... the inner circle of the President’s economic advisers was accompanied by harder rhetoric against the EU, hinting at hidden protectionism, administrative barriers and discrimination against U.S. companies. In the meantime, threats were made to impose ... ... 2030. Key areas include the battery industry, microelectronics, aircraft, shipbuilding and green technology.
The “Made in USA” label is once again proclaimed as one of the priorities for the current Trump economic strategy. Foreign direct investments,...
... in their overall size, targeting only $18 billion worth of Chinese imports, these restrictive decisions affected a number of strategic sectors like electric vehicle (EV) batteries, computer chips and medical products.
The odds are that the US trade protectionism will go further, no matter who wins in the forthcoming November presidential election. The apparent assumption in the White House is that since the US remains a lucrative market for all US trading partners, eventually these partners will ...
... imposes tariffs against them out of “reasons of national security.” As the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker emphasized, “these unilateral U.S. tariffs are unjustified and at odds with World Trade Organization rules. This is protectionism, pure and simple.” President of France Emmanuel Macron called the U.S. administration’s decision illegal and mistaken. Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau spoke rather sharply at the June 2018 G7 Summit in Quebec calling Washington’s ...
