Time To Push Your Head Back On: International traders know just what it feels like to be a Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robot. Last month was just one punch after another. First they had to add 10% to China. Then 25% on steel and aluminum, including derivatives. Now 25% on everything from Canada and Mexico. Plus another 10% on China. […]

March Madness: It used to be a basketball tournament. Maybe they still play. Bet you were busy last month too. But for sure it describes March U.S. tariff changes, and the effort international traders are putting in to try and keep this thing afloat. A Rose Garden ceremony is planned today to unveil the reciprocal tariffs that have been the […]

May Day: Economic data released yesterday by the U.S. Department of Commerce confirmed that the U.S. economy contracted in the first three months of 2025. It usually takes two quarters of contraction in a row before economists consider the trend a recession. The Trump administration reported that it was discussing a reduction in tariffs with China, much to the relief […]

No Cake And Ice Cream Yet: It was another month of dynamic trade developments for the foreign-trade zone community. While there is cause for optimism that trade terms will stabilize soon, too much remains unsettled to do any celebrating just yet. Negotiations with China resulted in a temporary pause in the sky-high rates FTZs had been paying on their imports. […]

Careful What You Wish For: You can add possible U.S. involvement in the war in the Middle East to the list of factors that drove economic uncertainty in June. With more reciprocal tariffs scheduled to implement soon, even the Federal Reserve said that they could not accurately predict the economic outcome of all the factors in play. Thus the central […]

Careful What You Wish For: You can add possible U.S. involvement in the war in the Middle East to the list of factors that drove economic uncertainty in June. With more reciprocal tariffs scheduled to implement soon, even the Federal Reserve said that they could not accurately predict the economic outcome of all the factors in play. Thus the central […]

No Cake And Ice Cream Yet: It was another month of dynamic trade developments for the foreign-trade zone community. While there is cause for optimism that trade terms will stabilize soon, too much remains unsettled to do any celebrating just yet. Negotiations with China resulted in a temporary pause in the sky-high rates FTZs had been paying on their imports. […]

No Cake And Ice Cream Yet: It was another month of dynamic trade developments for the foreign-trade zone community. While there is cause for optimism that trade terms will stabilize soon, too much remains unsettled to do any celebrating just yet. Negotiations with China resulted in a temporary pause in the sky-high rates FTZs had been paying on their imports. […]

No Cake And Ice Cream Yet: It was another month of dynamic trade developments for the foreign-trade zone community. While there is cause for optimism that trade terms will stabilize soon, too much remains unsettled to do any celebrating just yet. Negotiations with China resulted in a temporary pause in the sky-high rates FTZs had been paying on their imports. […]