Margaret Spiegelman

New York, Washington, D.C., United States

Reporter at Inside U.S. Trade

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Carney: Ottawa will ‘adjust’ steel, aluminum countermeasures in a month

1 week ago | insidetrade.com | Margaret Spiegelman

Canada next month will revise its countermeasures on U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs imposed by President Trump to levels “consistent” with progress made in trade talks with Washington, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Thursday, along with new measures to protect his country's market from secondary effects of the U.S. duties. Carney, in a press conference on Thursday, stressed that Ottawa planned to continue negotiations with the U.S. in hopes of reaching a deal.
Plaintiffs ask Supreme Court to swiftly hear IEEPA case after CIT win, stay

1 week ago | insidetrade.com | Margaret Spiegelman

A pair of educational toy companies has asked the Supreme Court to quickly take up a review of whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act provides the president with authority to impose tariffs, arguing the question is too urgent to wait for ongoing appeals to play out. The companies, Learning Resources and hand2mind, in May won a favorable ruling from the U.S. District Court for the District of Colombia in a challenge to President Trump’s use of IEEPA to impose...
Nevada company drops class-action IEEPA lawsuit

1 week ago | insidetrade.com | Margaret Spiegelman

A Nevada importer that launched a class-action lawsuit seeking refunds for “all people” who have paid tariffs imposed by President Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act has dropped its case, according to a new filing.
Trump, Starmer say they’ve signed U.S.-UK trade pact

1 week ago | insidetrade.com | Margaret Spiegelman

President Trump and United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer have signed an agreement on bilateral trade, they said following a meeting on the sidelines of the G7 leaders’ summit. “We just signed it, and it’s done,” Trump told reporters , standing beside Starmer. The president then appeared to refer erroneously to the European Union: “We have our trade agreement with the European Union, and it’s a fair deal for both. It’ll produce a lot of jobs, a lot of income.”... Not a subscriber?
Commerce issues tariff ‘offset’ rules for Section 232 auto duties

2 weeks ago | insidetrade.com | Margaret Spiegelman

The Commerce Department has issued procedures for how it will administer a tariff “offset” system for auto manufacturers facing national security duties imposed earlier this year. President Trump in late March issued a proclamation imposing 25 percent tariffs on autos and auto parts under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. In April, he modified how those tariffs apply, announcing that auto manufacturers for two years will be able to earn offsets against tariffs based on the value...
Sen. Hassan: Trump tariffs have raised costs for new parents

2 weeks ago | insidetrade.com | Margaret Spiegelman

President Trump’s sweeping tariffs on U.S. trading partners have raised costs by nearly 25 percent on the most popular baby items purchased by new parents, Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) told Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday, citing a new economic analysis and pressing the secretary to “own up to the fact that tariffs are taxes.” Hassan, a Senate Finance Committee member and ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, spoke about a new report by JEC Democrats analyzing the impacts...
Verheul: U.S. stance on North American integration remains unclear

2 weeks ago | insidetrade.com | Margaret Spiegelman

Whether an upcoming review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement will lead to further economic integration or to the U.S. going “its own way” remains to be seen, former Canadian trade negotiator Steve Verheul said this week. Verheul, speaking about the review and its implications for digital trade and services during the Coalition of Services Industries 2025 Global Services Summit on June 10, was Canada’s top negotiator during the talks that led to USMCA. He now is a principal at GT and...
EU official: Brussels has offered proposals for a host of U.S. trade concerns

2 weeks ago | insidetrade.com | Margaret Spiegelman

The European Union has made “proactive proposals” to address an array of trade concerns raised by the Trump administration, the bloc’s deputy chief of mission in Washington said on Tuesday, highlighting potential areas for progress while warning that the EU remains willing to retaliate against U.S. tariffs if needed.
Carney: Ottawa will take time needed - ‘no more than that’ - for U.S. trade deal

3 weeks ago | insidetrade.com | Margaret Spiegelman

Canada will take “all the time necessary, but no more than that” to reach an agreement with the U.S. on tariffs that are roiling its economy, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday, unveiling legislation crafted to bolster Canada’s economy by removing internal trade barriers and speeding up domestic infrastructure and resource projects. Carney spoke about U.S. trade talks and the legislation during a June 6 briefing .
Trump presses EU to boost U.S. oil, gas purchases in trade deal

3 weeks ago | insidetrade.com | Margaret Spiegelman

President Trump on Thursday said he wants to boost U.S. oil and gas exports as part of a potential trade deal under negotiation with the European Union, though he also told Germany’s leader he was “OK” with planned tariffs on EU goods. “We have so much oil and gas. You will not be able to buy it all,” Trump told German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office in front of reporters, ahead of a closed-door meeting. The president continued:... Not a subscriber?