
Gavin Bade
Trade Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
Trade and economics reporter, @POLITICO. Bari sax, @futurebanddc. Michigander, DC resident, Georgetown Hoya, #LFC, #DontMuteDC. DM open.
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1 week ago |
wsj.com | Gavin Bade |Brian Schwartz
The Trump administration plans to use ongoing tariff negotiations to pressure U.S. trading partners to limit their dealings with China, according to people with knowledge of the conversations. U.S. officials plan to use negotiations with more than 70 nations to ask them to:Disallow China from shipping goods through their countries;Prevent Chinese firms from locating in their territories to avoid U.S. tariffsNot absorb China’s cheap industrial goods into their economies. Dig deeper:
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1 week ago |
wsj.com | Gavin Bade |Brian Schwartz
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants trading partners to limit China’s involvement in their economies in exchange for concessions on reciprocal tariffsThe Trump administration plans to use ongoing tariff negotiations to pressure U.S. trading partners to limit their dealings with China, according to people with knowledge of the conversations.
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on.wsj.com | Gavin Bade |Brian Schwartz
トランプ米政権が貿易相手国と行っている関税交渉を通じ、中国との取引を制限するよう圧力をかける計画であることが分かった。事情に詳しい関係者らが明らかにした。 米政府は中国経済の孤立に向け、貿易パートナー国からコミットメントを引き出すことが狙いで、これと引き換えにホワイトハウスが設けた貿易や関税面の障壁を引き下げることを考えているという。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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1 week ago |
wsj.com | Gavin Bade |Brian Schwartz
Those measures are meant to put a dent in China’s already rickety economy and force Beijing to the negotiating table with less leverage ahead of potential talks between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The exact demands could vary widely by nation, given their degree of involvement with the Chinese economy. The White House and Treasury didn’t respond to requests for comment. U.S. officials have broached the idea in early talks with some countries, people familiar with the discussions said.
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1 week ago |
wsj.com | Gavin Bade |Jared S. Hopkins
The Trump administration on April 1 opened new investigations that could result in tariffs on pharmaceutical products and semiconductors, the Commerce Department said in documents published on Monday.
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Important update here: PIIE says average China tariffs stand at ~104% when exemptions taken into account https://t.co/oiMKXJUVDK

Reminder: Overall China tariffs will be HIGHER than the 104% hike set for midnight. That's on top of all the pre-existing tariffs. PIIE estimates average tariffs on Chinese goods were ~21% when Trump 2.0 began. So we're looking at a ~125% average tariff on China: https://t.co/GvdC7Cambz

Admin acknowledging conflicting messaging on tariffs, can’t give any clarity as to if deals are possible before April 9

Miran to @GavinBade on why Navarro and other WH advisers appear to be giving conflicting signals on the viability of negotiations: "There are conflicting narratives because everyone's got an opinion -that's fine - disagreement is how you can avoid group think and I think that's

Catching up with all the tariff posts and all I can say is keep up the good work, everyone.