Donald Trump Promised to Balance U.S. Trade to Rebuild American Manufacturing: Just Released 2026 First-Half Data Show It Isn’t Happening
August 4, 2026
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U.S. industrial employment down 75,000 since Trump’s return, manufactured goods trade deficit bigger than pre-Trump as overall deficit narrowed mainly because of more silver, gold, LNG commodity exports. Shipments of U.S.-made goods only bright spot
Debunking False Claims That EU Anti-Monopoly and Online Safety Policies Discriminate Against U.S. Firms Download Report The Trump administration is escalating trade and tariff threats
Record High Consumer Beef Prices that Tariffs Haven’t Caused, Imports Haven’t Lowered, and the Cattle Cycle Can’t Explain but that Can Be Fixed
New Rethink Trade report finds extreme corporate concentration in meatpacking is driving the beef price crisis, with costs rising even more after Trump cut tariffs and authorized record imports to help foreign allies.
On July 1, USTR Jamieson Greer meets with Mexican and Canadian trade ministers for a mandatory 6-year USMCA review. If they do not agree to the 16-year extension of the deal set forth in the text, which is not expected, the three must meet by July 1 annually for the next ten years. Already negotiations to modify USMCA have started with Mexico. On July 1, 2036 USMCA sunsets unless the countries have agreed to extend some version of it.
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By Zachary Hagen-Smith and ReThink Trade The tariff refund system the Trump administration launched Monday shuts out American consumers and small businesses hurt by the
By Kainoa Lowman and Katie Hettinga Last week marked a year since Trump imposed large, varying tariffs on nearly every country in the world. A
Trump Administration Sides with Big Tech and Against Sovereignty to Weaponize Trade with a Hit List of Domestic Laws to Internationally Preempt