Trade
Former President Donald Trump has promised to make his 2017 tax cuts permanent and appoint Elon Musk to head a commission on assessing government bureaucracy if elected as president. Trump made the promises during a speech at the Economic Club of New York, where he spoke about his planned economic policy at length. President Trump […]
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is currently on a three-day diplomatic trip in China to foster cooperation and communication channels amongst the two nations. Republicans have criticized Sullivan’s visit, claiming it forms part of President Joe Biden’s disoriented China foreign policy strategy. According to the White House, Sullivan and CCP officials discussed cooperation on […]
Chinese retail company ‘Temu’ has come under scrutiny by US Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), who is alleging the former should be federally investigated for potentially unfair trade practices. Temu, owned by Chinese company PDD Holdings, is an online marketplace for cheap goods ranging from clothes to cutlery. Senator Scott sent a letter to President Joe […]
US coastal waters could be renamed after former President Donald Trump if an initiative by Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) is enacted. Representative Steube introduced legislation to rename the US Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) into the ‘Donald John Trump Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States.’ If Steube’s bill passes, any reference to the EEZ in […]
Chinese ‘fast-fashion’ brand SHEIN is again at loggerheads with US lawmakers following reports the former intends to list on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). SHEIN had previously attempted to enter the US stock market through an initial public offering (IPO). However, SHEIN halted the operation after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked the company […]
US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen is visiting China this week on a diplomatic trip to strengthen economic ties between both nations. Via press conference in Beijing, Secretary Yellen underscored President Joe Biden’s desire to expand existing bilateral American-Chinese economic partnerships and forge new ones. Yellen suggested a US separation from China would be […]
TALLAHASSEE, FL—It's time to "seas the opportunity" to keep Florida front and center on the international trade stage, according to maritime professionals at Seaports Day at the Capitol. With a four-year, $5 billion investment plan arriving to shore up public seaports, Florida has set their sights on increasing and maintaining cargo growth. "As long as […]
US Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fl) is asking President Joe Biden take action to prevent Chinese semiconductor firm ‘Brite’ from accessing US technology and capital markets. A report published last week exposed how Brite has been able to purchase US software and obtain financing from American investors. Brite services at least six Chinese military suppliers and […]
Washington, D.C.- Representative Maria Salazar (R-Fl) has filed legislation that would establish a free trade agreement with Ecuador. Representative Salazar’s initiative would bring Ecuador into the fold of countries within the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI). The CBI was created by the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA) and grants states in the Caribbean region duty-free […]
The Secretary of State for Business and Trade for the United Kingdom was in the United States on Wednesday, but not to meet with President Joe Biden. Secretary Kemi Badenoch met with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in Jacksonville to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.K. and Florida. The governor's office says this […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is not finished traveling. This time he will be flying around the globe leading an international trade mission to some of America's strongest allies. "Florida has the 15th largest economy in the world, and that is because our state has worked to create partnerships with other countries to create jobs and […]
Representatives Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Darren Soto (D-FL) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation looking to counter Mexico’s one-sided trade practices, especially when it relates to fruit and vegetable growers. Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced companion legislation in the upper chamber. “Illegal seasonal dumping and unfair Mexican trade practices are crippling Florida’s fruit […]
In a recent op-ed in the Washington Examiner, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has a message to the American people and the federal government: Don’t bend to Mexican intimidation tacts over trade, as the title is aptly named. After U.S. Trade Representative was warned by American trade groups that an investigation into unfair Mexican trade practices […]
During an exclusive sit down interview with The Floridian in his Washington, D.C. office, Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R) expressed the grave concern he has over the national security threat that China poses to American industries.
With a unanimous vote of 4-0, the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that Mexico’s continued tomato imports were being sold in the U.S. under fair market value, undercutting American farmers and threatening their livelihood.
The world sugar community is reeling after India decided to subsidize its sugar farmers with a cool $1million, dumping cheap product into the market and further depressing global sugar prices, not to mention hurting farmers in producing countries like Brazil, Guatemala, and Australia.
As the Asian markets crumble and Communist China's already devalued national currency plummets to an 11-year low because of the latest wave of tariff's the administration has levied on the Chinese, Beijing is not looking to end the trade war.
