U.S. trade officials on Monday said they will launch an investigation that could result in tariffs on solar panels imported from four Southeast Asian nations, a blow to clean energy project developers that rely on cheap imports to keep costs down. The Commerce Department’s decision regarding imports from Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia was a…
US to Consider Tariffs on Solar Panels Made in Southeast Asia
March 29, 2022
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China Broke Its Promise to Import an Extra $200 Billion From America
News Analysis On Jan.15, 2020, then-President Donald Trump announced a historic trade deal with Beijing that had two deadlines for increased imports, summing to $200 billion, from China. Both deadlines passed after the election of Joe Biden, yet his administration has done nothing concrete in response. President Biden’s trade representative told Congress in a new…
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Commentary Say it ain’t so Joe. Your decision on Feb. 4 to remove tariffs on bifacial solar panels imported from China is a death sentence for U.S. solar panel producers, and a giant step toward building American industry down instead of back as you claim you wish to do. Let’s go back in history a…
Japan, US Agree to Start Talks on Additional Steel, Aluminum Tariffs
November 15, 2021
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TOKYO—Japan and the United States have agreed to start discussions aimed at tackling additional U.S. tariffs on Japanese steel and aluminum imports during a bilateral meeting in Tokyo, Japan’s industry ministry said on Monday. The meeting was held between Japan’s Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, but a ministry official said…
US Will Open Talks With Japan on Import Steel, Aluminum Tariffs
WASHINGTON—The United States said on Friday it will open talks with Japan that could lead to an easing of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, a longstanding irritant in trade relations between the two allies. The U.S. Commerce Department and the United States Trade Representative’s Office said the talks were aimed at addressing “global steel…
US, EU Reach Deal to Settle Rift Over Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
The United States and European Union (EU) have reached a deal to settle the rift over tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the EU. National security adviser Jake Sullivan, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced the agreement Saturday. The Article 232 tariffs won’t be removed entirely but some quantity…
New US-China Trade Plan Leaves Industry Hungry for Specifics
October 5, 2021
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WASHINGTON—Having waited eight months for U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai’s promised “top-to-bottom” policy review of trade with China, some U.S. industries and experts were complaining about the plan’s lack of specifics on negotiations or timing. Unveiling her plan on Monday, Tai, President Joe Biden’s top trade official, pledged to hold talks with Chinese officials…
Biden’s New China Trade Plan Echoes Trump’s
Former President Donald Trump’s China tariffs will stay in place for now. And the U.S. trade representative says there could be even more ahead, if her upcoming talks with Beijing don’t go well. Within just two months, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration seized 1.8 million fentanyl-laced pills—most of them made in China. Beijing breaks its…
Customers Face £30-a-Month Price Hike When UK Energy Companies Go Bust
Consumers who are moved to a new energy firm after their supplier goes out of business stand to pay almost £30 ($41) a month more, Citizens Advice has found. The energy watchdog warns people will face “desperate choices” this winter after finding that customers of the five largest failed suppliers are set to pay £6.70…
Tariffs, Seizures Expose US Solar Industry’s Vulnerability to Imports
September 28, 2021
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Cheap imports have fueled the U.S. solar industry’s dramatic growth for years. Now, mounting trade and transport issues are exposing that dependence to slowing shipments and putting big projects at risk, according to industry representatives. Tighter availability of foreign panels could hurt the booming industry and set back President Joe Biden’s effort to decarbonize the…
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