Courtesy of IFW Kiel The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has cleared US proposals of countervailing tariffs against European subsidies to Airbus. The US tariffs turn out to be relatively modest, but the US could raise them to up to 100 percent. According to researchers at […]
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U.S.-Japan trade deal is all about propping up American farmers
“Implications of the Japan – United States Mini Trade Agreement” By Sybrand Brekelmans and Uri Dadush, courtesy of the Bruegel Institute On 25th of September, President Trump and Prime Minister Abe concluded a partial trade-agreement whose main provisions are to reduce Japan’s tariffs on […]
Europe prepares to hit back on tariffs
The Trump administration’s decision to levy $7.5 billion in tariffs on European goods, officially sanctioned by the WTO following its judgment in favor of Boeing in a trade dispute over European subsidies to Airbus, will not go unanswered, according to German foreign affairs minister […]
More Trump tariffs coming for Europe?
A longstanding trade dispute between the U.S. and EU predates Donald Trump’s presidency — but he’ll be more than happy to roll out another round of tariffs in response, Politico reports. That’s the upshot of European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström’s warning to EU […]