Simon Lester

Here are a couple statements by Commerce Department Secretary Wilbur Ross on U.S. - Canada trade issues.  First this: It has been a bad week for U.S.-Canada trade relations. Last Monday, it became apparent that Canada intends to effectively cut off the last dairy products being exported from

The Department of Commerce has made a preliminary determination of countervailable subsidies on imports of softwood lumber from Canada.  This is from the fact sheet: Commerce calculated preliminary subsidy rates for five mandatory respondents: for Canfor Corporation, 20.26 percent; for J.D. Irving, Limited, 3.02 percent; for Resolute

This is a guest post by Markus Wagner, and is cross-posted from EJIL: Talk! International organizations sometimes publish general reports – in addition to the usual annual versions – about their work and the future of their remit. Such reports invariably have a theme and are done when these organizations or

This is from President Trump's remarks announcing a Section 232 investigation on steel: This investigation will look at how steel imports are impacting the United States national security, taking into account foreign practices such as steel dumping.  Dumping is a tremendous problem in this country.  They're

In a new paper, Mark Daku and Krzysztof Pelc argue that certain countries have more influence than others in shaping the language of WTO panel and AB rulings: We argue that power is most likely to be exercised at the margins. In the case of the WTO, such power can

From Reuters: U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday will sign a directive asking for a speedy probe into whether imports of foreign-made steel are hurting U.S. national security, two administration officials said on Wednesday. Trump is to sign the memorandum related to section 232 of the Trade

... is here.  This is an excerpt: By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to ensure the faithful execution of the laws, it is hereby ordered as follows: ... Sec. 2.  Policy.  It shall be the policy of

This is from a DOC notice and request for comments related to the use of domestic steel and iron in pipelines: The Department of Commerce is seeking information on the construction and maintenance of American pipelines. This information will help the Department develop a plan for the domestic sourcing of

The link is here, and the full text of the DOC's "Notice of public hearing and request for comments" is below. I hope they get lots of good submissions on macroeconomics. Notice of public hearing and request for comments. Pursuant to Executive Order 13786 of March

This is from Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross: Speaking ahead of the arrival in Washington of global finance officials for this week’s IMF and World Bank spring meetings, commerce secretary Wilbur Ross said those accusing the Trump administration of protectionism were firing at the wrong target. The billionaire investor, who