional trade tariffs and further open their countries’ markets to one another, the Chinese government’s top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, said on Saturday [12-1-18]. ‘The two leaders reached consensus to stop imposing new tariffs,’ Wang […]
11/30/2018
CHINA/G20/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For the better part of a year, the United States and China have been engaged in a tit-for-tat trade war. It’s time to stop. The meeting on Saturday [12-1-18] between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 Summit in Buenos Ares is the place to make that […]
11/29/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/G20/SOUTH AMERICA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I write here about the pivotal moment that awaits President Trump when he sits down on Saturday [12-1-18] with Chinese President Xi Jinping as the nation’s two largest economies stand on the brink of a full-scale trade war. The high-stakes meeting comes as Trump’s trade battles are already slamming parts […]
11/29/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/G20/JOBS/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is approaching an economic crossroads as he pushes closer to a full-scale trade war with China, even as warning signs flash that the U.S. economy is decelerating and growing increasingly vulnerable to a major shock. Trump’s trade battles are already slamming parts of the American economy, especially in […]
11/29/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Billions of Dollars are pouring into the coffers of the U.S.A. because of the Tariffs being charged to China, and there is a long way to go. If companies don’t want to pay Tariffs, build in the U.S.A. Otherwise, lets just make our Country richer than ever before!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November […]
11/29/2018
CHINA/G20/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Trump said on Thursday [11-29-18] said there was ‘a long way to go’ on tariffs with China and urged companies to build products in the United States to avoid them. Trump, who planned to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in […]
11/28/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The reason that the small truck business in the U.S. is such a go to favorite is that, for many years, Tariffs of 25% have been put on small trucks coming into our country. It is called the ‘chicken tax.’ If we did that with cars coming in, many more cars […]
11/28/2018
TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sam Cobb was surprised to see so many people lined up for a hearing at the International Trade Commission in Washington on the morning of Monday, Aug. 20. The chief executive of Real Wood Floors, Cobb was a veteran of such proceedings, which were usually sleepy affairs, populated by white-shoe […]
11/27/2018
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Republican lawmaker wants to change a single word in the Trump administration’s farm aid program saying some soybean growers in Louisiana cannot qualify for the payments designed to offset farmers’ losses from tariffs against China. Representative Ralph Abraham said his bill would allow the $12 billion in farm aid payments to […]
11/27/2018
CHINA/G20/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China should be ready to make concessions on trade when President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Argentina later this week or the White House could impose even bigger tariffs on the country’s exports, Trump’s top economic adviser said Tuesday [11-27-18]. Trump and Xi are expected to convene […]
11/27/2018
CHINA/G20/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump is open to a trade deal with China but is prepared to hike tariffs on Chinese imports if there is no breakthrough on longstanding trade irritants during a Saturday night dinner with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Tuesday [11-27-18]. Days […]
11/27/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is projecting a steely facade as he prepares for a critical meeting on trade this weekend with President Xi Jinping of China. But behind his tough talk and threats of higher tariffs is a creeping anxiety about the costs of a prolonged trade war on the financial markets and […]
11/26/2018
CHINA/SUMMIT/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump appears to be shutting the door on a temporary ceasefire in an ongoing tit-for-tat trade war with China just days ahead of an upcoming summit in Argentina. The President told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published Monday that it was ‘highly unlikely’ he would accept an […]
11/26/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said on Monday [11-26-18] that he is ‘not happy’ with General Motors and is putting pressure on the company to undo its plans to shutter North American plants and cut thousands of jobs. Trump said he spoke with GM CEO Mary Barra after the company on Monday announced […]
11/26/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said he expects to move forward with plans to escalate tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports as of Jan. 1, even as he readies to meet with the nation’s leader at the end of the week. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Trump said it […]
11/21/2018
ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s protectionist impulses have upended the global debate about international trade. But so far, his policies have barely changed a fundamental reality: The United States is still less protectionist than it has been throughout most of its history or than most nations are today. Even if the tariffs currently in […]