by Alexandra Jopp | Dec 2, 2020 | Blog
Dear AIIS Members & Friends: It was while re-reading Winston Churchill’s October 1941 speech to the young men at the Harrow School, 343 of whom would later die in battle, that I realized what I wanted to say to you in this letter. In his address,...
by Alexandra Jopp | Dec 2, 2020 | Blog
U. S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently released FY 2020 Trade Statistics. The total import value for goods in FY 2020 was $2.42 trillion, slightly below the FY 2018 and 2019 figures, but above the 2017 amount. The number of entry summaries was also down...
by Alexandra Jopp | Nov 12, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters
November 2020 Market Update After nearly a year of big changes for the United States, voters on Nov. 3 added at least one more, electing Democrat Joe Biden to replace Republican Donald Trump as President. In a close contest that wasn’t called until four days after...
by Alexandra Jopp | Oct 26, 2020 | Blog, Events
SAVE THE DATE American Institute for International Steel, Inc.Virtual Customs Committee Meeting 2:00 pm EST Thursday, December 3, 2020 The Base Metals Center, the National Commodity Specialty Division, and the AD/CVD Enforcement Branch at Customs and Border Protection...
by Alexandra Jopp | Oct 16, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters
October 2020 Market Update The economic recovery is looking less like a V. Or even a U. Although it is still moving in the right direction, the pace of recovery has slowed, with the economy adding 660,000 jobs in September, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,...
