Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the Trump administration has “very durable tools” to keep its tariff-driven trade strategy intact after the Supreme Court struck down most of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, insisting the White House is now focused on “continuity” as it shifts to other legal authorities and investigations. In an interview to a top US media portal on Sunday, Greer said the Trump administration had prepared “backup plans” in case the …
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Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said that the Trump administration will continue to execute the President’s trade agenda despite the Supreme Court’s ruling limiting the use of emergency tariff powers, stressing that alternative legal tools are already being deployed.Speaking to Fox News, Greer said the administration’s approach remains intact even if the statutory pathway shifts.“Simultaneously, the office of the US Trade Representative will initiate a nu…
Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) The United States and Bangladesh signed a legally binding agreement on reciprocal trade, setting tariff schedules and broad commitments on market access, labor standards, and digital trade, US officials said.US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer signed the pact with Bangladesh’s adviser for commerce, textiles and jute, and civil aviation and tourism, Sheikh Bashir Uddin, at a ceremony in Washington, according to a statement from the USTR’s office.“Under President…
Seoul, Feb 9 (IANS) South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Monday that US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told him the United States will revert reciprocal tariffs to the pre-agreement level of 25 per cent if Seoul makes no progress on addressing non-tariff barriers. Cho shared details with lawmakers of his meeting with Greer in Washington last week, as Seoul seeks to keep the trade deal with the ally intact following US President Donald Trump’s warning of raising the tariff rate from …
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s trade dealmaking is opening India’s vast market to American products by lowering tariffs on US industrial and agricultural goods, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said.Greer spoke on Friday after the White House issued a joint statement announcing a framework for an Interim Agreement between the United States and India on reciprocal and mutually beneficial trade.“President Trump’s dealmaking is unlocking one of the largest econom…
Washington, Feb 4 (IANS) The White House hailed a new trade agreement with India, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi has committed to ending purchases of Russian oil, buying energy from the United States, and investing $500 billion across key American sectors.White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the agreement announced by President Donald Trump a day earlier would bring direct benefits to the US economy and American consumers.“India committed to not only no longer purchasing Russ…
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) A day after India and the European Union concluded what is being billed as the mother of all trade deals, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the landmark Free Trade Agreement positions India strongly amid shifting global trade dynamics driven by the United States’ new economic approach.Asked for his impression of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement in a Fox Business interview, Greer placed the deal in the context of President Donald Trump’s push to prioritize…
Seoul, Jan 24 (IANS) Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo said on Saturday he has stressed to US trade officials that Seoul’s investigation into e-commerce giant Coupang over a major data breach should be treated separately from broader trade issues between the two countries.Yeo made the remarks regarding Coupang to reporters at Incheon International Airport after returning to South Korea following his participation in the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, reports Yonhap news agency.Coupang, a U…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday met US Senator Steve Daines and US Envoy to India, Sergio Gor, saying they had productive exchange of views on the bilateral relationship.The meeting comes at a time when New Delhi and Washington are engaged in advanced stages of their much-anticipated trade deal.“Delighted to again meet my good friends US Senator @SteveDaines and the US Ambassador to India @SergioGor. Had a productive exchange of views on our bilat…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The first tranche of the India-US trade deal, which is expected to result in lowering of the tariff hike imposed by the US administration on Indian exports, is close to being finalised, though no timeline can be committed, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Thursday.There was a virtual meeting between India’s commerce minister Piyush Goyal and the US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer in the last week of December and negotiating teams on both sides are in …