🇪🇺 What happened to the EU Commission's plans on getting rid of cookie banners? Well, according to the Council’s latest position paper, those have been scrapped. 🚮 This is likely to result in a gre
Alien Tort Statute, EU Auto Tariff Threats, Royal Whiskey Tariff Relaxation, and Trump-Xi Summit ...
On this episode of the Trade Guys, Bill and Scott unpack a novel lawsuit against Cisco under the Alien Tort Statute of 1789. They also discuss President Trump's threat of 25% tariff of EU cars and ...
214. Europe’s trade war with China
Finbarr Bermingham (South China Morning Post) joins to explain how the European Union is using tariffs, cybersecurity, product bans, and industrial policy in its own trade war with China, as well a...
Trump's $166 Billion Tariff Scheme
The winners and losers in the tariff scheme are easy to guess, but we explain who's to blame and why this should never have happened in the first place. Dean Baker explains.
Trump's $166 Billion Dollar Tariff Scheme: Winners, Losers, and Why It Didn't Need to Happen
The winners and losers in the tariff scheme are easy to guess, but we explain who's to blame and why this should never have happened in the first place.
Senior Economist and CEPR Co-Founder Dean B...
Hormuz Blockade Impacts and Trump's New Tariff Playbook
On this episode of the Trade Guys, Bill and Scott unpack the latest on the economic impacts of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. They also look at the Trump administration's efforts to implemen...
211. How one small American manufacturer is dealing with Trump’s tariffs
Sam Cooper, the owner of Klear Vu, a company that makes seat cushions in Massachusetts and imports fabric from China, joins for a candid explanation about the impact of the US tariffs in 2025 on th...
209. Will Trump’s pharmaceutical tariffs lower prices and secure supply chains?
Thomas J. Bollyky (Council on Foreign Relations) joins to explain the problems facing the US pharmaceutical market, the Trump administration's new tariffs and pricing deal with the United Kingdom, ...
“If we were to just do a blanket prohibition on Chinese robots, it would be effective in securing elements of our national security,” says Rush Doshi, director of CFR’s China Strategy Initiative an...
Trade policy is reshaping the American economy, household budgets, and the country’s place in the global order. What do Americans actually understand about tariffs, and who do they think is really ...
The AfCFTA Secretariat Non-Tariff Barriers (NTB) Online Mechanism is a key tool designed to support seamless trade across Africa by identifying, reporting, and resolving trade barriers in real time...
The AfCFTA Secretariat Non-Tariff Barriers (NTB) Online Mechanism is a key tool designed to support seamless trade across Africa by identifying, reporting, and resolving trade barriers in real time...
The Hidden Trade Barrier Slowing India’s Growth | CSEP Explains
India wants to strengthen its manufacturing and global trade position but tariffs and non-tariff barriers are a major constraint.
In this explainer from a CSEP–IDE JETRO working paper, Prerna Prab...
In this Lowy Institute event held in Melbourne, former US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun offers his candid assessment of how the Trump White House views the Indo-Pacific.
Drawing on his...
Douglas Irwin on tariffs and the Supreme Court case: PIIE Insider LIVE highlights
Following the Supreme Court ruling on February 20, 2026, that the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the president to impose tariffs, PIIE nonresident senior fel...
Tariff Refunds Explained: What’s At Stake?
CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department experts explained the process the United States is likely to follow for tariff refunds and the challenges that may come with it.
Steel & Aluminum Tariffs, "First Sale", and U.S.-Taiwan Deal
On this episode of the Trade Guys, Bill and Scott discuss the current status of U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum and also unpack a Senate bill proposing to revise the "Fi...
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