Episodes
This week on the Trade Guys, we discuss the Villars Framework and sustainable trade with our guest, Dan Esty.
Published 04/15/24
This week, the Trade Guys discuss the 2024 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, President Biden and President Xi's meeting, and falling Chinese foreign direct investment. 
Published 04/08/24
Published 04/08/24
On this week’s episode of Trade Guys, we’ll discuss House lawmakers’ call for the removal of CAFTA-DR’s investor-state dispute settlement mechanism, the trade consequences of the Baltimore bridge collapse, and China’s WTO complaint concerning U.S. electric vehicle subsidies.
Published 04/01/24
On this week’s episode of Trade Guys, we discuss USMCA’s Rapid Response Mechanism and steel tariffs, as well as the United Steel Workers petition to investigate Chinese shipbuilding.
Published 03/25/24
This week, the Trade Guys discuss the House's vote to ban Tiktok and updates from the Nippon Steel acquisition. 
Published 03/18/24
On this episode of The Trade Guys, we recap the 13th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference (MC13). 
Published 03/11/24
This week, the Trade Guys discuss the new executive order restricting the export of data flows, and the level of threat that Chinese made cars and cranes pose to the United States.
Published 03/01/24
In this week's episode of Trade Guys, we'll discuss next week's 13th WTO Ministerial Conference.
Published 02/23/24
On this episode of the trade guy, we discuss trade leadership in Washington, the ongoing farmer protests in Europe, and data flows.
Published 02/16/24
This week, the Trade Guys discuss the LNG exports, the U.S.'s latest trade data, and an update to the tin mill steel dumping case.
Published 02/09/24
This week, the Trade Guys discuss the pending Nippon Steel acquisition of United States Steel Corp, the outcomes of the recent Trade and Technology Council meeting, and how the Digital Markets Act is impacting U.S. businesses.
Published 02/02/24
On this week's episode of Trade Guys, we discuss bird flu vaccines, the new EU economic security initiatives, and friendshoring.
Published 01/26/24
On this episode of Trade Guys, we discuss Chinese supply chain realignments, the U.S.-India Trade Policy Forum, and LNG exports.
Published 01/22/24
On this week's episode of Trade Guys, we discuss China's dominance of the global legacy chip and automotive markets, as well as the Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea. 
Published 01/12/24
On this week's episode of Trade Guys, we discuss our outlook for U.S. trade in 2024. 
Published 01/05/24
In this week’s episode of The Trade Guys, we follow up with some ideas on how to tackle the trade challenges posed in the previous episode.
Published 12/15/23
On this week’s episode of the Trade Guys, we’ll talk about some of the biggest challenges facing the global trading system as we wind down 2023.
Published 12/08/23
On this week’s episode of the Trade Guys, we’ll talk about COP 28 and Trade Day, the USMCA panel on dairy, and the role of U.S. Whiskey in tariff negotiations with the EU.
Published 12/01/23
On today's episode of Trade Guys, we'll discuss the state of IPEF negotiations, the APEC summit, and the Biden-Xi meeting. 
Published 11/17/23
On this week's episode of Trade Guys, we discuss Africa and AGOA with Dr. Zainab Usman, Director of the Africa Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 
Published 11/03/23
This week on The Trade Guys, we discuss the U.S.'s shift on WTO e-commerce policy, China's export controls on graphite, and how trade impacts the price of Halloween.
Published 10/27/23
On this week’s episode of Trade Guys, we’ll discuss the semiconductor export controls update, the US-EU summit, and the TRIPS Waiver.
Published 10/20/23
On this week’s episode of Trade Guys, we’ll discuss Canada’s proposed Digital Services Tax and APEP.
Published 10/13/23
Today on the Trade Guys, we discuss Representative Barr's bill to increase sanctions on China and the one-year anniversary of the October 7th semiconductor export control regulations.
Published 10/06/23