US Trade Policy Unlikely to Shift Despite Midterm Defeat

US trade policy unlikely to shift despite midterm defeat

“Trump will reject any attempt to limit the use of his favorite tool,” an Atlantic Council scholar argued.

Record surplus unlikely to alter US-Vietnam trade ties after midterms

The Donald Trump administration imposed a 12.5% tariff on Vietnamese goods in July over alleged failures to block forced-labour imports, partly replacing a 20% duty struck down by the Supreme Court.

Trade war woes likely to continue despite blue tsunami in U.S. midterms, observers say

The U.S. midterm results likely won’t have an immediate effect on the trade war, despite the Democrats seizing control of Congress, as U.S. President Donald Trump retains executive power, warn one expert and one Senator.