
Doug Palmer
Senior Trade Reporter at POLITICO
Tweeting erratically on trade since 2009. I'm also prone to promoting my son's band Sheer Mag and my daughter's podcast Cracked Spines.
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3 days ago |
politico.com | Doug Palmer |Daniel Desrochers
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1 week ago |
politico.com | Doug Palmer
The decision comes less than 24 hours after another court ruled against the president’s use of an emergency law to justify tariffs on dozens of the United States’ largest trading partners. President Donald Trump is handed a chart by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick displaying reciprocal tariffs between the U.S. and foreign countries during a "Make America Wealthy Again" event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025.
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1 week ago |
flipboard.com | Doug Palmer
Spicy AI-generated TACO memes are taking over social media because ‘Trump always chickens out’The president’s approach to tariffs has spawned a new Wall Street acronym. One easy way to ensure an unflattering nickname has staying power is to act defensive about it. Apparently, the same goes for unflattering acronyms. After multiple news outlets reported on Wednesday morning that Wall Street …
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1 week ago |
politico.com | Doug Palmer |Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing
The head of the White House National Economic Council called the decision a “hiccup” in Trump’s plan caused by “activist judges.” The Court of International Trade on Wednesday struck down President Donald Trump's use of a 1977 law to impose reciprocal tariffs.
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1 week ago |
flipboard.com | Doug Palmer |Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing
NowThe term “TACO,” short for Trump Always Chickens Out, has been used to describe how markets tumble on the president’s tariff threats, then rebound when he gives way. President Trump, it would seem, is not one for a “TACO.” The taco in question is not a dish made with tortillas, but rather a …
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RT @USTradeRep: To learn about the methodology behind President Trump's reciprocal tariff calculations, visit USTR's website. https://t.co/…

It was so nice of @WITA_DC to give me and my talented friend @AnaSwanson the Lighthouse award last night for our trade coverage. It was much appreciated and I managed to find a place for it on my mantle among all my wife's teaching awards. But she still has a sizeable lead!

Am told that Biden will nominate William Kimmitt today for empty Republican slot on International Trade Commission. Kimmitt was counselor to USTR Bob Lighthizer during the Trump administration.