The Trump administration wants the industry to reach a 1:1 ratio of domestically produced and imported chips. https://t.co/ecT5eZ8MOT ...

Tariff Revenue & Collection - The US collected over $159 billion in tariff revenue by early September, a 148% increase year-over-year, equating to $642 million per day [3][4] - Projections estimate the government will collect approximately $29 trillion in tariff revenue over the next 10 years, starting next year [5] - Importers typically have 10 to 30 days to pay tariffs after their goods arrive in the US [10] - Collected tariff money is sent to the US Treasury's General Fund, and Congress decides how to allocate it [11] Impact on Trade & Importers - Increased tariffs on Chinese goods to 145% in April led to a plunge in imports at the Port of Los Angeles [7] - Reducing tariffs to 30% in May resulted in a surge of cargo, with the port complex handling over 1 million containers in July [8] - Importers are responding to higher tariffs by negotiating with suppliers, asking them to share the increased tariff rate, and raising prices for consumers [10] Policy & Future Implications - A federal appeals court struck down Trump's tariffs, but the Supreme Court agreed to hear his appeal [15] - The motivation behind using tariffs as a revenue generator is to address the unsustainable debt path of the US [14] - The US government may use tariff revenue to pay down debt, issue rebate checks, or replace the federal income tax [12][13] - Domestic firms have organized around existing tariffs, making them difficult to remove, as they have made investments and increased prices [15]

Import Trends - Home furnishings saw a slight increase of 0.1%, the lowest since March [1] - Household appliances experienced a rise of 0.4%, the highest since June [1] - Apparel prices increased by 0.5%, marking the largest gain since February [1] - Audio and video products prices rose by 0.5%, the smallest increase since May [1]

Trade Performance - China's August exports increased by 4.8% year-on-year in RMB terms, but imports only rose by 1.7% year-on-year [1] - In USD terms, China's August exports increased by 4.4% year-on-year, falling short of the expected 5.0% increase, while imports increased by 1.3% year-on-year, also below the anticipated 3.0% increase [1] - China's trade surplus in August was 732.68 billion RMB, compared to 601.9 billion RMB in July [1] - The trade surplus reached 102.33 billion USD, exceeding both the expected 99.2 billion USD and the previous value of 98.24 billion USD [1]

The US has imposed what President Trump calls a "secondary tariff" on imports from India to penalize the country for buying oil from Russia. Here's what to know https://t.co/gZxS5FSaAV ...

美国国家经济委员会主任哈塞特解读称，第二季度进口额下降为进口价格下降所致。外汇交易员 (@myfxtrader):美国第二季度进口下降推动GDP表现好于预期（公布值3%，预期2.4%），特朗普随即喊话美联储必须降息。 https://t.co/SuKBgBBlQY ...

美国政府官员表示，根据一项协议，印尼将把超过99%的美国进口商品关税降至零，并将取消对美国商品的所有非关税壁垒。作为交换，美国对印尼商品征收的关税将从之前威胁的32%降至19%。（路透） ...

5月份中国商品占美国进口份额降至7.1%，比例为2001年以来最低。 https://t.co/PN1hFG7gjw外汇交易员 (@myfxtrader):美国5月自中国进口商品环比减少26.3%，对中国出口环比减少19.9%。 ...

美国5月自中国进口商品环比减少26.3%，对中国出口环比减少19.9%。 ...