Section 301
Geopolitics
Macro
China Launches Formal Trade Probes Against US in Direct Retaliation
Beijing weaponizes investigation authority to match Trump's Section 301 tactics, escalating trade tensions two months before May summit.
Breaking
Macro
Markets
Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s IEEPA Tariffs, Triggering $166 Billion Refund Crisis
Federal judiciary constrains executive trade authority while administration pivots to alternative tariff mechanisms, leaving markets repricing risk rather than declaring relief.
Geopolitics
Macro
Washington Expands China Trade Probes as Tehran Crisis Splits U.S. Focus
New Section 301 investigations target 16 economies while Treasury negotiates in Paris, exposing strategic bandwidth limits amid Middle East war.