Sam Lowe
@samuelmarclowe.bsky.social
Trade policy. Partner @ Flint Global. Associate fellow @ Chatham House.
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Sam Lowe
@samuelmarclowe.bsky.social
· Apr 3
Trump’s new rules (of origin)
It ain’t where you’re at, it’s where you’re from
on.ft.com
In my latest for @alphaville.ft.com I discuss why the new Trump tariff measures are a recipe for … crime!
(Yes, I’m writing about rules of origin again.)
on.ft.com/44cO71p Trump’s new rules (of origin)
(Yes, I’m writing about rules of origin again.)
on.ft.com/44cO71p Trump’s new rules (of origin)
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This week's edition of MFN is about "rules of control" and why who owns the company that makes the product is going to end up mattering just as much as where the product is from.
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/rules-of-c...
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/rules-of-c...
Rules of Control
Pwned.
mostfavourednation.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This week's edition of MFN is about "rules of control" and why who owns the company that makes the product is going to end up mattering just as much as where the product is from.
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/rules-of-c...
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/rules-of-c...
This week's edition of MFN is about "rules of control" and why who owns the company that makes the product is going to end up mattering just as much as where the product is from.
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/rules-of-c...
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/rules-of-c...
Rules of Control
Pwned.
mostfavourednation.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This week's edition of MFN is about "rules of control" and why who owns the company that makes the product is going to end up mattering just as much as where the product is from.
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/rules-of-c...
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/rules-of-c...
The first rule of trade club …
Shall we try to avoid the impression that trade folk have a vested interest in tariffs going up?
November 14, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The first rule of trade club …
I’ve got an idea for how to raise some extra money, and hear me out … tariffs?
November 14, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I’ve got an idea for how to raise some extra money, and hear me out … tariffs?
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WHITE HOUSE SAYS ARGENTINA COMMITTED TO FACILITATING DIGITAL TRADE WITH U.S. BY RECOGNIZING U.S. AS AN ADEQUATE JURISDICTION UNDER ARGENTINE LAW FOR CROSS-BORDER TRANSFER OF DATA
November 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
WHITE HOUSE SAYS ARGENTINA COMMITTED TO FACILITATING DIGITAL TRADE WITH U.S. BY RECOGNIZING U.S. AS AN ADEQUATE JURISDICTION UNDER ARGENTINE LAW FOR CROSS-BORDER TRANSFER OF DATA
**Acknowledges the rain**
**Steps on a flight to Barcelona**
**Steps on a flight to Barcelona**
November 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
**Acknowledges the rain**
**Steps on a flight to Barcelona**
**Steps on a flight to Barcelona**
In a cab listening to the radio: 20 minutes of Jeremy Vine suffering, loudly, through a sports massage.
Feeling weirdly patriotic.
Feeling weirdly patriotic.
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
In a cab listening to the radio: 20 minutes of Jeremy Vine suffering, loudly, through a sports massage.
Feeling weirdly patriotic.
Feeling weirdly patriotic.
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Exclusive: My interview with Dutch economy minister Vincent Karremans on what exactly went on at Nexperia.
"It is a wake up call" for Europe
I would do it all again.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
"It is a wake up call" for Europe
I would do it all again.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘I’d do it all again,’ says Dutch minister at heart of car chip standoff with China
Exclusive: Vincent Karremans says six-week row with Beijing that threatened global car production is ‘wake-up call’
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Exclusive: My interview with Dutch economy minister Vincent Karremans on what exactly went on at Nexperia.
"It is a wake up call" for Europe
I would do it all again.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
"It is a wake up call" for Europe
I would do it all again.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Mexico raised tariffs of up to 210% on sugar imports from countries with which it doesn’t have a trade deal, part of a plan to protect the domestic industry from falling prices.
Mexico Imposes Hefty Tariffs on Sugar to Protect Local Industry
Mexico raised tariffs of up to 210% on sugar imports from countries with which it doesn’t have a trade deal, part of a plan to protect the domestic industry from falling prices.
bloom.bg
November 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Mexico raised tariffs of up to 210% on sugar imports from countries with which it doesn’t have a trade deal, part of a plan to protect the domestic industry from falling prices.
Finally found my true calling: “sofa”
November 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Finally found my true calling: “sofa”
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Speaking of which! bsky.app/profile/raja...
Very excited that on November 14 at 2PM EST, I will moderate a webinar on N. American integration featuring Susan Helper, former Chief Economist at Commerce, Arturo Sarukhan, former MX ambassador to US, & Flavio Volpe, head of CA auto parts manuf. assoc. Join Us!!
quincyinst.org/events/the-u...
quincyinst.org/events/the-u...
The USMCA Review: What Future for North American Economic Integration?
We discuss the future of the USMCA.
quincyinst.org
November 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Speaking of which! bsky.app/profile/raja...
So this sort of rules of origin definition already exists in the context of eg EU rules of origin for fish, where the ownership of the vessel that caught them matters.
on.ft.com/3Lt93Kh Here’s what a new US-Mexico-Canada trade deal should look like
on.ft.com/3Lt93Kh Here’s what a new US-Mexico-Canada trade deal should look like
November 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
So this sort of rules of origin definition already exists in the context of eg EU rules of origin for fish, where the ownership of the vessel that caught them matters.
on.ft.com/3Lt93Kh Here’s what a new US-Mexico-Canada trade deal should look like
on.ft.com/3Lt93Kh Here’s what a new US-Mexico-Canada trade deal should look like
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Some new thoughts on how, if you were the President of the US and a court were to tell you you are not allowed to do some tariffs, you could absolutely do some other tariffs.
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/how-to-do-...
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/how-to-do-...
How to do more tariffs
"Don't go giving him any ideas"
mostfavourednation.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Some new thoughts on how, if you were the President of the US and a court were to tell you you are not allowed to do some tariffs, you could absolutely do some other tariffs.
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/how-to-do-...
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/how-to-do-...
Some new thoughts on how, if you were the President of the US and a court were to tell you you are not allowed to do some tariffs, you could absolutely do some other tariffs.
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/how-to-do-...
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/how-to-do-...
How to do more tariffs
"Don't go giving him any ideas"
mostfavourednation.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Some new thoughts on how, if you were the President of the US and a court were to tell you you are not allowed to do some tariffs, you could absolutely do some other tariffs.
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/how-to-do-...
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/how-to-do-...
Portugal or South Wales?
October 28, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Portugal or South Wales?
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This week's edition of Most Favoured Nation is about Men. Manly men, men.
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/man-tariffs
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/man-tariffs
Man Tariffs
Men, men, men, men. Manly men, men.
mostfavourednation.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
This week's edition of Most Favoured Nation is about Men. Manly men, men.
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/man-tariffs
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/man-tariffs
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Apparently tariffs and masculine. Or something.
By Mr @samuelmarclowe.bsky.social
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/man-tariffs
By Mr @samuelmarclowe.bsky.social
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/man-tariffs
Man Tariffs
Men, men, men, men. Manly men, men.
mostfavourednation.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Apparently tariffs and masculine. Or something.
By Mr @samuelmarclowe.bsky.social
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/man-tariffs
By Mr @samuelmarclowe.bsky.social
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/man-tariffs
This week's edition of Most Favoured Nation is about Men. Manly men, men.
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/man-tariffs
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/man-tariffs
Man Tariffs
Men, men, men, men. Manly men, men.
mostfavourednation.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
This week's edition of Most Favoured Nation is about Men. Manly men, men.
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/man-tariffs
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/man-tariffs
One of those “am I damp because of the rain or the sweat” kinda days
October 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
One of those “am I damp because of the rain or the sweat” kinda days
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Japan turns to anti-dumping measures as international trade gets complicated, with an uptick in the number of probes this year indicating an evolving strategy.
Japan turns to anti-dumping measures as international trade gets complicated
An uptick in number of probes this year indicates an evolving strategy.
ebx.sh
October 15, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Japan turns to anti-dumping measures as international trade gets complicated, with an uptick in the number of probes this year indicating an evolving strategy.
Reposted by Sam Lowe
Bloomberg: EU considering forcing Chinese firms to hand over tech to European companies if they want to operate locally. as part of a legislative proposal called the Industrial Accelerator Act - expected in November
EU Considers Forced Tech Transfers for New Chinese Investments
The European Union is considering forcing Chinese firms to hand over technology to European companies if they want to operate locally, in an aggressive new push to make the bloc’s industry more competitive.
www.bloomberg.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Bloomberg: EU considering forcing Chinese firms to hand over tech to European companies if they want to operate locally. as part of a legislative proposal called the Industrial Accelerator Act - expected in November
Looking forward to winning a Nobel prize later for my contribution to the trade literature. (“Thats kinda not how tariffs actually work”)
October 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Looking forward to winning a Nobel prize later for my contribution to the trade literature. (“Thats kinda not how tariffs actually work”)