Ana Swanson

EXCLUSIVE/JUST POSTED: Binance had plenty of clues, many in public records, that it could have used to prevent $1.7 bln flowing thru their crypto exchange and on to Iranian-controlled crypto accounts, some tied to terror groups. From @yaffebellany and me. nytimes.com/2026/03/26/tec…

Greer says in a statement he is “disappointed at the lack of seriousness” at the WTO. “I have always been skeptical of the value of the WTO, and this week’s conference confirmed that this organization will play only a limited role in future global trade policy efforts,” he says.

@tradewartracker @m_maggiori fascinating numbers, thanks for flagging me

This project all kind of dates back to a conversation I had with @m_maggiori on his work going through earnings calls with llm classification scheme As I've been prepping this, I've seen others have been talking about this. See this article from @AnaSwanson with commentary from @Brad_Setser and @JosephPolitano as well. x.com/AnaSwanson/sta…

🚨🚨 new project 🚨🚨 How much trade in #AI - related products? A lot. Trade in AI-related products is **the** dominant force in U.S. trade flows over the past two years. This is despite the changes in U.S. #trade policy and #tariffs

“That principle has preserved the nation’s security for almost 250 years. It must not be abandoned now."

"Those who drafted the First Amendment believed that the nation’s security requires a free press and an informed people and that such security is endangered by governmental suppression of political speech,” Judge Friedman’s opinion says.

Huge AI chip bust announced this evening involving the co-founder of Super Micro. With @KalleyHuang nytimes.com/2026/03/19/tec…

The US goods trade deficit hit a record $1.2T in 2025, driven by a 60% rise in imports of computers and chips to $450B+ since President Trump's inauguration (@anaswanson / New York Times) nytimes.com/2026/03/18/bus… #a260318p19" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">techmeme.com/260318/p19#a26… 📥 Send tips! techmeme.com/contact

The Cost of the A.I. Boom: A Trade Deficit the President Detests A surge of A.I. related imports could force the president to choose between his goals for tech and trade nytimes.com/2026/03/18/bus…

Scoop: China appears to be cracking down on a merger between Meta and AI firm Manus, as Beijing seeks to prevent other AI companies from moving offshore. China may also hope to gather leverage for its trade talks, analysts said nytimes.com/2026/03/17/tec…

A new US-China “Board of Trade”? The world has never before seen an attempt to manage trade at this scale. If the US government wants to do this seriously, it really has to do its homework. by @AnaSwanson nytimes.com/2026/03/16/us/…

New paper by @ProfNoto and coauthors - profiled today by @AnaSwanson @nytimes - is worth your time. They find that American workers in communities more exposed to competition from Mexican imports saw a significant shortening of their life spans post-NAFTA. nytimes.com/2026/03/13/us/…

"You will gain access to fund-raising channels that include royal families and foreign sovereign contacts”: Wall Street bankers were offered lucrative access to join the Pentagon nytimes.com/2026/03/13/us/…

Late Thursday night the Trump administration announced a trade investigation into 80+ countries related to their policies toward trade in forced labor, including Canada, Algeria, Saudi Arabia and the UK. It will likely result in tariffs nytimes.com/2026/03/12/us/…

And if anyone starts talking about the fall in imports from China throw this chart back at them ... 7/

Full summary of USTR's new Section 301 investigation announcement into excess industrial capacity to come. But one quick point: there is at least one factual/editing error: the U.S. had a $27 billion goods/services *surplus* with Singapore in 2024, not a deficit.

USTR announced a Section 301 investigation today into 16 major trading partners related to excess industrial capacity. Another on 60 countries related to forced labor could come tomorrow, with others to follow nytimes.com/2026/03/11/bus…

Scoop: USTR is set to announce new 301 investigations today into excess industrial capacity, forced labor, digital service taxes and other issues, as the administration works to replace tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court. With @tylerpager nytimes.com/2026/03/11/bus…

@Brad_Setser @gabewildau @petereharrell @ChadBown I scooped this when it happened but I remember there was a lot going on that day! nytimes.com/2025/10/23/bus…

@Brad_Setser @gabewildau @petereharrell @ChadBown yes given that they have already held the hearings etc I think they could move fast. Whether they want to ahead of the Xi meeting is another question

Question for trade law experts: Could Trump add new tariffs on China now under the authority of the old Section 301 investigation from 2018? Or does he need to do a new investigation? @petereharrell @ChadBown @AnaSwanson @Brad_Setser