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Department of Commerce press room with officials preparing tariff maps and documents.

Fair Trade

Tariff Leverage: How Expanded Fair‑Trade Enforcement Rewires Trade Governance

A new set of executive orders uses emergency powers and established trade statutes to impose baseline and country‑specific tariffs as a lever for fair‑trade enforcement. Implementation combines IEEPA proclamations, Section…

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Shipping containers and cranes at a U.S. port during evening loading operations.

Trade Deficits

Reciprocity at the Border: How a Tariff Reset Aims to Shrink the Imbalance

October 2, 2025 James Foster 0 Comments

Reciprocity sits at the center of a new trade push that pairs an emergency tariff on most Canadian imports with a broader plan to match foreign barriers. The approach leans…

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Container ship unloading at a U.S. port during a 90‑day tariff pause.

Fair Trade

Tariffs on Pause, Pressure on: Inside the 90‑Day Trade Reboot

September 25, 2025 Tom Blake 0 Comments

The administration’s fair‑trade push couples a 90‑day tariff pause with stepped‑up negotiations on China, positioning the move as a path from penalty to parity. Treasury and USTR lead the talks,…

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