Tag: Trade Policy
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Minneapolis Fed researchers say the long-delayed pass-through of tariffs to consumer prices “has arrived,” adding up to 0.4 points to core inflation as the FOMC prepares to meet MINNEAPOLIS, September 10, 2026 The tariff bill is finally landing on American receipts. After more than a year in which economists puzzled over why sweeping import duties…
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Trump promises $5,000 “Trump Dividends” funded partly by tariff revenue if Republicans hold Congress, reviving a rebate idea that economists and some GOP senators have panned WASHINGTON, September 10, 2026 President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday night to send a $5,000 “dividend” to every American citizen after the midterm elections, funded in part by his administration’s…
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Washington and Beijing race to cut duties on $30 billion in goods ahead of the September 24 Trump-Xi summit, but a fragile truce and a November deadline loom over the talks WASHINGTON, September 10, 2026 China and the United States are pushing to finalize reciprocal tariff reductions on roughly $30 billion of goods before President…
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Brussels prepares to unveil a sweeping alliance with Canada as the centerpiece of a trade diversification strategy designed to hedge against American tariffs and great power politics BRUSSELS, September 10, 2026. The European Union is preparing to announce a new, far-reaching alliance with Canada spanning trade, security, critical raw materials, and scientific research, in what…
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Cambodia becomes the 62nd WTO member to sign on to the interim appeals pact, lifting its coverage to 60.4 percent of world trade as the Appellate Body enters its seventh year of paralysis and dispute settlement reform stalls. By Peacock Tariff Consulting Trade Desk | peacocktariffconsulting.com | September 10, 2026 A small economy makes a…
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The WTO’s Goods Trade Barometer climbs to 102 as merchandise flows hold above trend, defying a record surge in tariffs, import bans, and subsidies worldwide GENEVA, September 10, 2026. Global goods trade is not just surviving the most turbulent trade policy environment in a generation. By the World Trade Organization’s own measure, it is quietly…
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The Canadian International Trade Tribunal filed its report on frozen and canned vegetable imports with the Governor in Council on September 9, exactly on deadline. The determination is not yet public, and a 10 per cent provisional surtax plus refund exposure hangs on it. OTTAWA, September 10, 2026 While the Canada United States tariff conflict…
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Five Section 338 proclamations signed September 8 will bar Canadian alcohol, dairy and larger motorcycles from the United States as of September 29. For exporters, the shift from a payable duty to an outright import prohibition changes the problem entirely. OTTAWA, September 10, 2026 On the evening of September 8, hours after Canada’s mirrored counter-tariffs…
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Congress rides a two year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act on the government funding bill, but African exporters warn that short term fixes cannot restore the investment the program was built to attract WASHINGTON, September 9, 2026 America’s flagship trade program with sub-Saharan Africa has been given another lease on life. President…