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@robin_j_brooks Thanks. Always like your commentary, and WITS is valuable, but these data sources are tricky. No one stop data shop…

@AmSantacreu @robin_j_brooks No, South Korea, Mexico, Canada, and Singapore levy NO tariffs on US goods exports across more than 99% of tariff lines thanks to our free-trade agreements. This graph appears to indicate what US exporters would face without those agreements (MFN duties).

RT @ericadyork: It’s easier to say the trade deficit is bad and we need tariffs (intuitive, but wrong) than to explain the trade deficit re…

It's terrific news that Mexico has taken steps to comply with its USMCA obligations relating to GE corn. Our trade agreements foster growth and opportunity, but it all starts with keeping our word as written into these pacts.

Impact of tariff threats on manufacturers: “We have had to suspend every capex project we have for the next 24 months until we better understand the trade situation,” said one executive.

RT @SenBillCassidy: PEPFAR is the epitome of soft power. It is a Republican initiative, it is pro-life, pro-America and the most popular U.…

RT @FarmBureau: Farm Bureau Encouraged by Mexico Tariff Delay 📰

Statement: @USChamber Welcomes Pause, Calls for Permanent End to Tariff Threats

A pleasure to host Mexico's Deputy Secretary of the Economy for International Trade Luis Rosendo Gutiérrez - especially today. American business greatly values our mutually beneficially trade ties with Mexico, and we look forward to strengthening them further in the months ahead.

If you're wondering about how tariffs affect a country's trade balance, it's a good moment to revisit "Inconvenient Truths About the US Trade Deficit" by Martin Feldstein, who chaired President Reagan’s Council of Economic Advisers

RT @JoshKraushaar: Car Prices Face $3,000 Increase as Trump Tariffs Hit Auto Sector - Bloomberg

RT @FarmBureau: AFBF: New Tariffs Will Impact America’s Farmers 📰

America’s energy trade relationship with Mexico and especially Canada brings huge mutual benefits. Tariffs don’t just mean higher prices in the weeks ahead: They incentivize new trade patterns that would leave us all poorer in the years to come.

RT @WSJopinion: Trump will impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for no good reason. If a North American trade war persists, it will qual…

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“At risk are the jobs of the more than 560,000 Americans employed by international brand dealers in the United States, their $48 billion payroll, and the $71 billion they sell annually in parts and services. Twenty-five percent tariffs will also hit consumers where it hurts…”

RT @joebrusuelas: Trump Trade Conflict: When I think of the U.S. & Canada I think of one economy separated by two currencies. The U.S. impo…