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Brendan Lynch had been serving as acting AUSTR since last March.

Thu, 5:10 PM

Yeo Han-koo, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and a former Korean trade minister, on the proposed sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel.

Thu, 4:52 PM

Our weekly survey of who’s saying what.

Thu, 11:22 AM

The agency said it expects the Africa Trade Desk to facilitate “at least $300 million in export sales” between the U.S. and Africa over the next 18 months.

Wed, 6:21 PM

“This round of negotiations will primarily cover three of the topics under the STIP: (1) agriculture, (2) workers’ rights, and (3) environment.”

Wed, 4:22 PM
By Hannah Monicken

China is challenging five tax credits established or modified by the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act at the World Trade Organization, including four related to renewable energy production in addition to the electric vehicle credit, according to Beijing’s official request for consultations, which argues the measures violate several WTO rules.

By Hannah Monicken

Emerging economies and developing countries must take on more leadership at the World Trade Organization, the WTO director-general said on Thursday, arguing that the “dynamics” have shifted – and successful reform will require that members beyond the U.S. take up this mantle.

By Hannah Monicken

House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) on Wednesday asked five civil society groups to preserve communications with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative related to the agency’s decision to rethink its digital trade stance.

By Oliver Ward

The United Kingdom hopes this year to strike a mutual recognition agreement with the U.S. that covers engineering qualifications and is exploring other professional services that could present opportunities for similar accords, a UK Department for Business and Trade official told Inside U.S. Trade this week.

By Dan Dupont

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has directed her department’s Supply Chain Center to “quickly assess” how the loss of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore might affect supply chains.

By Jason Asenso

Former President Trump’s proposed across-the-board 10 percent tariff on all imports would cost the typical U.S. household roughly $1,500 per year, according to a new analysis from the Center for American Progress.

  • The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act is a “groundbreaking tool” to address the climate crisis and strengthen supply chains, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Tuesday, responding to China’s plan to pursue a World Trade Organization dispute against Washington over IRA tax credits for electric vehicles.

  • A World Trade Organization dispute panel ruling has partially sided with China in a dispute brought by Beijing against Australian antidumping and countervailing measures on three products from China, a dispute that came in the midst of what U.S. officials at the time called Chinese “economic coercion” against Canberra.