Chad P. Bown
@ChadBown
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Reginald Jones Senior Fellow @PIIE and @Trade__Talks. Former State Department, White House, WTO, World Bank. I think about trade and policy. Probably too much.
Washington, DC
Joined June 2016
SCOOP: We have figured it out!!!. @SoumayaKeynes and I are getting the Trade Talks team back together - not to podcast, but to write a book explaining . HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR. Look for it at your local bookstore in April 2026, or pre-order it from here.
amazon.com
We used to take trade for granted. No more. Everything we know about trade has changed. With Trump’s tariffs throwing everything up in the air, this is book to explain the eruption. As we enter this...
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Pan Macmillan are publishing in the United Kingdom….
panmacmillan.com
Find out more about How to Win a Trade War by Soumaya Keynes
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Simon & Schuster are publishing in the United States.
simonandschuster.com
Two top trade experts with popular economics podcasts argue for a new way of operating between the biggest economic powers in the world.We used to ...
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Donald Trump said on Friday that he is doubling his steel tariff on steel to 50 percent, from 25 percent currently, to prevent billions of dollars worth of foreign steel from continuing to enter the United States. by @tradereporter .
politico.com
The president spoke in Pennsylvania Friday evening at a U.S. Steel facility.
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U.S. Court of International Trade said the president had overstepped his authority under the federal emergency powers law he invoked. by @TonyRomm & @AnaSwanson
nytimes.com
The U.S. Court of International Trade said the president had overstepped his authority in imposing his “reciprocal” tariffs globally, as well as levies on Canada and Mexico.
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NEW EXPORT CONTROLS? . US reportedly orders EDA companies to stop selling semiconductor design software to China. by @Dimi et al
ft.com
Move by Washington is latest effort to stymie geopolitical rival’s technological advance
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MY LATEST: Fear that a foreign export restriction will imperil economic security has driven part of the recent tariffs. How even modest cooperation over trade/industrial policy now requires like-minded countries also commit not to use export restrictions.
piie.com
Fear that a foreign government will impose export restrictions that imperil another country's economic and national security has driven part of the recent turn to industrial policy and the increased...
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UK and US are reportedly close to a limited trade pact that cushions the impact of Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs by granting lower-tariff quotas for British car and steel exports, according to officials in London and Washington. by @Aime_Williams et al.
ft.com
London to offer concessions on digital services tax in deal that could be agreed this week
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a huge honor to be invited to Glasgow for the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy conference.
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Ford stops exporting pickup trucks, SUVs and sports cars to China because of retaliatory tariffs, the latest effect on the auto sector from the Trump’s escalating trade war. by @MikeColias
wsj.com
Retaliatory tariffs have raised Chinese duties on vehicle imports from the U.S. to 150%.
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The Presidential Memorandum exempting smartphones — errr, things that have semiconductors in them — from some of Trump’s tariffs is now available.
whitehouse.gov
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY THE UNITED STATES TRADE
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RT @vox_dev: In 2021, @ChadBown joined us on #VoxDevTalks to discuss the aftermath of the first US-China trade war. Listen to the full epi….
voxdev.org
Chad Bown discusses what happened during the US-China trade war, when, what it meant - and what happens next
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hmmm, given the speed of tariff changes these days, Talking Trade **Live** sounds pretty risky. If something happens, can i phone a friend?.
Have questions about trade? Same. @ChadBown joins PIIE Insider LIVE on April 17 to discuss tariffs, tracking trade wars, & more. Register via Zoom to ask questions live:
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In historical terms, today’s exemptions do mirror Trump’s exceptions for smartphones and consumer electronics during the Trump 1.0 tariff barrage of 2018-19…
Trump reportedly has now decided to also exclude smartphones from the steep tariffs he first announced April 2. (Details on implementation TBD). by @Aime_Williams et al
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Trump reportedly has now decided to also exclude smartphones from the steep tariffs he first announced April 2. (Details on implementation TBD). by @Aime_Williams et al
ft.com
Dispensation is first sign of softening of levies against China and provides a big boost for Apple
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On this Friday night, after one of THE ALL TIME CRAZIEST weeks and fallouts from economic policy experimenting, what a treat to talk about all the TRADE and all the TARIFFS with the amazing @CardiffGarcia on one of my favorite podcasts, The New Bazaar.
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