Quote-Unquote: USTR Will ‘Double Down’ in Pursuit of ‘Economic Competitiveness’

Quote-unquote: USTR will ‘double down’ in pursuit of ‘economic competitiveness’

What they’re saying. USTR’s annual assessment: A global system ‘stacked against the United States.’ “What is happening to the United States with respect to international trade is not about comparative advantage at all…. But for trade policy, the reason [for import dependence] is starkly apparent: a lack of effective reciprocity in our global trading system. After decades of advocating for aggressive market liberalization, the U.S. market is fa…

Trump 'doubling down' on trade policy

The U.S. Trade Representative's office published its annual trade policy agenda.

USTR submits 2026 Trade Policy Agenda

Agenda focuses on securing trade deals and critical supply chains, reviewing USMCA and building trade reciprocity with China.

USTR’s Trade Policy Agenda to ‘Double Down’ on America First

The Trump administration is slated to continue pushing its trade policy with an eye toward further driving down the pervasive trade imbalances that it used to justify its wide-ranging tariff strategy.