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Christopher Ruvo

  • Executive Editor, News & Content Strategy

Chris spearheads ASI Media’s news coverage, leading the creation of daily articles, in-depth feature reports, podcasts and videos that tackle the most important topics in the promo products industry. His writing and multi-media work has earned numerous regional and national awards, including the 2019 and 2022 Neal Awards for “Best Range of Work By A Single Author.”

Trump Could Delay Increasing Tariffs On Chinese Imports

U.S. levies on $200 billion in Chinese goods are set to rise to 25% on March 2.

Trump Delays Import Tariff Increase; Promotional Products Leaders React

The tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports will not increase to 25% come March, the...

Report: U.S. Nearing Trade Deal With China

Still, a primary unresolved issue relates to import tariffs – something of particular i...

Report: Potential New China Tariffs Could Cause Global Recession

Analysts also say that corporate profits could fall, thousands of retail stores could c...

Promo Prices Poised to Rise Amid Heightened Tariffs

Many industry firms feel tariffs could hurt the general economy and cut into promo’s sa...

China Tariffs Continue to Cause Industry & Economic Uncertainty

Analysts also say that corporate profits could fall, thousands of retail stores could c...

Tariffs On Mexican Imports, India Trade Status Change Cause Concern For Promo

President Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs on Mexican imports and his decision...

Trump Threatens Tariffs On $300 Billion More In Chinese Imports

Additional levies would go into place immediately if China’s president fails to meet wi...

Hundreds of U.S. Companies Urge Trump To Nix Tariffs

They said more tariffs could cost the U.S. 2 million jobs and slash GDP by 1%.

Trade Talks With China To Resume, No New Tariffs For The Moment

The U.S./China trade news out of this weekend’s G20 Summit comes as a welcomed developm...

China: Nix Import Tariffs, Or No Trade Deal

Despite the hard line, top negotiators from the U.S. and China have resumed trade deal ...

Sources: U.S., China Negotiators To Meet Face-to-Face

The talks will center on forging a new trade deal – potentially good news for the promo...

U.S. & China Trade Talks End Without A Deal

An agreement doesn’t appear to be in sight, meaning the promo products industry must co...

Trump To Put 10% Tariffs On $300 Billion More In Chinese Imports

The move has potential to trigger price increases on a broad spectrum of promotional pr...

Trump Import Tariff Delay Isn’t A Real Reprieve For Promo

Many items that promo products firms import and sell will still be subject to a new tar...

Heightened Tariffs Prompt Promo Price Increase Fears, Worry Over Economy

The trade war between the U.S. and China has escalated, with both sides ratcheting up i...

Tariffs On $112 Billion In Chinese Imports Take Effect

The tariffs will likely cause price increases on duty-hit promotional products. New tra...

Potential Breakthrough On Key Issue In U.S./China Trade War

There’s reportedly a “conceptual agreement” related to enforcing the terms of a new tra...

Trump Delays Tariff Increase

The president has pushed back a planned heightened duty rate on $250 billion of Chinese...

Bloomberg Media: Trump Could Offer China Interim Trade Deal

Sources say the deal could include a roll back of some U.S. tariffs.

Industry Groups Urge Congress To Check Trump’s Power To Tariff

The Tariff Reform Coalition wants Congress to take more control of U.S. trade policy.

Tariff Exemptions Going Into Effect For More Than 400 Chinese Products

The temporary lifting of levies comes in advance of U.S/China trade deal talks in October.

Downbeat Note Sounds as U.S. China Trade Deal Talks Resume

Still, leaders in the promo products industry are hoping for a deal or a truce that wou...

Promo Products Industry Reacts to ‘Phase One’ US/China Trade Deal

There’s a mix of cautious optimism, mild relief, concern and arched-brow skepticism.

China Pledges IP Protection, Agricultural Purchases in Potential Trade War Progress

Beijing and Washington, D.C. continue to work on the particulars of a “phase one” trade...