Tag: Trade

German drug and chemicals company Bayer AG has made a $66 billion offer to buy U.S.-based crops and seeds specialist Monsanto Company. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Beltway Confidential

Is China behind this campaign against the Monsanto merger?

Kevin Mooney · February 19, 2018 6:01 pm

Roughly 65 percent of all solar modules are made in China, and seven of the top 10 module manufacturers are Chinese. (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg)

US imports of Chinese solar panels skyrocketed late last year as companies sought to avoid Trump tariffs

Josh Siegel · February 16, 2018 9:36 pm

The tariffs that President Trump imposed on steel and aluminum imports may erode corporate investment that was poised to surge after major tax cuts last year, according to the Business Roundtable.

Steelworkers union praises White House’s steel import study

Sean Higgins · February 16, 2018 9:24 pm

In this 2015 photo, cut panels of steel used to make blades to build fans for industrial ventilation systems are stored on the production floor at the Robinson Fans Inc. plant in Harmony, Pa. On Friday, the Steel Manufacturers Association praised a report from the Trump administration that called for tariffs on steel imports. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Steel industry praises proposed tariffs on imports

Sean Higgins · February 16, 2018 8:44 pm

"We heard the promises ... Now it's time for action," the ad narrator states. "President Trump, America's workers are counting on you to protect our jobs and to defend our national security. It's time to keep the promise and protect American steel." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump urged to impose tariffs, quotas on steel, aluminum imports

Gabby Morrongiello · February 16, 2018 5:43 pm

"We cannot continue to be taken advantage of by other countries," the president told attendees during a White House event on infrastructure. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump threatens ‘reciprocal tax’ on imports to balance trade

Gabby Morrongiello · February 12, 2018 6:56 pm

A new White House proposal suggest deregulating the pharmaceutical industry to help lower drug prices. (iStock)

White House proposes faster approval of drugs to lower prices

Kimberly Leonard · February 9, 2018 11:27 pm

NAFTA's rules of origin cover the percentage of an automobile's inputs, such as parts and labor, that come from the U.S., Mexico or Canada to have a car be deemed to be "made in America" and qualify for duty-free shipping. Currently, 62.5 percent of a car has to come from a NAFTA country to meet the standard. (AP Photo/Ivan Pierre Aguirre)

Mexico says NAFTA auto rules may change

Sean Higgins · February 9, 2018 10:00 pm

An LNG carrier ship sits docked at the Cheniere Energy Inc. terminal. Cheniere Energy agreed to supply China's state-owned energy company with 1.2 million tons of liquefied natural gas per year through 2043. (Lindsey Janies/Bloomberg)

Energy and Environment

US’ largest natural gas exporter announces huge deal with China

John Siciliano · February 9, 2018 9:23 pm

America’s aluminum industry needs Trump’s fair-trade vision

Mike Bless · February 9, 2018 5:01 am

Mexico's chief negotiator Kenneth Smith Ramos took to twitter Thursday to defend the North American Free Trade Agreement, after his U.S. counterpart suggested the U.S. may break away from the three-way nature of the deal in favor of unilateral discussions. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)

Mexican negotiator takes to Twitter to defend NAFTA

Sean Higgins · February 8, 2018 10:46 pm

President Trump approved tariffs on solar panels last month based on a trade commission recommendation made in response, in part, to a petition by the U.S. subsidiary of the German company SolarWorld. (Martin Leissl/Bloomberg)

Energy and Environment

Lawsuits start tumbling in as Trump’s solar tariffs go into effect

John Siciliano · February 8, 2018 10:17 pm