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 https://t.co/BmQejjGHEw
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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Here are the FACTS about China's purchases of US exports relative to the commitments set out under the Phase One Agreement https://t.co/t4F7hs9AcO
Today, Ambassador Greer announced a review under Section 301 to assess China's implementation of the Phase One Agreement. https://t.co/Ry5N4CmlPZ
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US-China tariffs: where do they currently stand? - US average tariff on imports from China: 57.6% - China average tariff on imports from US: 32.6% Note: We have been updating this chart since September 2019 https://t.co/z6mIXqH7EP
piie.com
Average US tariffs on Chinese exports now stand at 57.6 percent and cover 100 percent of all goods. China's average tariffs on US exports are at 32.6 percent and cover 100 percent of all goods. US...
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We were pleased to co-host the opening plenary of the @WTO #WTOPublicForum, moderated by our @ChadBown & @MalmstromEU on "Trade, trust and transformation: Business perspectives." Watch here:
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Here is the announcement naming Robert Staiger as the WTO’s new Chief Economist… https://t.co/wWrieYp4P7
wto.org
Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala announced on 16 September the appointment of Robert W. Staiger as the new WTO Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Research and Statistics Division...
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The WTO has named Robert Staiger as its new Chief Economist. Here is my @Trade__Talks podcast conversation in 2023 with Bob, where he shared his thoughts about the WTO.
tradetalkspodcast.com
How understanding the WTO’s past can help foster its revival – including for policy challenges like climate and China’s non-market economy.
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Pan Macmillan are publishing in the United Kingdom… https://t.co/4XXxnMZ4sQ
panmacmillan.com
Find out more about How to Win a Trade War by Soumaya Keynes
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/1🚨PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN — America First Legal just released a template letter that parents can use to opt out of radical classroom instruction and woke school policies.
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Simon & Schuster are publishing in the United States... https://t.co/PACPloRlEK
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
https://t.co/zUUgbfAor7
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. https://t.co/47sHj13DiJ
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 https://t.co/8fFoZPn1DM
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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actually, it takes the AMAZING @PIIE village
.@ChadBown is tracking the trade war. Check it out here: https://t.co/suiplzh0dy
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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 https://t.co/PZCaZeQa3z
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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