With the 2020 elections coming up, Trump is under pressure to deliver to his constituents in key swing states; these are the voters who ensured he became President. U.S. President Donald Trump as well as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe… Read More ›
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Trump threatens to tax French wine in response to France’s digital tax
Fighting wars on two fronts is a very risky proposal. As a response to a French proposal to tax big U.S. tech companies, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to levy a tax against French wine. On this note it would… Read More ›
U.S.-UK trade deal in the offing
Boris Johnson’s no-deal Brexit stance is pretty obvious to observers. His confidence that the British economy will survive a cliffhanger Brexit probably stems from his hope of clinching a free trade deal with the U.S. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson… Read More ›
U.S. does not want to do business with Huawei on national security grounds: Trump
As a gesture of good faith, the U.S. is slated to extend a “temporary general license” for Huawei for a period of 90 days. Despite the fact that the Trump Administration has extended a grace period for U.S. business to… Read More ›
China to lift import tariffs on limited agricultural products
On August 6, 2019, China had stated it would stop importing U.S. agricultural products. It now plans on lifting import restrictions on a limited number of items. On Wednesday, China’s Ministry of Commerce stated, it plans on removing import tariffs… Read More ›
Britain looking to seal trade deal with the United States after Brexit
A trade deal with the United States, located in another continents, is likely to be more expensive than one with its neighbor across the pool. On Wednesday, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab praised U.S. President Donald Trump and mentioned that… Read More ›
U.S. to impose 10% additional tariffs on $300 billion Chinese goods
The move underscores Trump’s intent to not incentives Chinese strategy of tiring opponents through unproductive never ending negotiations. U.S. President Donald Trump made it lucidly clear to Chinese President Xi Jinping that the United States will not backdown from China’s… Read More ›
Trump target China’s ‘developing nation’ at the WTO
How can China be a developing nation when its GDP is the second largest in the world ? In a development that will have major repercussions on the Chinese economy, U.S. President Donald Trump has pressed the World Trade Organization… Read More ›
Bipartisan bill introduced in U.S. Congress targeting Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
The bipartisan legislation essentially boils down to Senator Tom Cotton’s notion that “American companies shouldn’t be in the business of selling our enemies the tools they’ll use to spy on Americans”. In a significant development, members of the U.S. Senate… Read More ›
Lockheed Martin’s Coatesville Sikorsky helicopter plant to remain open at Trump’s request
Lockheed Martin’s 465 employees at the plant will continue to have jobs. The lack of a specific plans however clouds their long term job prospects at the plant. Following U.S. President Donald Trump requesting Lockheed Martin Corp’s CEO to keep… Read More ›