In a draft letter to the Senate and House of Representatives, the Trump administration appeared closer to formally announcing and notifying Congress of its intent to begin renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The draft notes that the “persistent U.S. deficit in goods trade with Canada and Mexico demands that this administration take
Tariffs/Trade Policy
Executive Order Calls for Omnibus Report on Significant Trade Deficits
President Trump signed an executive order on March 31 requiring that the secretary of Commerce prepare and submit a report that examines the causes of trade deficits within 90 days (i.e., by June 29, 2017). The analysis will focus on the major causes of trade deficits, including, as applicable, differential tariffs, non-tariff barriers, injurious dumping,…