Supply Chain Research

Signs of a de-escalation in the U.S.-China trade war may be fading. The latest round of talks yielded a bland statement from the U.S. side, while President Trump has stated that a partial deal is not interesting and Chinese trade ministers cancelled a visit to U.S. farms. Talks move forward to October. In the meantime, the day-to-day work of the trade war continues with tariff exemption approvals for 331 products made by the U.S. for imports from China. The exemptions cover 12.0% of the range of products targeted for list one to three tariffs, though are focused on specific companies. No...