Sentences with phrase «of trade retaliation»

Now, the tariffs alone are likely to hurt the economy, but a strong majority of Fed officials said that the possibility of trade retaliation and general uncertainty over the policy could wind up being damaging.

Not exact matches

Exports from Canada to the U.S. could be subjected to a maximum tariff of 3.5 per cent under the World Trade Organization's «most favoured nation» provision, to which Canada would almost certainly respond with its own tariffs on imports from the U.S. «For Canada, under WTO rules, we'd have to put up barriers with the U.S., and the retaliation would be one of the biggest sources of negative impact for us,» says Dan Ciuriak, a former deputy chief economist with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

Trump's embrace of trade barriers this year has sparked fears of tit - for - tat retaliation that could undermine consumer confidence and stymie the strongest global economic expansion in years.

Investors shouldn't worry over the latest round of trade policy retaliation between the U.S. and China, according to Goldman Sachs.

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- President Donald Trump will announce tariffs on Chinese imports on Thursday, a White House official said, in a move aimed at curbing theft of U.S. technology and likely to trigger retaliation from Beijing and stoke fears of a global trade war.

Cramer pointed to the escalating trade dilemma with China as one of his chief concerns, particularly if retaliation is paired with another errant tweet from President Donald Trump.

This policy brief updates The Trade Partnership's March 5 policy brief to examine the potential net impacts on U.S. jobs across all industries of retaliation threatened by U.S. trading partners in response to the imposition of U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs.

There also were fears of retaliation by other nations against EU carriers and larger trade wars.

The tariff proposal has stoked fears of a trade war and chatter of retaliation from Europe, Canada, and others.

In a separate trade battle with China, the United States has threatened to impose tariffs on $ 150 billion of Chinese goods in retaliation for what it argues are Beijing's unfair trade practices and its requirement that U.S. companies turn over technology in exchange for access to its market.

Unlike other provisions of the official agreement, the currency provision is not enforceable through panels that typically settle disputes, or through officially sanctioned retaliation, the usual method for policing trade deals.

These new tariffs would directly harm American manufacturers, provoke widespread retaliation from our trading partners, and leave virtually untouched the true problem of Chinese steel and aluminum overcapacity.»

The extension reflects concerns by the Trump administration of a swift retaliation on American products by European Union nations, and will also give the Trump administration more breathing room to work on a separate trade battle with China.

The move came in retaliation to the Trump administration's decision to implement tariffs on aluminum and steel tariffs and stirred fears of a potential trade war.

These tariffs have already prompted threats of retaliation from America's leading trade partners; European Union President Jean - Claude Juncker has discussed putting tariffs on blue jeans, bourbon, and Harley - Davidson motorcycles — three iconic American exports.

The White House said it was taking action in retaliation for China's use of pressure and intimidation to obtain American technology and trade secrets.

First, China could export more capital to developed countries, in which case the decision would have no immediate impact on China's overall balance of payments, but it would run the risk of angering its trade partners and inviting retaliation.

Alberta's premier threatened trade retaliation against British Columbia for standing in the way of the pipeline, Canadian premier Justin Trudeau hinted that he could complete the project with taxpayer money, and BC's premier dug in his heels, recommitting his government to defending the coast from the risk of an oil spill.

We can take issue with the style of this administration in confronting China (a more astute strategy would not begin by alienating key allies), and we can worry that it has not thought carefully about how to deal with the inevitable Chinese retaliation or how to construct a path for China and the United States to come to a new accord on trade.

Officially they were in retaliation for intellectual property theft, but as Trump announced the tariffs he tied them to the trade deficit, which he called «out of control.»

The director general of the WTO said the trade retaliation is the last thing the world economy needs right now.

Trump's plan for a 25 % tariff on imported steel and 10 % on foreign aluminum raised fears of retaliation that could devolve into a trade war.

She suggested shipments of oil from Alberta and B.C. natural gas traversing Alberta could be on the chopping block, and had no firm answer about what Horgan's NDP government would have to do to provoke such a last - resort retaliation, a nasty flash of trade warring that could send Lower Mainland gasoline prices skyward.

S&P 500 closes under the 200DMA Monday then claws way back on Tuesday, DJIA touches 200 DMA and then has a bounce, NASDAQ in no - man's land... Trade war is the factor spooking markets — China imposes tariffs on hundreds of U.S. products in retaliation

They describe the European Union's potential response of immediate retaliation and the imposition of its own emergency tariffs on imported steel and aluminum products due to trade deflection.

It assumes they are WTO - inconsistent for the purpose of establishing one aspect of the potential costs — in the form of authorizable trading partner retaliation against US exports — of such tariffs.

The compensation — or retaliation — limit has historically been set at the value of an exporting country's lost trade.

You can either trade blow for blow, with each insult and injury getting worse and worse, or you can be the one to break the cycle of retaliation and stop the downward spiral into hate and hurt.

One of the long - lasting lessons of the Great Depression is that raising trade barriers to save jobs easily cascades into a cycle of retaliation, which in the end decreases trade, income and jobs.

The timing of the retaliation on American wine, one of the 128 products that will see tariffs increase by either 15 % or 25 %, according to Koch, will set back the hard work by American wine producers for years when its main competitors including Australia and Chile are enjoying reduced tariffs thanks to Free Trade Agreements.

Starling shares industry concerns over possible Chinese trade retaliation and understands the levity of a pending White House decision on the Renewable Fuel Standard.

The park's forests are under pressure from the charcoal trade, and in 2007 the local charcoal mafia assassinated seven of the park's gorillas in retaliation for a crackdown on illegal logging.

The news dives deep into the recent release of the PlayStation 3 Slim model, Best Buy's plan to stop the trade - ins, Amazon's sell - out, and the retaliation of Microsoft.

- Seize the Seas: Hiring privateers can damage enemy shipments and cripple their trade, but risks retaliation in the form of open warfare if you are caught.

During his 21 - year legal career, Mr. Goldberg has litigated hundreds of cases in federal and state courts throughout the United States involving claims of retaliation, discrimination, wrongful termination, fraud, defamation, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract, as well as commercial contract disputes, civil RICO, ERISA, trade secrets and restrictive covenants, corporate governance disputes, minority shareholder disputes, partnership disputes, Madoff counseling and defense, advancement and indemnification proceedings, whistleblower actions (SOX and CEPA), executive compensation counseling, litigation, and arbitration, international litigation and arbitration, antitrust litigation and arbitration, products liability litigation, environmental and toxic tort litigation, and securities fraud.

She represents employers in litigation involving claims of employment discrimination, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, retaliation, wage and hour violations, unfair competition, defamation and misappropriation of trade secrets.

On the employment side, Fox represents clients in trade secret theft, executive departures, wage and hour compliance and collective actions, corporate downsizing, leaves of absence, harassment investigations and compliance with federal and state anti-discrimination and retaliation statues.

The firm has tried and / or arbitrated cases involving claims for wrongful termination, age discrimination, sex discrimination, disability discrimination, national origin discrimination, racial discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, religious discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour violations, ERISA violations, sexual harassment, breach of contract, trade secret theft, defamation, violation of family leave laws, whistleblower (including Sarbanes - Oxley Act and Dodd - Frank Act) and many other claims.

Ms. Grant represents employers in a wide variety of labor and employment matters, including wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, breach of contract, fraud, wage and hour, public policy violations, defamation, invasion of privacy, and trade secret / unfair competition.

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In general, authority is mixed over whether Sarbanes - Oxley shields from retaliation employees working outside of the country for companies that are publicly traded in the US.

He litigates a wide range of single - and multi-plaintiff discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wage and hour, breach of contract, restrictive covenant, and trade...

Michael represents employers and a broad range of companies and organizations in various business disputes, including trade secret cases; non-compete issues; discrimination, harassment and retaliation; the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA); the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN); and other federal and state statutes, as well as claims based on breach of contract.

She handles a wide range of matters, including those involving claims of discrimination and harassment based on race, national origin, age, sex, disability, and sexual orientation; wage and hour violations; independent contractor misclassification; wrongful termination in violation of public policy; whistleblower and other retaliation claims; breach of contract; unfair competition; defamation; and misappropriation of trade secrets.

«Given that a substantial amount of iPhone and other electronics manufacturing is done in China, we do not see this as a particular area of retaliation from a trade context,» he wrote.