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The determination means Commerce will continue its antidumping duty investigation, with a preliminary decision due “on or about” Feb. 26.

International Trade Commission members on Tuesday asked the aluminum industry why it did not ask for for an investigation into common alloy aluminum sheet imports before the Commerce Department self-initiated anti-dumping and countervailing duty probes earlier this year.

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer last week asked the International Trade Commission to provide reports on the potential economic effects of providing duty-free treatment for competitive imports from Japan, as well as the impact of removing some agriculture tariffs.

Citing what it calls a raft of “protectionist and unfair trade practices,” the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission warns in a new report that the Chinese government's involvement in and manipulation of emerging “Internet of Things” technologies pose a substantial risk for U.S. companies.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced on Thursday its plans to garner public comment on what the U.S. should pursue in trade talks with Japan.

The New York Times reports that the president's cell phone calls to friends and others are routinely compromised -- and that “White House officials say they can only hope he refrains from discussing classified information” when using them.

If the Trump administration wants to get tough on trade with China and other countries, it must take stronger action to address currency manipulation and misalignment and not just impose tariffs on Chinese goods, according to the author of a new study on the effects of trade with Beijing on U.S. manufacturing employment.