Black Friday Shoppers Have President Trump to Thank for Pre-Tariff Bargains November 20, 2018 Strong consumer confidence and concerns about a widening of the Trump administration’s tariffs on Chinese exports have led to a surge in U.S. imports of consumer electronics and home appliances ahead of the holiday shopping season. Seaborne imports of laptop computers surged 46.4% on a year ea... Read more →
Singapore Wants TPP, Electronics at Stake August 2, 2016 The Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, has called on the U.S. to pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership to protect its regional credibility, Bloomberg reports. Singapore is a major transhipment hub for the Asian region, and would benefit from the TPP’s passage both from a logistics and ... Read more →