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NRF Report Points to Tariffs as Key Reason for Port Slowdown

U.S. import container volumes are expected to show a nearly 1% drop when the final numbers for 2019 are in, the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates said.

January 13, 2020
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Trump Rejects New Tariffs on Japan Auto Imports at This Moment

President Donald Trump says he is not at this moment considering fresh tariffs on imported autos and parts from Japan that he has threatened, citing an agreement in principle with Japan on trade announced over the weekend.

August 26, 2019
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Chinese Imports Drop as Growing Tensions With US Cloud Trade

Chinas imports tumbled in May and a surprise rise in exports wasnt enough to dispel concerns that the economic dispute with the U.S. will intensify and damage the global economy.

June 10, 2019
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Trump Warns He Will More Than Double Tariffs on Chinese Imports

President Donald Trump wrote in a May 5 tweet that he will dramatically increase tariffs on Chinese imports to 25% from 10%, starting May 10.

May 6, 2019
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Turkey to Step Up Tariffs on US Products

ANKARA, Turkey Turkey on Aug. 15 said it is increasing tariffs on imports of certain U.S. products, including rice, cars, alcohol and coal escalating a feud with the United States that has helped trigger a currency crisis.

August 15, 2018
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This Obscure NAFTA Chapter Could be Canadas Deal-Breaker Again

The U.S. confirmed last week that among its top objectives in upcoming negotiations on the North American Free Trade Agreement which superseded the FTA in 1994 is the elimination of the Chapter 19 dispute-resolution mechanism that previous Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney went to such lengths to preserve.

July 25, 2017