Why isn’t the world retaliating against U.S. tariffs?
“One important reason why most of them have not retaliated is that they persist in trying to preserve the global benefits, hard-won through the decades, of the rule-based multilateral system overseen by the WTO and so prefer not to take unilateral actions outside that system.”
[The Hill]
An emboldened India holds out for better terms in U.S. trade talks
“There was no consensus because Washington did not offer assurances on New Delhi's key demands: a tariff advantage over competitors such as China and no new U.S. levies after the deal, said an Indian government official aware of the talks.”
[Reuters]
After a year of tariffs, automakers are still resistant to moving production to the U.S.
“Most automakers would rather pay tariffs than spend billions to build new facilities – and the product lines that are coming to the US are moving into existing factories.”
[CNN]
Vietnam concludes free trade agreement negotiations with EFTA
“The agreement covers a wide range of areas, including trade in goods and services, rules of origin, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, investment, intellectual property, trade remedies, government procurement, trade and sustainable development, small- and medium-sized enterprises, as well as cooperation and capacity building.”
[Tuoitre News]
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