Trade Policy Developments The Biden Administration is making several adjustments to its major trade policy initiatives. First, while hosting a meeting last week of the Americas’ Partnership for Economic Prosperity, President Biden was forced to expand the agenda to include trade and move the initiative along. Otherwise, several countries were threatening to abandon their participation. The initial focus will be on clean energy, medical supplies, and semiconductors but it is trade that Latin American countries are focused upon. African leaders were unsatisfied with last week’s meeting on the African Growth and Opportunity Act. They want a 10-year extension and improved access to the U.S. market. USTR Tai emphasized the need to...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
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