William Reinsch quoted in Bloomberg on Trump’s ‘Buy American’ Rule
A directive requiring U.S. pipeline companies to use American steel and iron in their projects is testing President Donald Trump’s ability to keep his promises to two industries on opposing sides of the issue. -snip- The ultimate outcome is more likely to favor the steel industry, said William Reinsch, a fellow at the Stimson Center. […]
William Reinsch quoted in La Rampa di Napoli on NAFTA Renegotiation
John McCain, R-Arizona, had expressed opposition to a withdrawal from NAFTA. That sting was felt by those who saw the maquiladoras lined up along the border between the United States and Mexico. Meanwhile, those fortunate enough to get a job in these factories could begin to make their way up Mexico’s version of the economic […]
William Reinsch quoted in The Los Angeles Times on NAFTA
It seemed that the Trump administration was planning to end the North American Free Trade Agreement on Wednesday, after his aides sent word that they’d prepared such an executive order. By Thursday morning, the president himself reversed that message, tweeting that he’d talked to the leaders of Canada and Mexico and agreed to renegotiate the pact instead […]
William Reinsch quoted in Politico on Trump’s Agriculture Policy
Tomorrow marks 100 days in the White House for President Donald Trump, and it took 95 of them to get Sonny Perdue confirmed as Agriculture secretary. Perdue was announced as Trump’s pick on the eve of Inauguration Day, so for agriculture, the story of the first 100 days has really been about waiting for Trump’s […]
To Invest or Not to Invest
By William Reinsch Looking ahead at possible Congressional trade activity later this year, the list seems fairly short with one exception. The list is not short because of lack of things going on in the administration, but because it will take some months for them to come to fruition and, in any event, many of […]
Nate Olson quoted in The Los Angeles Times on U.S.-Canadian Trade Relations
The Trump administration is slapping hefty duties on billions of dollars of lumber imported from Canada, marking an escalation of trade tensions ahead of the president’s promised effort to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement. -snip- “I doubt it will be that helpful in teeing up broader NAFTA negotiations with the Canadians, but one thing […]
Can the Center Hold?
By William Reinsch This is not a new topic. It comes up in the commentariat every few years, but the recent health care debacle makes it timely once again — and, as always in this column, relevant to trade. The topic is how to run Congress — from the party or from the center. Running […]
Who Won the US-China Summit? Nobody.
By William Reinsch Well, the U.S.-China summit has come and gone without much more than a ripple in the news stream. True, it was overshadowed by the missiles launched against Syria and by Judge Gorsuch’s confirmation vote, but even without those crowding onto the news platform, it would have been hard to give it much […]