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Ed Brzytwa ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฑ๐บ๐ธ๐ retweeted
Hey Congress, remember this 2022 law? I think it was called the "Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act." And it passed 100-0 in the Senate and 413-9 in the House....
Ed Brzytwa ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฑ๐บ๐ธ๐ retweeted
Tariffs can keep pushing up goods prices for a year, NY Fed finds axios.com/2026/10/07/trump-tโฆ
Ed Brzytwa ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฑ๐บ๐ธ๐ retweeted
The products Americans rely on most, from smartphones to laptops, would also be the most expensive to fully produce domestically. We need these technologies to be accessible and affordable.
Ed Brzytwa ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฑ๐บ๐ธ๐ retweeted
Reshoring isn't all-or-nothing. New CTA research breaks down the real costs of U.S. tech manufacturing, product-by-product: cta.tech/research/building-aโฆ
Ed Brzytwa ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฑ๐บ๐ธ๐ retweeted
New from @NewYorkFed: Trump's 2025-26 tariffs contributed 2.9 percentage points to US goods price inflation, via higher prices for imports AND domestic goods.
Without the tariffs, "goods prices would have fallen slightly." ๐ฏ
Ed Brzytwa ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฑ๐บ๐ธ๐ retweeted
During this weekโs Inauguration, we welcomed Ed Brzytwa, Monika Froehler and Elina Roine to the DA Alumni Hall of Fame, Class of 2026.
Deputy Director Martina Schubert presented their medals and certificates, celebrating their achievements and journeys since the DA.
Ed Brzytwa ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฑ๐บ๐ธ๐ retweeted
A new academic year has begun at the DA! We welcomed around 130 new students, bringing our community to 245 students from 59 nationalities. We also celebrated three alumni inducted into the DA Alumni Hall of Fame: Ed Brzytwa, Monika Froehler and Elina Roine. #diplomacymatters
Ed Brzytwa ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฑ๐บ๐ธ๐ retweeted
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This year, we welcome three new members to the DA Alumni Hall of Fame: Edward Brzytwa III, Monika Frรถhler and Elina Roine. They will be inducted during the Inauguration of the Academic Year 2026-27.
Ed Brzytwa ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฑ๐บ๐ธ๐ retweeted
Good to see tariff deescalation as a summit outcome under the US-China Board of Trade. CTA encourages both sides to build on this progress at upcoming APEC & G20 leaders meetings and avoid future trade actions that would destabilize our $400+ billion economic relationship.
Ed Brzytwa ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฑ๐บ๐ธ๐ retweeted
The House appears to be moving towards a vote on the Lindsey Graham Russia Tariff Act next week. But events of the last few weeks only reinforce the reasons to be skeptical of the bill:
1. Recent U.S. diplomacy towards Russia by all accounts included offers of *lifting major US sanctions* on Russia in response to even a limited peace deal. If the U.S. is already putting relief on the table, I don't expect the (non-compulsory) sanctions in the bill to amount to much.
2. Meanwhile, the way I read the bill, Trump could *continue the tariffs* even if there IS a peace agreement, really just turning the bill into a tariff tool for any country that imports Russian oil.
3. I'd welcome a strong Russia sanctions bill. This isn't it. This a tariff bill with some discretionary sanctions thrown in that the President has not shown he plans to implement.
Ed Brzytwa ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฑ๐บ๐ธ๐ retweeted
Originally the Section 338 tariffs did not stack on the Section 232 tariffs.
Yesterday's proclamation appears to change that. It looks like Section 338 tariffs will apply on top of the Section 232 tariffs starting next week.
Ed Brzytwa ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฑ๐บ๐ธ๐ retweeted
The tariffs were supposed to reduce Americaโs trade deficit.โฃ
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The U.S. goods deficit was $1.212 trillion in 2024.โฃ
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After the first full year of tariffs?โฃ
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About $1.24 trillion.โฃ
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We imposed tariffs to eliminate a trillion-dollar deficit and ended up withโฆ a slightly bigger trillion-dollar deficit.โฃ
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newsletter.platypuseconomicsโฆ
Ed Brzytwa ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฑ๐บ๐ธ๐ retweeted
What a world: "Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is introducing legislation to roll back and refund President Donald Trumpโs latest sweeping round of tariffs โ including the new 50% levy on goods from Canada." ms.now/news/schumer-bill-undโฆ
Ed Brzytwa ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฑ๐บ๐ธ๐ retweeted
New @TradePartnersDC substack analyzing the U.S. state impacts of Canadaโs #Section338 retaliatory tariffs: tradepartnershipworldwide.suโฆ
Weโll publish 3 more posts on the topic this week. Subscribe to get these and future data analyses on current trade issues.
Ed Brzytwa ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฑ๐บ๐ธ๐ retweeted
Scoop: The Trump admin is weighing a new round of tariffs on semiconductors that could dramatically expand the number of tech products subject to the duties โ despite warnings that the move could doom the AI data center buildout. w/ @_AriHawkins
politico.com/news/2026/08/27โฆ
HOT TARIFF SUMMER
NEW: We launched tariffs.org to show the burden of import taxes on states and per household.
Spoiler: tariffs cost a lot for taxpayers.
Ed Brzytwa ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฑ๐บ๐ธ๐ retweeted
Disappointing to see the US impose Section 338 tariffs on Canada, a longtime ally & trade partner. Retaliatory tariffs raise the stakes even more. US-Canada trade matters for millions of Americans, and both sides must return to the negotiating table and end tit for tat tariffs.
Ed Brzytwa ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฑ๐บ๐ธ๐ retweeted
The President has decided that in order to make ground beef cheaper, he will cut tariffs on ground beef. And I'm wondering if he could generalize from this one product to other products, and perhaps concede that tariffs raise prices on American consumers.
Ed Brzytwa ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฑ๐บ๐ธ๐ retweeted
The U.S.-Canada agreement avoids escalatory tariffs that would undermine billions in cross border trade. Both sides should work to finalize a deal that permanently ends the 338 tariff threat and retaliatory measures & move towards official U.S.-Canada discussions on USMCA.
Trade always matters, @JimFellinger!
Shoutout to my local carwash for finding this vintage @CTATech #TradeMatters bracelet from @EdBRZA! Fact check: still true.
