August 6, 2026 · Economy, Trade & Fiscal Policy

Confirmed

Trump Sets Minimum Import Prices on Solar and Chip Materials and Adds a 15% Tariff Starting Dec. 4

In a proclamation issued Aug. 6, 2026, under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, President Trump set minimum import prices on polysilicon and its derivatives: $21 per kilogram for polysilicon, $100 per...

August 11, 2025 · Economy, Trade & Fiscal Policy

Well supported

Nvidia and AMD Agree to Hand the Government 15% of Their China Chip Sales for Export Licenses

The White House confirmed on August 11, 2025 an arrangement under which Nvidia would pay the U.S. government 15% of its revenue from selling H20 artificial-intelligence chips to China, and AMD would pay 15% of revenue...