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Mexico avoids tariffs on steel used in energy sector
The United States is the largest steel importer in the world, buying $23.9 billion worth of raw steel in 2019.
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US trade agreement talks with Kenya get underway
The Trump administration notified Congress that it will begin bilateral trade agreement talks with the East African country.
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US steps up campaign to reset WTO Appellate Body
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said the trade dispute settlement body has overstepped its function and makes “erroneous interpretations” of World Trade Organization…
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US will start trade agreement negotiations with Kenya
The East African country is “an important strategic partner of the United States, and there is enormous potential for us to deepen our economic and…
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Trump touts trade agreement successes in State of the Union
President Trump tells the nation he kept his campaign promise to renegotiate the 26-year-old trilateral trade agreement with Canada and Mexico.
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US and China to sign phase one trade deal Jan. 15
President Trump said he plans to travel to Beijing sometime this year to start the next round of trade negotiations with China.
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US House passes new North American trade pact
The Senate is not expected to vote on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement until early 2020.
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New US tariffs loom over $160 billion in Chinese goods
Americans for Free Trade spokesman Jonathan Gold said the White House needs to “finalize a deal with China to end the trade war and remove…
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US advances new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada
Rep. Richard Neal, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, calls USMCA “a triumph for workers across America.”
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France’s digital services tax sparks call for hefty US import tariffs
An Office of the U.S. Trade Representative investigation concludes that a French tax on digital services discriminates against U.S. companies, such as Google, Apple, Facebook…
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