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Chad P. Bown

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Reginald Jones Senior Fellow @PIIE and @Trade__Talks. Former State Department, White House, WTO, World Bank. I think about trade and policy. Probably too much.

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can confirm. US average tariff on China of 134.7 percent is still a "really, really high tariff" Source: piie.com/research/piie-…

can confirm. US average tariff on China of 134.7 percent is still a "really, really high tariff"

Source: piie.com/research/piie-…
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TARIFF CHART UPDATE (Apr 11 edition): - Chinese average tariffs on imports from US are now 147.6% (Jan 20, 2025: 21.2%) (China announced 125% matching tariffs overnight)

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On this Friday night, after one of THE ALL TIME CRAZIEST weeks and fallouts from economic policy experimenting, what a treat to talk about all the TRADE and all the TARIFFS with the amazing Cardiff Garcia on one of my favorite podcasts, The New Bazaar

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Trump reportedly has now decided to also exclude smartphones from the steep tariffs he first announced April 2. (Details on implementation TBD) by Aime Williams et al ft.com/content/3eb48a…

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In historical terms, today’s exemptions do mirror Trump’s exceptions for smartphones and consumer electronics during the Trump 1.0 tariff barrage of 2018-19…

In historical terms, today’s exemptions do mirror Trump’s exceptions for smartphones and consumer electronics during the Trump 1.0 tariff barrage of 2018-19…
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In 2021, Chad P. Bown joined us on #VoxDevTalks to discuss the aftermath of the first US-China trade war. Listen to the full episode here: voxdev.org/topic/trade/ma…

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The Presidential Memorandum exempting smartphones — errr, things that have semiconductors in them — from some of Trump’s tariffs is now available whitehouse.gov/presidential-a…

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Focus, for a moment, on all of the goods that remain hit by Trump's massive new tariff barrage. Excellent explainer and data viz from Nassos Stylianou et al

Focus, for a moment, on all of the goods that remain hit by Trump's massive new tariff barrage.

Excellent explainer and data viz from <a href="/nassos_/">Nassos Stylianou</a> et al
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Ford stops exporting pickup trucks, SUVs and sports cars to China because of retaliatory tariffs, the latest effect on the auto sector from the Trump’s escalating trade war. by ⁦Mike Colias⁩ wsj.com/business/autos…

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UK and US are reportedly close to a limited trade pact that cushions the impact of Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs by granting lower-tariff quotas for British car and steel exports, according to officials in London and Washington. by Aime Williams et al ft.com/content/ca3837…

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MY LATEST: Fear that a foreign export restriction will imperil economic security has driven part of the recent tariffs. How even modest cooperation over trade/industrial policy now requires like-minded countries also commit not to use export restrictions. piie.com/publications/w…

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NEW EXPORT CONTROLS? US reportedly orders EDA companies to stop selling semiconductor design software to China. by ⁦Demetri⁩ et al ft.com/content/2c0db7…

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U.S. Court of International Trade said the president had overstepped his authority under the federal emergency powers law he invoked. by tony romm & Ana Swanson nytimes.com/2025/05/28/bus…

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Donald Trump said on Friday that he is doubling his steel tariff on steel to 50 percent, from 25 percent currently, to prevent billions of dollars worth of foreign steel from continuing to enter the United States. by Doug Palmer politico.com/news/2025/05/3…