U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday on President Trump's sweeping trade agenda. Greer is likely to face questions from senators about Trump’s latest tariff announcements. Earlier this week, the president slapped new tariffs on Canada over what the Trump administration deemed unfair trade practices. The additional 50 percent levy on certain goods prompted criticism from some Republicans and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who called the import taxes a breach of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. The administration also recently hit Brazil with a 25 percent tariff that went into effect on Wednesday. #trump #trade #senate
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters wants Washington to slap heavy tariffs on Mexican beer, and its president says there's no reason Modelo can't be brewed on American soil by American workers. Sean O'Brien, the Teamsters' general president, has filed a formal submission with the U.S. Trade Representative urging significant duties on Mexican beer imports. The […] The post Teamsters push for tariffs on Mexican beer, urging U.S. to brew Modelo and Corona domestically appeared first on American Almanac .
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters wants Washington to slap heavy tariffs on Mexican beer, and its president says there's no reason Modelo can't be brewed on American soil by American workers. Sean O'Brien, the Teamsters' general president, has filed a formal submission with the U.S. Trade Representative urging significant duties on Mexican beer imports. The union is backing tariffs as high as 75 percent on brands like Modelo, Corona, Pacifico, and Tecate, a move that would reshape the American beer market and, the Teamsters argue, protect tens of thousands of union jobs in brewing and distribution. The filing lands in the middle of an ongoing USTR Section 301 investigation examining whether foreign governments have used unfair…Open
Europe must take "concrete actions" to rein in its enforcement of laws that disproportionately hit American tech companies, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said at Axios House D.C. on Tuesday. Why it matters: At stake is who gets to write the rules for the world's dominant tech companies — Washington or Brussels — and Greer wants America to lead the way on how its companies operate. What they're saying: "People differ on how big tech should be treated," Greer told Axios' Mike Allen on Tuesday. - "What I can tell you is we're not going to let Europe control the global regulation of our companies, which generally give a lot of free services to consumers and provide a lot of consumer welfare." - "So, whatever challenges we…
The U.S. Trade Representative is proposing a new baseline 10% tariff on U.S. trading partners who are not doing enough to combat the importation of goods made using forced labor.
