As one Trump administration trade policy backfires, another looks set to.
On Monday, Harley-Davidson Inc. said it would shift some production out of the United States in order to mitigate the impact of European Union tariffs targeting its motorcycles. Those penalties — which Harley-Davidson estimates may cost it as much as $100 million annually — were in response to U.S. levies on steel and aluminum imported from the European Union.
Meanwhile, the Treasury Department is reportedly planning to aim a bazooka at a Chinese takeover problem that doesn't really exist anymore by declaring a national economic emergency. What's more troubling is a reported plan to crack down on exports of key U.S. technologies.
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