Spanish exports grew by 14% during Trump's first term

Spanish exports grew by 14% during Trump's first term

The Corner Elisa Carbonell, CEO of ICEX | The global geopolitical situation has been complex for several years now: with the Covid-19 pandemic, global supply chains were put to the test, and since then, various events of different natures have occurred that are having implications for international trade. Despite this, Spanish merchandise exports have performed well in recent years: Spanish companies have been able to maintain and even increase …

The customers we have in the United States may have taken advantage that the measures that the Administration intends to put in place are not yet in force.

The origin of the conflict: old tariffs, new consequences The trade dispute dates back to 2018, when the Trump administration imposed fines on European steel and aluminium products.The EU reacted with counter-tariffs to various US goods – including motorcycles. Harley-Davidson in particular was targeted: the original import duty of 6 percent was raised by 25 percentage points to 31 percent. An even more drastic increase to 56 percent could just …

The freight, services and capital gateway between the U.S. and Europe is beginning to crack. Trump’s government’s political decisions sharpened the economic decoupling and generated asymmetries in its markets as the 25th anniversary of the dot.com crisis turned. The world order is under review. As always, a major productive revolution emerges, which takes the name of the greatest innovative challenge ever posed, Artificial Intelligence (IA), the…