3/ For UK and European electronics firms, the case is a reminder that U.S. tariff policy can be reversed in court—complicating long-term sourcing, pricing, and hedging decisions. Legal risk is now part of U.S. market access strategy, not an afterthought. #Trade #Economics
2/ If Nintendo and similar plaintiffs win, Washington could face sizable refund obligations and tighter limits on how future administrations deploy broad, long-lasting tariffs. That would weaken Section 301 as a go‑to lever in U.S.-China trade tensions. #Trade #Economics
1/ Nintendo of America is suing the U.S. government to recover Trump-era Section 301 tariffs on Chinese-origin imports—tariffs a U.S. court has recently found unlawful. This puts Nintendo in the middle of the broader corporate pushback on unilateral U.S. trade tools. #Trade #Economics
3/ Business groups warn per‑item or per‑consignment charges could be inflationary and regressive: costs will hit SMEs, single‑item e‑commerce orders and low‑income consumers hardest, raise admin burdens and likely push up UK retail prices. #Trade #Economics
2/ Big UK retailers back the move, arguing current rules let Chinese platforms undercut domestic firms. But they criticise the long transition, saying it delays a level playing field and prolongs distortions in online retail competition. #Trade #Economics
1/ The UK plans to scrap its £135 de minimis customs relief by March 2029, ending duty-free treatment for low‑value imports. This aligns the UK with US and forthcoming EU crackdowns on cheap e‑commerce parcels, especially from China. #Trade #Economics
New research by me @jdportes.bsky.social: we find that the end of free movement and the new immigration regime rather modestly raised the number of foreign-born workers in Britain – by about 200,000 in 2024. Thread. www.cer.eu/insights/imp...
Arguably the only country that’s benefited from the past 10 days is Russia. On top of which, the Iranians have openly said Russia helped target US assets. And the Russians are like yes we did and will do it again. And every Trumper is like “unsure if that’s true.” It’s so messed up.
Donald J. Trump Y @realDonald Trump Short term oil prices, which will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over, is a very small price to pay for U.S.A., and World, Safety and Peace. ONLY FOOLS WOULD THINK DIFFERENTLY!President DJT 362 ReTruths 1.25k Likes 3/8/26, 6:54 PM
posts u make when things r definitely going well
So much winning!
🚨 NEW: The drone that hit the UK's air base in Cyprus was equipped with Russian military hardware
Irony has died. Russia war gives us glimpse into the future of warfare
This is the way!
🇸🇪 The Swedish Coast Guard boarded a Russian “shadow fleet” vessel using helicopters and speedboats in the Baltic Sea.
The bulk carrier Caffa currently flies the Guinean flag but remains on Ukraine’s sanctions list.
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And this does not help either
WTF are you doing?
Donald, you really suck
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This is quite a brutal indictment of the current US policy, explicitly stating that they want to bring jobs back to the US. The reality is totally opposite.
US tech sector automates itself pretty fast. The last human exiting, please do not forget to switch off the light
Ooops! Expect the US stocks to go up, though
The US and Russia are now co-pressuring Ukraine. This administration will go down in history as the most corrupt the US has ever had — which, given the competition, is genuinely quite the achievement.
3/ Modernized rules on sustainability, digital trade and regulatory cooperation could become the EU’s new template for advanced trade pacts—later pushed in talks with the UK, US and others. Watch the “Brussels effect.” #Trade #Economics
2/ The upgraded Canada–EU deal deepens services, green tech and critical minerals ties, bolstering EU strategic autonomy and a rules-based transatlantic bloc. This shapes standards that UK, US and other exporters must navigate. (6 sources) #Trade #Economics
1/ Canada and the EU have agreed to modernize CETA, updating their flagship trade deal to cover digital trade, green standards and supply-chain resilience. A strategic upgrade amid rising protectionism. #Trade #Economics
3/ A blanket 15% tariff would raise costs for US consumers and firms, and hit exporters in Europe and the UK that rely on the US market. Legal uncertainty is already adding risk premiums and complicating supply-chain planning. #Trade #Economics
2/ Section 122 was designed for short-term balance-of-payments fixes, capping tariffs at 15% for 150 days. Using it for a sweeping, indefinite border tariff tests the limits of presidential trade powers and could set a major legal precedent. #Trade #Economics
A 24-state coalition led by NY AG Letitia James is suing to block Trump’s new 15% tariff on all imports, arguing he’s overstepping Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act. #Trade #Economics
⚡️Fox News mislabels Ukrainian Shahed-drone intercept footage as part of American ‘high-tech arsenal’ destroying Iranian drones.
According to Ukrainian drone manufacturer Wild Hornets, the footage used by Fox featured STING — a Ukrainian interceptor drone used to destroy Shahed-type drones.
⚡️US joins Russia, China in opposing IAEA resolution condemning attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
The U.S. voted against a resolution condemning attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure during a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors on March 5.
The battle between the Pentagon and Anthropic couldn't have come at a worse time. AI safety is no longer a hypothetical problem; it's a real concern for the world we live in today. And the US Government's demand? Move faster and break more things. My cover story: www.economist.com/briefing/202...
