Trade

Feb 08 2024
Research Trade

Mexico Supplants China as America’s Top Source of Imports, But the “World’s Factory” is Opening New Back Doors

China has set up a game of “Whack-a-Mole” in the global market. For the first time in more than two decades, the United States imported more goods from Mexico than China, Census data revealed on...
Feb 07 2024
Research Trade

U.S. Goods Trade Deficit Dropped in 2023, But New Risks Emerge: AAM Statement

Washington, D.C. — The United States goods trade deficit dropped to $1,061.7 billion in 2023, a 10.3% decrease from 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Wednesday.  Alliance for American...
Feb 05 2024
Research Trade

Solar Panels Made with Forced Labor in China are Entering the U.S. Via India, Bloomberg Reports

Meanwhile, a bipartisan group of senators want the Biden administration to increase tariffs on solar imports.
Jan 29 2024
Research Trade

There’s Growing Bipartisan Opposition to Granting Vietnam Market Economy Trade Status

Considering that Vietnam fails all of the criteria for actually being a market economy, it seems like granting it that status would be an unforced error.
Jan 17 2024
Research Trade

SHEIN’s IPO May Be Thwarted by… China’s Government?

Already facing pushback from U.S. officials, the fast fashion e-commerce giant also needs to get permission from Beijing to go public in the United States.
Dec 14 2023
Research Trade

America Needs Trade Action to Balance an Unfair Global Market, USTR Tai Asserts

“The global economy that we’re living in right now is actually quite unfair,” Tai said. “It’s quite tilted. And so, I think that the tariffs are part of the U.S.-China bilateral...
Nov 09 2023
Research Trade

SHEIN Prepares for a $90 Billion IPO

The e-commerce brand founded on throwaway clothing culture and shadowy supply chains has been campaigning to legitimize its business for months.
Oct 30 2023
Research Trade

SHEIN is Trying to Whitewash Its Image by Partnering with Forever 21. Don’t Fall for It.

The online retail giant and the mall mainstay are tightening their bond just as SHEIN is looking toward an Initial Public Offering (IPO). That timing is not coincidental.
Oct 20 2023
Research Trade

Global Steel and Aluminum Overcapacity Necessitates a Coordinated U.S.-EU Response: AAM Statement

Washington, D.C. — The United States and the European Union (EU) announced Friday that they will continue to negotiate in the coming weeks a steel and aluminum arrangement that addresses unfair...
Oct 05 2023
Research Trade

AAM Statement: U.S. Goods Trade Deficit Falls to $83.9 Billion in August

Washington, D.C. — The United States goods trade deficit dropped to $83.9 billion in August, a 5.1% reduction from July, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Thursday. The goods trade deficit with China...