tariffs
US-China Talks Draw a Blank, Bringing Fresh Tariffs Into View
The U.S. and China returned to the negotiating table this week after more than two months, but with no…
Tariff Threat Pushes Retailers Toward High Margin Goods
The ongoing trade war has retailers revising their sourcing strategies in favor of goods that can be sold at…
Walmart Asks Certain Suppliers to Look Beyond China for Sourcing Amid Tariff Wars
Walmart has asked its cosmetics suppliers to consider sourcing in countries outside of China, to dilute the…
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India Doubles Import Duties on Array of Apparel and Textiles
Looking to support the Make in India initiative, the Indian government has doubled import duties on a range…
Retail Apparel Prices Declined in July as Overall CPI Rose
Even as manufacturers grapple with high raw materials prices, retail apparel prices fell 0.3% in July from a…
Retail Cargo Imports Set Records Ahead of Expected Tariffs
Cargo imports at U.S. container ports set records this summer as retailers rush to bring in goods ahead of…
US, China Impose Next Round of $16 Billion in Tariffs as Trade War Endures
This week the winds of war blew more tariffs into town.
Trump Says US Now Has the Upper Hand on China in Tariff Battle
President Trump defended his use of tariffs with China and Europe, saying the efforts have already paid of…
China’s Apparel Exports to US Fell in June Amid Escalating Trade War
U.S. trade policy is clearly having an impact on sourcing trends, with China feeling the heat from the Trump…
Trump’s Trade War is Killing American Blue Jeans
European customers are cancelling orders for US-made jeans because of the 25 percent tariff the EU slapped on…
Kudlow Says Trump Won’t Back Off After China Escalates Trade War
President Donald Trump will keep up pressure on China for trade concessions, said a top White House economic…
New 25 Percent Tariffs Draw Closer as China Announces $60 Billion in Trade Countermeasures
Following the U.S. proposal to raise tariffs on Chinese imports to 25 percent, China said it plans to impose…
Cotton Demand to Hit All-Time High, Prices Stabilize Amid China Tariffs
ICAC said China's tariffs on U.S. cotton helped push international prices down from a mid-June season-high on…
Trump Considers Bumping Tariffs on Chinese Imports From 10 Percent to 25 Percent
Trump wants to escalate the most recent round of tariffs, hitting Chinese imports with a 25 percent duty rate…
EU Calls Trade War Talks With Asia to Plot Response to Trump Tariffs
Leaders from virtually every major Asian power will join European Union heads of government to plot responses…