US spirits exports increase in 2021 but not return to pre-tariff levels
By the Bourbon flight
Total U.S. spirits exports rebounded in 2021 to $1.6 billion, but retaliatory tariffs continue to stifle export...
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Bilateral engagement with China has failed – InsideSources
Then-Vice President Joe Biden and Chinese Vice President Xi host a roundtable with American and Chinese business leaders at the Beijing Hotel in Beijing, Chin...
President extends Trump solar panel tariffs, but not all
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday extended tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump on most solar panels imported from China and other count...
Andy Murray has turned down offers of up to £1.5m to play in Saudi Arabia due to human rights concerns
Andy Murray has turned down offers of up to £1.5million to play in Saudi Arabia over human rights concerns as the tennis star's rep insists he won'...
West distracted by pandemic, Vietnam steps up crackdown
Conditions for the media in Vietnam have rarely been so bad, according to media analysts, with the country jailed more than a dozen journalists in the past 12 ...
New Year’s Resolution? Abolish the UN Human Rights Council
The Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. The room is the meeting place of the United Nations Human R...
Mexico considers tariffs due to proposed U.S. electric vehicle tax credit
We shared a lot of recent news about the Biden administration's proposed U.S. Electric Vehicle Tax Credit, which would provide an additional $ 4,500 for U.S. e...
Ahead of his summit with Xi, Biden has a strong case for maintaining existing Chinese tariffs. But he will have a hard time imposing new ones
Voters of all stripes are overwhelmingly backing current U.S. tariffs on China as a planned bilateral summi...
Tariffs hamper ‘recoupling’ offer _Chinadaily.com.cn
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In a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies earlier this month,...
U.S. steel importers challenge president’s power to impose tariffs – JURIST – News
US steel importers on Monday filed their reply in USP Holdings v. United States, a case in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit challengi...
Human rights groups call on international panel to end deportations of Biden Title 42 migrants
A coalition of 14 legal clinics and immigrant and human rights groups on Thursday filed for emergency precautionary mea...
The new order of commerce
October 6, 2021THIS DIARY was founded in 1843 to campaign for the repeal of British protectionist corn laws (which was carried out three years later). The argu...
Biden must stand firm on steel import tariffs | News, Sports, Jobs
Resident Joe Biden's administration has yet another opportunity to prove whether it is more interested in the appearance of climate aware...
Zach Mottl: Biden administration must preserve crucial aluminum tariffs
American manufacturers have gone through a difficult time during the covid pandemic. Supply chain disruptions and competition from heavily subsidized imports...
US clothing imports from Vietnam will not attract additional tariffs
American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) President and CEO Steve Lamar welcomed the recent announcement of Vietnam's response to U.S. concerns in the 30...
US wants new trade talks with China, but will maintain tariffs
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration began shaping its trade policy with China on Monday, saying it aims to launch new negotiations with Beijing but will keep ...
Article 301 case offers importers a chance for reimbursement as administration considers new tariff measures
After a summer of wrangling, the plaintiffs in the pending International Trade Tribunal (CIT) case challenging Section 301 Lists 3 and 4A duties on imports from...
New report documents decades of harm to refugees over technical deposit requirement, urges repeal
NEW YORK - Human Rights First today released a new report documenting the damage the one-year filing deadline ban has inflicted on tens of thousands of refugees...
U.S. Commerce Chief to Boost National Economy Investment
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON, Sept.28 (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo plans to present her vision for U.S. investments in its domestic econom...
US announces plan to tackle extreme heat
The administration of US President Joe Biden yesterday announced a major interagency initiative to respond to the impacts of extreme heat in the U...
Protecting jobs and the environment: environmental tariffs to the rescue
Yulin, located in the Shenfu coal basin, along with Ordos and Shuozhou (ShanXi), is called the “Golden Triangle of Coal” in China. Environmental tariffs could ...
US to suspend military aid until Egypt improves human rights
WASHINGTON DC: Military aid worth $ 130 million, out of a $ 300 million package intended for Egypt, will be withheld by the Biden administration until the gover...
Another trade war, another dead end?
Global trade is already struggling with high shipping costs and closed Asian factories. This may not prevent a further rise in Sino...
US envoy calls on China on human rights
The US Ambassador to the United Nations has expressed his stance to deal strictly with the human rights situation in China, which will host the...
Groups want Biden to resume trade talks with China
(NAFB) - Some of America's most influential business groups want the White House to restart trade talks with China.
The New York Times said it als...
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EXCLUSIVE Biden plans to change arms export policy to promote human rights – sources
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the White House in Washington, United States, August 3, 2021. REUTERS / Jonathan ErnstWASHINGTON, Aug.4 (Reuters) - T...
Are High Timber Prices “Linked” to the Trump Administration?
A congresswoman from North Carolina said former President Donald Trump was partly responsible for the increase in lumber prices.
United States Representative A...
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How Trump Almost Justified Car Prices
Volkswagen cars for export await shipment to the port ...
APEC leaders pledge to double down on pandemic
Executives of the Asia-Pacific business group APEC pledged to work together on Friday to double the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, as tensions between ...
Biden faces climate change conundrum in EU steel tariff negotiations
The Biden administration could face a carbon emissions conundrum as it seeks to resolve an outstanding dispute with the European Union over tariffs for ste...
Current USTR tariffs give Chinese manufacturers a competitive advantage over US suppliers and manufacturers, crippling US goods and resuming growth
MASON, Ohio, June 22, 2021 / PRNewswire / - Management at Outdoor Downlite, a division of Downlite, a market leader in down and feather processing and a sup...
Turning aluminum tariffs into gold?
And if it was true ? What if U.S. aluminum tariffs filled Washington's coffers, created U.S. jobs and do not harm downstream industries or consumers? A win...
Human Rights Defenders: US May Not Meet Pledged Refugee Ceiling | Voice of America
The Biden administration has increased the number of refugees the United States resettles each year from the Trump administration's lows, but human rights ac...
Agreement announced to end parallel US-UK tariffs
Just days after policymakers announced a five-year suspension of tariffs between the United States and the European Union - ending a decades-long trade dispu...
U.S.-China trade war still hurts Ohio family businesses
WASHINGTON - The long-awaited review of tariff policy by the Biden administration cannot come soon enough for an Ohio bedding maker, which says it is being p...
How Trump’s Tariffs Haunt Kentucky Whiskey Distillers: “We’re Still on Death Row”
Owner Amir Peay had big dreams selling James E. Pepper in Europe when he started producing these bottles four years ago. He rented space in a warehouse in E...
The United States, the EU and the failed Donald Trump trade war | Company | Economic and financial news from a German point of view | DW
US President Joe Biden is in Europe as he seeks to reestablish ties with traditional American allies that had become increasingly strained during the tenure...
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EU, US to set deadlines to end tariffs and call for progress on COVID study – summit project
The European Union and the United States are expected to commit at a summit in Brussels next week to end their transatlantic trade disputes over metals and a...
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APEC to debate tariff elimination proposal to speed up COVID vaccine distribution
Ministers from the Asia-Pacific trade group APEC are expected to discuss a New Zealand proposal on Saturday to remove tariffs on COVID-19 vaccines and relate...
The violation of human rights is not complicated – The Oberlin Review
At around 2 a.m. on May 21, a truce between Israel and Hamas went into effect after 11 days of fighting. The death toll was stark: at least 242 people were ...
Biden says he will discuss human rights violations with Putin at meeting next month
"I will meet with President Putin in a few weeks in Geneva, making it clear that we will not - we will not let him abuse these rights," Biden said in a speec...
Transition truce in the trade fight amending the rules
SHANGHAI - Just days before the coronavirus shut down the Chinese city of Wuhan and change the world, the Trump administration and China signed what both si...
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China, U.S. May Find Common Ground on Tariff Exclusions, Chinese Think Tank Says
American and Chinese flags are seen in front of a US dollar banknote with American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin and a Chinese yuan banknote with late Ch...
New US aluminum import rules bring more transparency and red tape – report
But Panjiva lead researcher Christopher Rogers interprets the new rules as bringing greater transparency to aluminum supply chains at the cost of increasing...
The American steel lobby mobilizes to preserve Donald Trump’s tariffs
US President Joe Biden's pledge to end trade wars with Europe after four years of transatlantic tensions under Donald Trump is met with sti...
United States to Extend Temporary Deportation Protection to Haitians | Human rights news
The United States will extend temporary protection against deportation to Haitian citizens already in the country, the Department of Homeland Security said o...
Kentucky Bourbon Producer Welcomes Pause in EU Tariff Rise | Voice of America
LEXINGTON, KY. - James E. Pepper bourbon is as old as America itself.
“Originally founded during the American Revolution,” says current owner Amir Peay, wh...
Tariff wars: US failure stretches from Trump to Biden
Editor's Note: Bobby Naderi is a London-based journalist, guest contributor to print, radio and television, and documenta...
EU, US discuss tariffs to overcome Trump era: Brussels edition
Welcome to Brussels Edition, Bloomberg's daily briefing on what matte...
Human Rights Campaign Celebrates Passage of Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Law in US House of Representatives
The Human Rights Campaign, with a broad coalition of civil rights organizations, has been pushing for the passage of the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE law fo...
Thousands of people across the United States join global protests in solidarity with Palestine
Thousands of people across the country joined global protests over the weekend to stand in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and demand an end to the Isra...
Deadlock for US to politicize trade with China: Global Times editorial
Photo: GTRegarding China-U.S. Trade, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Thursday that human rights are one of the cornerstones of the Biden admi...
Hagerty and colleagues call for the end of retaliatory tariffs on wine and spirits, including Tennessee whiskey
The letter follows Hagerty's encouragement to Amb. Tai to negotiate a discount
WASHINGTON - US Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) joined with Senators Tim K...
Feinstein, Padilla call on Biden administrator to get China to lift tariffs on US wines – CBS San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) - Three US senators, both of whom represent California, sent a letter to the White House on Tuesday asking trade officials to push Chi...
State Department’s Human Rights Report Is America’s Best Tool To Tackle Sexual Violence
May 7, 2021 at 7:32 pm
On March 30, the US State Department released its 2020 Human Rights Reports—C...
Changes in US trade policy in some areas but continuity in others | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
The form of international trade policy of the Biden administration began to emerge, with little change expected in some areas (for example., China) but pot...
ANALYSIS-Biden set to steer US arms deals towards security and human rights
WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - Ninety minutes before President Joe Biden took office on January 20, the United States signed a $ 23 billion deal to sell F-35 ...
What Biden’s First 100 Days Say About His Approach to Commerce | Apparel Industry Analysis
President Joe Biden passed the 100-day milestone of his presidency on Friday, April 30, 2021
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EU trade chief hopes deal with US ends Airbus-Boeing dispute
The EU trade commissioner said he increasingly hopes to strike a deal with the Biden administration to end a 16-year feud over Airbus and B...
Are economic sanctions in response to gross human rights violations useful?
Economic sanctions imposed for national security reasons, such as those invoked against Iran, Cuba, North Korea and Russia, have a mixed rec...
Following joint session speech, human rights campaign praises President Biden’s pro-LGBTQ agenda and support for equality law
“The Biden administration has made it clear through its actions that it is allies in the fight for equality and justice for LGBTQ people here in the...
The international outlook for carbon adjustments at the US border
Law360 (April 27, 2021, 4:50 p.m. EDT) - As the call for a global response to climate change grows, many world leaders have started to consider implem...
Singaporean scholar urges Biden to end Trump’s trade war with China
SINGAPORE, April 26 (Xinhua) - The administration of US President Joe Biden should end the trade war with China initiated by former US President Donald Trump...
The budget prepares the ground for carbon tariffs
In Monday's budget, the federal Liberal government revealed that it plans to launch consultations soon on how Ottawa will enforce carbon tariffs.
The p...
These borrowers plan ‘debt strike’ to pressure Biden to cancel student debt
Armen Henderson said he did everything he was supposed to do.He got scholarships in college, still held multiple jobs to keep additional costs down, and then be...
Data shows black mortgage applicants more likely to be rejected
Homeownership has long been the American dream, but for many families, it is the key to financial stability. Owning a home means building the equity in a prope...
Some companies that could use the aid are not eligible for new PPP loans
The current paycheck protection program cycle is about a month and the Biden administration has been tweak the rules: For the next two ...
Rescuing Americans overwhelmed by student loan debt high on Biden’s agenda
Millions of Americans will benefit from an additional 30-day stay on federal student loan payments now that outgoing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has exte...
Tips on Managing Student Loan Payments During the Pandemic: NPR
Michel Martin of NPR speaks with Paco de Leon on how to handle student loan repayments during the pandemic.
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:...
President Biden simply made a giant human rights mistake
The irony and the timing are nearly too merciless.
I'm referring to the latest involvement of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman within the brutal an...
Kentucky bourbon exports to the EU fell 35% in 2020 on account of ongoing commerce conflict
Kentucky's bourbon exports had a big impact in 2020, largely because of the ongoing commerce conflict between the US and the European Union, in keeping ...
UN human rights perspective challenged by envious West
Picture taken on Feb. 22, 2021 in Brussels, Belgium, reveals a display screen displaying the forty sixth session of the United Nations Human Rights Council...
The UN ought to shield human rights, not human rights abusers
State Secretary Antony Blinken advert Wednesday that the USA will search membership of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in January 2022 as a p...
US Ought to Cease Blocking WTO COVID-19 Waiver to Spice Up Vaccines and Cures Across the World | Paperwork with out borders
MSF, Oxfam, Companions In Nicely being, Human Rights Watch, Public Citizen, MoveOn, Indivisible, Unions, Faith Groups, Residents Commerce Advertising Market...