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WITA’S FRIDAY FOCUS ON TRADE – MAY 16, 2025

05/16/2025

Does Hyundai’s “America First” Investment Mean South Korea Comes Second?

05/13/2025

U.S. Tariff Outcomes Dependent on Trading Partner Responses

05/13/2025

WITA’S FRIDAY FOCUS ON TRADE – MAY 9, 2025

05/09/2025

Chinese Exports to U.S. Plunge Along With Smartphone Shipments.

05/09/2025

Mixed Messaging: How London and Washington, D.C. presented their recent trade tie-up

05/09/2025

Why 2025’s Q1 shocks could be the last opportunity to forge an EU master plan

05/02/2025

Why the New Growth Chapter for EU Manufacturing Is Set to Be a Slow Burn

05/01/2025

What President Trump’s “Reciprocal” Tariffs Mean for International (Trade) Law

04/30/2025

The Tariff Tug-of-War: A Look at Protectionism and Free Trade Over Time

04/29/2025

Blogs

Contributors provide unique perspectives on critical trade issues. Author’s views are their own, and do not reflect the views of WITA, its Board or its staff.

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How U.S. Trade Policy Helped Construction Materials Costs Go Through the Roof

Scott Lincicome | CATO Institute | 03/18/2021

The Wall Street Journal reports that skyrocketing construction material costs are inflating home prices, pressuring homebuyers and threatening the booming U.S. housing and construction industries: Lumber, one of the biggest costs in home-building…

China
Globalization
Tariffs
Trade Agreements
Trade Policy

Here’s how to get billions of COVID-19 vaccine doses to the world

Chad P. Bown | Thomas J. Bollyky | PIIE | 03/18/2021

The unprecedented development of seve...

Coronavirus
Globalization
Supply Chains
Trade Agreements
Trade Policy
U.S. Policy

Beijing’s Early Reactions to the Biden Administration: Strategic Continuity and Tactical Change

Asia Society Policy Institute | 03/18/2021

The following is the ...

China
Trade Policy
U.S. Policy
United States

Katherine Tai confirmed by Senate as United States Trade Representative

Terrence P. Stewart | Current Thoughts On Trade | 03/17/2021

As reviewed in prior posts, K...

Terry Stewart Thoughts on Trade
Trade Policy
U.S. Policy
United States

Trade actions in the United States under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (national security) — Congressional efforts to amend U.S. law

Terrence P. Stewart | Current Thoughts On Trade | 03/16/2021

China
Section 232
Terry Stewart Thoughts on Trade
Trade Agreements
Trade Policy
United States

Climate change and a border tax — will the U.S. and EU have a unified position at the WTO in 2021?

Terence P. Stewart | Current Thoughts on Trade | 03/15/2021

Climate Change
EU
European Union
Terry Stewart Thoughts on Trade
Trade Policy
U.S. Policy
WTO

COVID-19 vaccines — U.S., Japan, India and Australia agree to one billion doses for Indo-Pacific countries

Terence P. Stewart | Current Thoughts on Trade | 03/12/2021

Coronavirus
COVID-19
Terry Stewart Thoughts on Trade
Trade Policy
United States
Vaccine

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