On January 23, 2018, President Donald Trump approved two decisions imposing tariffs and quotas on solar cells and washers. These tariffs may adversely affect U.S. consumers through increased import prices and are likely to spark retaliatory polices by many of the U.S. trading partners in Asia. This began when the current administration approved safeguard measures, pursuant…
President Trump announced a Section 232 investigation into imports of foreign steel that may be adversely affecting United States core interests. The results of this investigation could lead to increased trade restrictions on certain steel and aluminum goods that are harming U.S. national security and economic interests. Since 1980, the Department of Commerce conducted fourteen Section 232 investigations. Countries investigated include, but are not limited to, China, Russia, Brazil, Turkey, and Germany. – Cherie Walterman
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