As Connecting the Dots reported previously, using his Section 232 trade powers, President Donald Trump recently issued a proclamation imposing duties on imports of certain derivatives of steel and aluminum products. Those new penalties were […] Read More
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with U.S. lawmakers last week and, according to the National Post, assured them that the Canadian Parliament soon will approve the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Indeed, the Post seemed to […] Read More
On February 11, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a 174 page report outlining the U.S. government’s criticisms of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) dispute settlement system. The report alleged that the […] Read More
On February 12, U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Darren Soto (D-Fla.) introduced H.R. 5857, legislation that would impose a nationwide ban on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. The measure is companion legislation to, S. 3247, […] Read More
According to the Federal Reserve, industrial production declined 0.3 percent in January due to “unseasonably warm weather” that “held down the output of utilities” and to the fact that “a major manufacturer significantly slowed […] Read More