Digital Trade: Key Trends and Developments to Watch
In recent weeks, the Trump Administration has taken a range of actions intended to significantly alter the U.S. trade landscape. Specifically, during the course of July, President Trump unveiled a series of letters to U.S....more
As the Aug. 1, 2025, end date for President Donald Trump's most recent suspension of country-specific reciprocal tariffs approaches, stakeholders should consider where ongoing bilateral negotiations stand, what the potential...more
This information was current as of 8:00 a.m. CT, May 15, 2025. We will update as changes occur. On May 12, 2025, the United States and China jointly announced a temporary trade agreement aimed at de-escalating ongoing...more
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) joint review process is scheduled to begin on July 1, 2026, but the time to prepare is now. Embedded trade compliance professionals should already be doing scenario...more
The three parties to the United States – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA) are beginning domestic consultations ahead of the scheduled 2026 joint review, which could lead to changes in the agreement. Under a novel provision...more
There have been several recent developments in trade disputes involving the Trump Administration and the European Union (EU), including an increase by the U.S. Trade Representative in tariffs on new Airbus aircraft and...more
Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 3 (February 6, 2020) - The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) has been deemed dead in the water several times since negotiations began more than five years ago...more
Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 3 (February 6, 2020) - France has agreed to suspend collection of the Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon, or “GAFA” digital tax until the end of the year, allowing for a period of...more
In 2018, the United States was the UK’s largest single trading partner, with exports and imports worth £190.5 billion (roughly $247 billion) – a figure equal to 14.7 percent of the UK’s total trade. Thus, businesses active in...more
After months of anticipation, President Donald Trump signed an interim “Phase One” trade agreement (“the Agreement”) with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at the White House on January 15, 2020. Under the Agreement reached after...more
While there’s plenty of other business afoot in D.C. these days, it also happens to have been a pretty big week for trade deals. A day after Phase One with China was inked, the Senate overwhelmingly approved a revised...more
On January 15, 2020, President Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed "Phase One" of an Economic and Trade Agreement between the United States and China. The Phase One Agreement, which the two sides announced in...more
Popular app-based dating services—from Tinder to OkCupid to Grindr—are the subject of unwanted scrutiny this week after a report by the Norwegian Consumer Council that they’re “spreading user information like dating choices...more
Congressional appropriations serve as a potent tool to guide administrative actions in commerce and trade Before departing in the final days of 2019, Congress passed a bipartisan spending package amounting to US$1.4...more
Facebook wages a war on misinformation. On Monday, Facebook announced it will start removing videos altered by artificial intelligence that are likely to mislead people into thinking that a subject of the video made...more
What lies ahead for the UK's future trading relationship with the EU and the US? Following the Conservative Party's landslide victory in the UK general election, which Boris Johnson won on a promise to "get Brexit done",...more
The United States and China reached “a Phase One trade deal that requires structural reforms and other changes to China’s economic and trade regime in the areas of intellectual property, technology transfer, agriculture,...more
Google announced late Tuesday that co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are “stepping down from executive roles at Google’s parent company, Alphabet.” Google CEO Sundar Pichai will now helm both operations, while Page and...more
China And The United States Reportedly Nearing A Deal On Trade Agreement United States - The United States and China are nearing the conclusion of negotiations for a limited trade agreement, which reportedly could be...more
The United States and China are nearing the conclusion of negotiations for a limited trade agreement, which reportedly could be signed by both countries as early as mid-November 2019. Both the United States and China...more
Saudi Aramco’s slow trickle of IPO-related information continued this weekend, including its goal of setting overall company market value at a staggering $1.7 trillion. The figure, though massive, is still well short of the...more
More than one month after President Trump’s announcement that the United States and China had reached a narrow, “Phase One” trade agreement “in principle,” negotiations to finalize the agreement remain incomplete, and...more
The U.S. International Trade Commission Initiates A Second Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Process - On October 11, 2019, the United States International Trade Commission (“Commission”) will again initiate the Miscellaneous...more
On September 24, 2019, President Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly, emphasizing that nations should focus on furthering their best interests in the trade arena. In the speech, President Trump stated that the...more
The trade relationship between the United States and China has continued to be difficult, especially after both countries announced significant new tariffs on each other’s goods in August 2019. Nonetheless, the relationship...more