Washington, March 13 (IANS) The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) has opened investigations into 60 economies, including South Korea, China and Japan, to determine whether their governments have taken sufficient steps to ban the importation of goods produced with forced labour.The office said the investigations were initiated under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration pushes to roll out new tariffs to replace the country-specific emergency…
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Seoul, Feb 27 (IANS) South Korea’s decision to allow global tech giant Google to transfer government-supplied domestic high-precision map data overseas seems to be tied to Seoul’s efforts to address US concerns over non-tariff barriers, industry observers said on Friday.Earlier in the day, the government approved Google’s request to transfer 1:5,000-scale high-precision map data to its overseas facilities, contingent on supplementary measures to address security concerns, reports Yonhap news age…
Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has sought to shift the spotlight away from whether the Trump administration will refund nearly $134 billion collected under now-invalidated emergency tariffs, saying that the Supreme Court’s decision was “very narrow” and that the White House is moving quickly to new tariff authorities that keep 2026 revenue projections “unchanged”. In an interview with the CNN on Sunday, Bessent rejected the premise that refunds are the central issu…
Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has sought to calm global nerves after the Supreme Court struck down a key plank of President Donald Trump’s tariff regime, telling allies and trading partners that existing agreements remain safe and that Washington’s trade policy “hasn’t changed” despite a shift in legal tools. In an interview to a top US television channel on Sunday, Greer signalled that while the Trump administration is pivoting from emergency powers to other…
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 …
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) After the US Supreme Court struck down reciprocal tariffs imposed by the Donald Trump administration, the White House has released a Fact Sheet, explaining that Trump has now invoked his authority under “Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974”, which empowers the President to address certain “fundamental international payment problems” through surcharges and other special import restrictions.The Proclamation imposes, for a period of 150 days, a 10 per cent “ad va…
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, Jan 30 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on declared a national emergency over what he described as an “unusual and extraordinary threat” posed by the Government of Cuba, ordering the creation of a new tariff system that could penalise countries supplying oil to the island.In an executive order signed at the White House, Trump said the policies, practices, and actions of the Cuban government threaten the national security and foreign policy of the United States and warrant emergen…
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…
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) Indian and US officials are pushing to resolve the last few hurdles in a proposed bilateral trade agreement, with both sides close on substance but still divided on several sensitive tariff and sequencing issues, with both sides aiming for a durable deal that restores predictability and stability to bilateral trade.Negotiations over the last few weeks have narrowed to a small set of unresolved items, those familiar with the talk said. Technical teams are continuing disc…