Apr 28 House votes to reinstate solar panel tariffs paused by Biden By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The House voted Friday to reinstate tariffs on solar panel imports from several Southeast Asian countries. President Joe Biden paused them in a bid to boost solar panel installations in the U.S., a key part of his climate agenda. Continue reading
Jun 07 Biden pauses solar panel tariffs to jumpstart installations, U.S. companies weigh challenge By Matthew Daly, Associated Press U.S. solar manufacturers are considering legal challenges after President Joe Biden declared a two-year pause on tariffs for solar imports from Southeast Asia. Continue reading
Mar 17 House votes to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The House has voted to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus. Continue reading
Oct 31 US, EU say deal on steel tariffs will help on climate change By Zeke Miller, Josh Boak, Associated Press The deal resolving the trade dispute would address the excess capacity that can distort the steel market and create a framework for reducing the carbon-intensity of steel and aluminum production that contributes to the warming of the earth. Continue reading
Oct 30 US, EU reach agreement to settle rift over Trump-era tariffs By Zeke Miller, Josh Boak, Associated Press The U.S. and European Union have reached an agreement to settle their diplomatic rift over Trump-era steel and aluminum tariffs, the White House announced Saturday, as President Joe Biden is in Rome attending the Group of 20 summit. Continue reading
Mar 05 E.U., U.S. agree to suspend tariffs over Airbus-Boeing dispute By Raf Casert, Associated Press In a sign of goodwill to rebuild trans-Atlantic relations, the European Union and the United States have decided to suspend tariffs used in the longstanding Airbus-Boeing dispute. Continue reading
Nov 09 European Union puts tariffs on U.S. but hopes for change with Biden By Lorne Cook, Associated Press The move comes a year after the World Trade Organization authorized the United States to slap penalties on EU goods worth. Continue reading
Aug 14 After brief trade truce, U.S. slaps levy on Canadian aluminum By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Trump accuses Canada of flooding the U.S. market with its raw, unprocessed aluminum. Critics of the tariffs counter that a jump in Canadian raw aluminum shipments to the United States is within historical norms and reflects stepped-up production from a… Continue reading
Jun 17 WATCH: U.S. seeks lower tariffs overseas, fewer duty-free imports By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The Trump administration plans to carry on with its confrontational approach to world trade, pressuring other countries to lower their tariffs on U.S. products and perhaps making it harder for imports to enter the United States duty free. Continue reading
Feb 07 Steel tariffs hurt manufacturers downstream, data shows By Lydia Cox, Katheryn Russ, Econofact So far, the job losses created by putting these steel-using industries at risk appear to be substantial, and well in excess of any jobs that may have emerged in the steel-production industry as a result of the tariffs. Continue reading