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In my latest for @FTAlphaville, I discuss why the new Trump tariff measures are a recipe for … crime!
(Yes, I’m writing about rules of origin again.)
on.ft.com/4cmmhlu
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China on Friday unveiled a draft plan to impose new export bans affecting 14 technologies in sectors ranging from artificial intelligence to biotechnology and photovoltaic solar power.
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Does China's compromise with Europe on hybrid cars signal a new "strategic reasonableness"?
Good, thought provoking read from Sam
New MFN looking at the EU-China agreement to limit PHEV imports, in which I attempt to predict the EU quota levels for imports from … everyone else.
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New MFN looking at the EU-China agreement to limit PHEV imports, in which I attempt to predict the EU quota levels for imports from … everyone else.
mostfavourednation.substack.…
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Very good read on the vagueness of the EU's diversification push
New MFN:
The EU is consulting on new diversification tools while not saying exactly what they are.
Plus: IAA, rules of origin, and the problem with defining “Made in Europe”.
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New MFN:
The EU is consulting on new diversification tools while not saying exactly what they are.
Plus: IAA, rules of origin, and the problem with defining “Made in Europe”.
mostfavourednation.substack.…
Canada will struggle to deepen economic ties with the EU for the same reasons the UK failed to break them.
New MFN: mostfavourednation.substack.…
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Action and reaction: each tightening of China’s advanced-technology access by the US-led Pax Silica coalition is met by a Chinese subsidy response - great chart via @SamuelMarcLowe and @gtalert
And it goes without saying but … BUY CHAD AND @SoumayaKeynes’s BOOK!
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Who could have predicted this? Incoming Section 301 tariffs on EU will add up, roughly, to 15% - as was the case previously. But there's another 301 probe coming along soon. So what then? Reactions and analysis w/ @berndlange and @SamuelMarcLowe borderlex.net/2026/06/03/bru…
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Poasts of limited interest: The Trade Remedies Authority has an interactive tool to let you see if their trade remedies have actually worked! (h/t @SamuelMarcLowe)
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Update on our dynamic alignment inquiry: our call for evidence closes on Mon, 20 Apr. & on Tues we're taking evidence from business orgs & trade experts incl. @CBItweets @britishchambers @SamuelMarcLowe @ShankerASingham. Get all the info on our inquiry 🔽 committees.parliament.uk/wor…
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Watch Flint Partner @SamuelMarcLowe on @LBC with Iain discussing UK-US relations and President Trump’s trade threats.
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Tariffs are Trump’s perpetual leverage machine ft.trib.al/zy9qOjX
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Banger of a piece by @SamuelMarcLowe on the Trump administration's new pharma tariffs
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The UK risks being the biggest loser from Trump’s new 15% global tariff
“We have no clarity on whether the 10% tariff agreed will be honoured… until and unless the US gives a steer, we’ve got to assume it’s 15%,” says @SamuelMarcLowe
Via @EllenAMilligan bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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CBC is explaining RoO and “Maple Washing” on Instagram and now my worlds are colliding. Is this how you feel everyday @SamuelMarcLowe?
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We’ve just heard from Sam Lowe of @FlintGlobal , who unpacked the global trends and trade policy interventions reshaping our industry.
His personable and insightful delivery highlighted several key considerations for UK agriculture including:
🟣 Increasing complexity of tariffs and origin rules
🟣 Monitoring of trade flows
🟣 Gradual UK-EU negotiations
🟣 Competitive positioning from new EU trade deals
🟣 Early introduction of EU’s CBAM
These developments present both challenges and opportunities for the sector as we navigate an evolving global trade landscape.
#AICConference25 #TradePolicy #AgricultureUK #AgriFood
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Hah! FAFO...
Sam Lowe really does do a good job of making these things not just accessible, but (improbably) entertaining too.
The FAFO Theory of Trade, by @SamuelMarcLowe open.substack.com/pub/mostfa…