What Actually Happens When CFIUS Reviews a Foreign Deal
A fixed statutory clock decides most foreign-investment cases, and a 2025 policy memo now sorts which deals move fast and which face a wider net.
Government News
How federal decisions reach the economy: tariffs, tax provisions, antitrust actions, subsidies and regulatory costs traced to industries and payrolls.
Metals Tariff Rejig Takes Effect August 6: Who Wins, Who Pays
The June 1, 2026 proclamation modifying Section 232 duties on steel, aluminum and copper cuts rates for some products and removes others entirely, with an August 6 effective date.
The 10 Percent Global Tariff Expires July 24 Unless Congress Acts
Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 caps emergency tariffs at 150 days, and the February 24 global duty hits that limit with no extension bill moving.
Banks Face July 21 Deadline as CFPB's Reg B Rewrite Is Challenged
The CFPB's April 22, 2026 amendments to Regulation B, narrowing disparate-impact and discouragement claims under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, take effect July 21 even as a lawsuit targets the rule.
EPA Delays Key TCE Ban Provisions Pending Court Review
A May 5, 2026 Federal Register notice postpones the effectiveness of certain trichloroethylene ban provisions until judicial review concludes, leaving compliance dates unfixed.
Regulators Barred From Using Reputation Risk Against Banks
An OCC and FDIC final rule published April 10, 2026 prohibits adverse action based on reputation risk, effective June 9, 2026, recasting bank supervision of legal industries.