The Trade Guys

In this episode, the Trade Guys and Andrew unravel the news swirling around TikTok's potential acquisition by Mircrosoft and explain why the Trump administration is involved in the deal. And, the gang will explain why new sanctions on China over its treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang may impact U.S. and Chinese businesses in discrete ways. Plus, they'll explain what's possible out of UK Trade Minister Liz Truss' first visit to Washington this week.

In this episode Andrew and the Trade Guys welcome a special guest. Keir Lamont is the policy counsel at the Computer and Communications Industry Association. They discuss the European Court of Justice's decision about U.S.-EU data flows and what it means for businesses and consumers.

On the 100th episode of the Trade Guys, the Trade Guys and guest host Jack Caporal take stock of where the China trade relationship is going and what options each presidential candidate will have in 2021. They also discuss recent comments from U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on the impact bilateral trade deals are having on the multilateral trade system. They also dissect the Trump Administration’s recent loss in court on the question of national security tariffs on Turkish steel.

In this episode, the Trade Guys and guest host Jack Caporal discuss the future of Internet services, and how they are adapting to the national security law in Hong Kong. Plus, who will get the rose at the end of the search for WTO Director General? They also dive into former Vice President Joe Biden's supply chain resiliency proposal.

In this episode, the Trade Guys and guest host Jack Caporal welcome Brenda Smith, the Executive Assistant Commissioner of the Office of Trade, at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). They preview how things will change as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will come into force next week, and what the CBP's role is as the trade industry prepares for USMCA.

In this episode, the Trade Guys and Andrew discuss the revival of U.S.-EU trade tensions (including an episode where President Trump names White House Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Peter Navarro, the 'Lobster King'), an update on China's Phase One energy purchasing commitments, and the World Trade Organization's recent decision on cigarette packaging.

In this episode, the Trade Guys and guest host Jack Caporal, cover business sentiment on Hong Kong, news that flights between the U.S. and China may freeze, and the Trump administration's new investigation into digital taxes.

In this episode, the Trade Guys and Andrew discuss World Trade Organization Chief Roberto Azevedo's resignation announcement. They also discuss the House's China sanctions bill, and the impact that China's barley tariffs on Australia will have on beer.

In this episode, the Trade Guys and Andrew welcome Jake Colvin, Executive Director of the Global Innovation Forum at the National Foreign Trade Council. They discuss COVID-19's impact on e-commerce, and e-commerce-related developments on the policy front and at the World Trade Organization.

In this episode, the Trade Guys and Andrew discuss how Covid-19 is disrupting supply chains. They also unpack how the pandemic may change the discussion around trade and security and the latest trade threats between the U.S. and China.

In this episode, the Trade Guys and Andrew welcome Joseph Glauber, a Senior Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, DC. They discuss the motivations behind the latest export restrictions by some countries, and the latest news on meat processing plants.

In this episode, the Trade Guys and Andrew kick off the episode with more good news. They also discuss updates on EU export restrictions and a recent executive order allowing deferrals on some tariff payments.

In this episode, the Trade Guys and Andrew discuss some silver linings coming out of the COVID-19 crisis. They also break some bad news about the economy coming out of the World Trade Organization and the International Monetary Fund.

In this episode, the Trade Guys and Andrew talk with CSIS’s technology expert James Andrew Lewis about China, technology, and trade wars in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.

In this episode, the Trade Guys and Andrew discuss global medical supply chains, essential products, USMCA, the G20, global trade slowdown, tariff relief and more.

The Guys discuss trade impacts on the Covid 19 crisis, plus the Defense Production Act, trade restrictive measures, the G20 teleconferce and more.

In this episode, the Trade Guys and Andrew talk about the impact COVID-19 is having on the U.S. economy. They also talk about supply chain resilience and reconstruction.

In this episode, Andrew and the Trade Guys discuss trade policy within the Democratic presidential debates, and how COVID-19 could impact businesses in Europe, North America, and elsewhere in Asia. They also discuss the implications of a slowdown in U.S. services industries.

In this episode, the Trade Guys continue their conversation with guest host Hun Quach, senior director of government affairs at Under Armour, live from the Retail Industry Leaders Association Supply Chain Conference in Dallas, Texas.

In this episode, the Trade Guys talk with guest host Hun Quach, senior director of government affairs at Under Armour, live from the Retail Industry Leaders Association Supply Chain Conference in Dallas, Texas. They talk about the impact coronavirus is having on U.S. supply chains and the precedent USMCA may set for the future of supply chain management.