Season 5, Episode 16: Welcome back to Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl! Chris breaks down the complexities of current trade laws, tariffs, and the role of the U.S. Court system. In just over 8 minutes, he helps make sense of legal appeals, presidential powers, and how the business community is responding to ongoing economic uncertainty..

ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with a special economic update podcast. In Season 5, Episode 16 (8:33 in length), Dr. Kuehl talks to members about making sense of the trade laws.

• Why was the U.S. Court of Law designed?
• Can decisions be appealed?
• Can court be ignored? Are they national & federal law?
• Will there be repercussions? Legal response?
• What is the key issue as far as the Court of Law is concerned?
• What would be considered an emergency? Is this designed to deal with tariffs?
• Will this go on for a while?
• What else can the president use / execute when it comes to these appeals?
• What do sections 122, 301, & 338 of the trade acts mean? Will they be used?
• How high can tariffs get and for how long??
• What is the business community doing? Do they know what’s happening?
• Is the market responding with confusion?

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