ON DECKSCOTUS holds IEEPA doesn’t authorize tariffs, and I’m leaving the rest for laterU.S., Indonesia announce Agreement on Reciprocal TradeCarney names new Chief Trade Negotiator to the U.S.; Taiwan…
Feb 20, 2026
ON DECKTrump will put tariffs on countries selling oil to CubaTrump threatens 100% tariff on Canada over China deal, 50% tariff on aircraft over lack of Gulfstream certificationU.S., Mexico set stage …
Feb 02, 2026
ON DECK:Happy new year! Cranking out an update early on the off chance I need to fire up the special edition machine because of SCOTUS.Lumber 232 tariff hike postponed a year; China 301 chip tariffs k…
Jan 09, 2026
ON DECK:Trump mum on meetings with Sheinbaum, Carney but threatens 5% tariff on Mexico over waterWhite House greenlights H200s to China, while Mexico ups tariffs on China (and others)U.S. officials ra…
Dec 15, 2025
ON DECK:Trump Administration cuts Brazil IEEPA tariffs on food, implements South Korea tariff levelsTrump and Xi hold a call as USTR postpones exclusion expiration, the last item on the U.S. side of t…
Dec 15, 2025
ON DECK:Administration details ag tariff reliefGreer, Lutnick heading to EU next weekChina picks up soy purchases as officials telling folks they may push off 232 chips tariffs to avoid upsetting Chin…
Nov 20, 2025
ON DECK:More implementation of the U.S.-China deal, but still some confusion on rare earthsU.S., South Korea release joint fact sheet detailing dealU.S. announces framework deals with Argentina, Ecuad…
Nov 17, 2025
ON DECK:U.S., China agree to one-year truce on a lot of stuffMalaysian Trade Minister defends dealU.S., Japan detail investment fund as Trump and Takaichi hit it offU.S., South Korea pull deal back fr…
Nov 03, 2025
ON DECK:Clearing the decks because a lot happened over the weekend. TBD if more deck-clearing will be needed until Friday.U.S., China work on landing zones to present to Trump, XiU.S. releases agreeme…
Oct 27, 2025
ON DECK:China vastly expands rare earth export controls, Trump threatens to expand tariffs and cancel Xi meetingCarney visits White HouseU.S. sends EU new list of demands as EU proposes steel tariff i…
Oct 13, 2025