CANADA/MEXICO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’USMCA Wins Praise as a Victory for American Industries and Workers’➡️https://t.co/UWhPhNXiiL https://t.co/eBVv0nXXRT“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 2, 2018 1:18 pm […]
Category: Trade Deals
10/2/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great reviews on the new USMCA. Thank you! Mexico and Canada will be wonderful partners in Trade (and more) long into the future.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 2, 2018 10:02 am […]
10/1/2018
CANADA/CONGRESS/DEMS/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Monday [10-1-18] praised a new trade deal struck with Canada and Mexico to revamp NAFTA, but acknowledged he could have trouble getting Congress to approve it if Democrats take control of the House or Senate in the November midterm elections…Trump savored the end of 14 months of […]
10/1/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/ELECTION/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If Democrats are successful in November in taking at least a slim majority in the House of Representatives, as most current polls predict, the new NAFTA agreement reached on Sunday night will face an uphill battle to becoming law. A completed three-way deal won’t necessarily be dead on arrival in a […]
10/1/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Get ready to hear a lot of talk about USMCA — the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Trade officials struck a deal late Sunday [9-30-18] night for a three-way trade pact to replace NAFTA that includes significant changes to dairy import rules. The preliminary deal marks a major step toward fulfilling one of President […]
10/1/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [10-1-18] touted the newly reached trade deal with Canada and Mexico that will replace NAFTA as a massive job engine, creating positions across the manufacturing, agriculture, technology and financial services sectors…The three countries came to the final deal, which Trump called the ‘most modern, up-to-date […]
10/1/2018
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “News conference on the USMCA this morning at 11:00 – Rose Garden of White House.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 1, 2018 7:08 am […]
10/1/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congratulations to Mexico and Canada!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 1, 2018 5:56 am […]
10/1/2018
NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….deficiencies and mistakes in NAFTA, greatly opens markets to our Farmers and Manufacturers, reduces Trade Barriers to the U.S. and will bring all three Great Nations together in competition with the rest of the world. The USMCA is a historic transaction!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 1, 2018 5:53 am […]
10/1/2018
NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..deficiencies and mistakes in NAFTA, greatly opens markets to our Farmers and Manufacturers, reduce Trade Barriers to the U.S. and will bring all three Great Nations closer together in competition with the rest of the world. The USMCA is a historic transaction!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 1, 2018 5:40 am […]
10/1/2018
CANADA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Late last night, our deadline, we reached a wonderful new Trade Deal with Canada, to be added into the deal already reached with Mexico. The new name will be The United States Mexico Canada Agreement, or USMCA. It is a great deal for all three countries, solves the many……” -Donald Trump, […]
10/1/2018
IMF/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WORLD BANK/WTO: “Good intentions and realpolitik rarely mix. That may well be the case with proposals from a trio of international bodies that seek to address some of U.S. President Donald Trump’s gripes with the World Trade Organization while providing ways for other countries to liberalize commerce without his signoff. The report, […]
10/1/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [10-1-18] said it was ‘too soon’ for Washington to talk to Beijing about working out a deal on trade, suggesting U.S. tariffs have yet to exert enough pressure to force Beijing into making concessions at the negotiating table…During his remarks, which focused on a new […]
10/1/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There’s a lot to digest in the new trade agreement that the United States, Mexico and Canada finalized in deadline-beating fashion on Sunday [9-30-18], starting with a name change: If the new deal is adopted by all three countries, the North American Free Trade Agreement will give way to the United […]
9/28/2018
CHILE/CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “President Donald Trump met Friday [9-28-18] with President Sebastian Pinera of Chile at the White House for talks that focused on trade, security and the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. Trump welcomed Pinera to the Oval Office days after he imposed financial sanctions on members of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s inner circle […]
9/26/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “President Trump said he rejected a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada during the United Nations General Assembly this week and threatened on Wednesday [9-26-18] to punish Canada by taxing the cars it exports into America, signaling a new low in relations between the two nations. Mr. Trump’s […]
9/24/2018
SOUTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Joint Statement on the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement: https://t.co/m0jW8nqdQW https://t.co/lcrhsJtv00“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 24, 2018 4:46 pm […]
9/24/2018
SOUTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US-Korea Free Trade Agreement Signing Ceremony! https://t.co/yLFkAZgagG“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 24, 2018 3:44 pm […]
9/24/2018
MIKE POMPEO/NIKKI HALEY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “President Donald Trump will express a desire for other nations ‘to exert their sovereignty to solve challenges’ and to listen ‘to what America can do to help’ when he addresses the United Nations General Assembly later this week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday [9-24-18]. Pompeo and Ambassador […]
9/23/2018
JAPAN/MILITARY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Going to New York. Will be with Prime Minister Abe of Japan tonight, talking Military and Trade. We have done much to help Japan, would like to see more of a reciprocal relationship. It will all work out!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 23, 2018 3:52 pm […]
9/17/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “TRUMP TO ESCALATE CHINESE TARIFFS: President Donald Trump plans to proceed with duties on roughly $200 billion more Chinese goods as soon as today, a move that likely will escalate a protracted trade battle between the world’s two largest economies. The White House will announce a 10 percent tariff on the […]
9/17/2018
ELECTION/POLLS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Voters in Ohio — the electoral bellwether that’s picked the winner of every presidential race since 1964 — have generally positive views of international trade and want the U.S. to play a leading role in world affairs, according to a new POLITICO/AARP survey. But the poll of voters in the key […]
9/14/2018
G20/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “Trade ministers from the Group of 20 countries said Friday [9-14-18] that there was an ‘urgent’ need to overhaul the World Trade Organization, which President Trump has threatened to withdraw the United States from. The statement by the G20 ministers after a meeting in Argentina was a tacit acknowledgment by world […]
9/5/2018
CANADA/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [9-5-18] said the United States should have a fair trade deal with Canada, as the two countries resumed negotiations over renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement. Trump made the comments during a visit with Kuwaiti ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah.” –Lisa Lambert, “Trump says […]
9/5/2018
CHINA/MEDIA/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “According to previews of Bob Woodward’s new book, ‘Fear,’ former top White House economic adviser Gary Cohn headed off President Trump’s efforts to withdraw from both the U.S.-South Korea trade deal and NAFTA by simply removing the notices from his desk before he could sign them. ‘I can stop this,’ Cohn […]
9/5/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [9-5-18] that the United States was not yet ready to come to an agreement over trade disputes with China but he said talks would continue. The world’s two largest economies have slapped tariffs on $50 billion of each other’s goods in a tit-for-tat trade […]
9/1/2018
MILITARY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: We shouldn’t have to buy our friends with bad Trade Deals and Free Military Protection!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 1, 2018 8:23 pm […]
9/1/2018
MILITARY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We shouldn’t have to buy our friends with bad Trade Deals and Free Military Protection!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 1, 2018 5:55 pm […]
9/1/2018
CANADA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “No Deal! Trade Talks with Canada Conclude for the Week with No Agreement | Breitbart https://t.co/87vi7OqopY via @BreitbartNews” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 1, 2018 5:51 pm […]
9/1/2018
NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Remember, NAFTA was one of the WORST Trade Deals ever made. The U.S. lost thousands of businesses and millions of jobs. We were far better off before NAFTA – should never have been signed. Even the Vat Tax was not accounted for. We make new deal or go back to pre-NAFTA!” […]
8/31/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/CANADA/EU/MEXICO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the Trump administration sought trade concessions from Mexico in recent weeks, automakers and their suppliers feared that manufacturing costs could increase by billions of dollars. Now, they are breathing a sigh of relief. The auto industry is still waiting to learn details of the preliminary agreement that President Trump […]
8/31/2018
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “President Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw the US from the World Trade Organization (WTO), claiming it treats his country unfairly…The WTO was established to provide rules for global trade and resolve disputes between countries. Mr Trump says the body too often rules against the US, although he concedes it has […]
8/30/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said he respected Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell even though the central bank was not helping him out in trade disputes, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday [8-30-18]…Trump nominated Powell as Fed chairman late last year, and he took over from Janet Yellen in February. The president […]
8/29/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “STATEMENT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE President Donald J. Trump feels strongly that North Korea is under tremendous pressure from China because of our major trade disputes with the Chinese Government. At the same time, we also know that China is providing North Korea with…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 29, 2018 […]
8/28/2018
AGRICULTURE/JOBS/MEXICO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our new Trade Deal with Mexico focuses on FARMERS, GROWTH for our country, tearing down TRADE BARRIERS, JOBS and having companies continue to POUR BACK INTO OUR COUNTRY. It will be a big hit!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 28, 2018 9:19 pm […]
8/28/2018
AGRICULTURE/CANADA/MEXICO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is now turning his focus toward cutting a trade deal with Canada after the United States and Mexico reached an agreement on Monday [8-27-18]…Canada, according to Trump, has also been in conversations about joining the new deal. However, Trump said right now they’re ‘not letting anyone else in […]
8/28/2018
SENATE/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I smile at Senators and others talking about how good free trade is for the U.S. What they don’t say is that we lose Jobs and over 800 Billion Dollars a year on really dumb Trade Deals….and these same countries Tariff us to death. These lawmakers are just fine with this!” […]
8/27/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States and Mexico reached a two-way trade deal Monday [8-27-18], moving President Donald Trump one step closer to fulfilling a core campaign promise to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement. The development, which happened after U.S. and Mexican trade officials met regularly for five weeks, could clear the […]
8/27/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States and Mexico have reached an agreement to change parts of NAFTA, the trade deal that President Donald Trump has derided for years as unfair. Trump announced the agreement from the Oval Office Monday, with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto dialed in on a conference call. But the deal […]
8/27/2018
MEXICO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “United States-Mexico Trade Agreement: https://t.co/E1AzveYPli https://t.co/ZYbHt1pD8a“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 27, 2018 1:11 pm […]
8/27/2018
MEXICO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A big deal looking good with Mexico!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 27, 2018 8:39 am […]
8/27/2018
MEXICO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [8-27-18] suggested the United States and Mexico were close to a ‘big deal’ on trade after days of negotiations between the two partners in the North American Free Trade Agreement. ‘A big deal looking good with Mexico!’ Trump wrote in a post on Twitter. The […]
8/27/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Monday [8-27-18] that the United States and Mexico had reached an accord to revise key portions of the North American Free Trade Agreement and would finalize it within days, suggesting he was ready to jettison Canada from the trilateral trade pact if the country did not get […]
8/25/2018
MEXICO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our relationship with Mexico is getting closer by the hour. Some really good people within both the new and old government, and all working closely together….A big Trade Agreement with Mexico could be happening soon!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 25, 2018 8:22 am […]
8/25/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said on Saturday [8-25-18] that the United States could reach a ‘big Trade Agreement’ with Mexico soon as the incoming Mexican trade negotiator signaled possible solutions to NAFTA energy rules and a contentious U.S. ‘sunset clause’ demand. Trump tweeted on Saturday morning that the United States’ ‘relationship with […]
8/24/2018
CHINA/MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [8-24-18] asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to cancel an upcoming trip to North Korea, saying on Twitter that the United States has not made ‘sufficient progress’ on nuclear talks with the country in what appeared to be his first admission that the discussions […]
8/24/2018
CHINA/NUCLEAR/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…Additionally, because of our much tougher Trading stance with China, I do not believe they are helping with the process of denuclearization as they once were (despite the UN Sanctions which are in place)…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 24, 2018 12:36 pm […]
8//24/2018
CHINA/MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…Secretary Pompeo looks forward to going to North Korea in the near future, most likely after our Trading relationship with China is resolved. In the meantime I would like to send my warmest regards and respect to Chairman Kim. I look forward to seeing him soon!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
8/24/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Target CEO raves about the Economy. ‘This is the best consumer environment I’ve seen in my career.’ A big statement from a top executive. But virtually everybody is saying this, & when our Trade Deals are made, & cost cutting done, you haven’t seen anything yet! @DRUDGE_REPORT” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August […]
8/23/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A restart of trade talks between the United States and China ended on Thursday [8-23-18] with little sign of progress as Washington moved ahead with additional tariffs and President Trump met with legislators to discuss a new law aimed at curbing Chinese investment. The bilateral talks, while low level, were the […]
8/15/2018
TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our Country was built on Tariffs, and Tariffs are now leading us to great new Trade Deals – as opposed to the horrible and unfair Trade Deals that I inherited as your President. Other Countries should not be allowed to come in and steal the wealth of our great U.S.A. No […]
8/6/2018
ECONOMY/JOBS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great financial numbers being announced on an almost daily basis. Economy has never been better, jobs at best point in history. Fixing our terrible Trade Deals is a priority-and going very well. Immigration on Merit Based System to take care of the companies coming back to U.S.A.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August […]
8/2/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. turned up the heat Wednesday [7-1-18] on China, with the Trump administration threatening to more than double proposed tariffs on imports while Congress passed a defense bill designed to restrict Beijing’s economic and military activity. The moves come as Beijing and Washington have failed to ease an escalating trade […]
8/2/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump ratcheted up his feud with the Koch brothers on Thursday [8-2-18], hammering the billionaire conservative donors’ trade policy rhetoric and questioning whether they are actually contributing to political campaigns…Over the weekend, top officials with the Koch network of donors criticized what it called the Trump administration’s ‘protectionist’ […]
8/1/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House, looking to ratchet up trade pressure on China, is expected to announced today that it is more than doubling the size of the proposed tariffs to 25% from 10% on $200 billion of Chinese imports, industry sources said. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said there would be a […]
7/31/2018
GOP/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday [7-31-18] slammed the powerful Koch-led political operation as ‘globalist’ and ‘a total joke,’ rejecting the conservative group amid signs of a growing public fissure between the president and business over trade. Trump’s comments follow news media reports that some officials within the Koch donor network […]
7/29/2018
AGRICULTURE/EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A top Trump administration official said Sunday [7-29-18] the U.S. will ‘immediately’ start negotiating with the European Union to forge trade agreements on farm and energy products, promising ‘an actual transaction’ right away to sell more soybeans, beef and liquefied natural gas to European countries. Larry Kudlow, President Trump’s chief economic […]
7/26/2018
CHINA/EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump plans to travel here later on Thursday [7-26-18] to visit a steel mill that the White House says benefited from his tough trade moves against China and other steel exporters, a day after he temporarily averted a trade war with the European Union. Mr. Trump’s visit to the Granite […]
7/26/2018
AGRICULTURE/BUSINESS/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump came to a newly revived steel mill here on Thursday to take credit for jobs created by American tariffs against China and other steel exporters. But his triumphal message was muddied by the woes of Midwestern soybean farmers, who have been caught in the crossfire of Mr. Trump’s multifront […]
7/26/2018
EU/OBAMA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Trump called a truce with the European Union over trade, the general outlines of his plan sounded familiar. It echoed of earlier negotiations — the ones started under President Barack Obama and shelved by Mr. Trump last year. Mr. Trump, in many ways, is taking credit for solving a […]
7/26/2018
AGRICULTURE/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trade deficits aren’t a concern for America’s farmers … but you wouldn’t know it from what President Donald Trump has been saying. The US agriculture industry has long exported far more products than the nation has imported. Selling crops, nuts, meat and other goods abroad are vital part of the sector, […]
7/26/2018
EU/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When Jean-Claude Juncker arrived at the White House on Wednesday [7-26-18], the European Commission president had no idea how the meeting with President Donald Trump would end. When asked on his flight from Brussels whether he was ready, after having pored through piles of documents stacked in blue folders, he smiled […]
7/26/2018
ENERGY/EU/RUSSIA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump wants Europe to buy more U.S. gas, but Vladimir Putin’s Russia stands in the way. On Wednesday [7-25-18], Mr. Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker dialed down trade tensions with measures that include a preliminary agreement for Europe to buy more liquefied natural gas from the U.S. […]
7/25/2018
EU/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [7-25-18] he hopes to work out a fair and reciprocal trade deal between the United States and Europe as he welcomed the head of the European Commission to the White House for talks…The United States and EU are locked in a trade dispute stemming […]
7/25/2018
AGRICULTURE/EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump slammed critics of his trade policies on Wednesday [7-25-18], warning they are undermining his negotiating position while American farmers are being ‘ripped off.’ Mr. Trump’s remarks, aimed at critics he didn’t name, came hours ahead of a meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in which trade tensions […]
7/25/2018
GERMANY/JAPAN/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Japan and Germany said Wednesday [7-25-18] they would step up their alliance to promote free trade and the Paris climate agreement, in a shot at the agenda pursued by the U.S. under President Donald Trump. ‘We must set boundaries against the methods of Trump,’ tweeted German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, who […]
7/25/2018
TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Every time I see a weak politician asking to stop Trade talks or the use of Tariffs to counter unfair Tariffs, I wonder, what can they be thinking? Are we just going to continue and let our farmers and country get ripped off? Lost $817 Billion on Trade last year. […]
7/24/2018
EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker left for Washington to meet with President Donald Trump, his mission was to try to dissuade the American president from escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and EU. Then Mr. Trump started tweeting. ‘Tariffs are the greatest!’ Mr. Trump declared early Tuesday [7-24-18]. ‘Either a […]
7/24/2018
EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is not known for backing down, but the Europeans are coming to Washington anyway to see if they can convince him to rein in his trade policies. Less than two weeks after calling the European Union a ‘foe,’ Trump will meet with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at […]
7/24/2018
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Countries that have treated us unfairly on trade for years are all coming to Washington to negotiate. This should have taken place many years ago but, as the saying goes, better late than never!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 24, 2018 6:09 am […]
7/22/2018
CHINA/EU/G20/STEVE MNUCHIN/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The finance ministers and central bankers of the G-20 group of countries ended their meeting here with little progress on resolving global trade tensions sparked by President Donald Trump’s tariffs, with the U.S. and EU both insisting their conditions for trade talks must be met. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin […]
7/20/2018
AGRICULTURE/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Farmers have been on a downward trend for 15 years. The price of soybeans has fallen 50% since 5 years before the Election. A big reason is bad (terrible) Trade Deals with other countries. They put on massive Tariffs and Barriers. Canada charges 275% on Dairy. Farmers will WIN!” -Donald Trump, […]
7/20/2018
FEDERAL RESERVE/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….The United States should not be penalized because we are doing so well. Tightening now hurts all that we have done. The U.S. should be allowed to recapture what was lost due to illegal currency manipulation and BAD Trade Deals. Debt coming due & we are raising rates – Really?” […]
7/18/2018
2016 ELECTION/JOBS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “3.4 million jobs created since our great Election Victory – far greater than ever anticipated, and only getting better as new and greatly improved Trade Deals start coming to fruition!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 18, 2018 6:33 am […]
7/16/2018
TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “The U.S. fired back at lawsuits other countries have filed with the World Trade Organization over Trump steel and aluminum tariffs, escalating a trade dispute with some of America’s closest allies. The U.S. on Monday [7-16-18] filed separate claims against China, the European Union, Canada, Mexico and Turkey—the latest stage in […]
7/14/2018
JOBS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Stock Market hit 25,000 yesterday. Jobs are at an all time record – and that is before we fix some of the worst trade deals and conditions ever seen by any government. It is all happening!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 14, 2018 4:46 am […]
7/13/2018
BREXIT/BRITAIN/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UK: “President Donald Trump affirmed his commitment to striking a trade deal with the U.K., seeking to walk back earlier comments in which he criticized Prime Minister Theresa May’s approach to Brexit and said her plan would ‘kill’ the chances of such a deal. His softening of his criticism saved Mrs. May […]
7/13/2018
BREXIT/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRSIDENT/UK: “President Donald Trump warned U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May that a plan her government released Thursday [7-12-18] outlining its future economic relationship with the European Union, if implemented, could ‘kill’ the nation’s chances of striking a bilateral trade deal with the U.S. The public rebuke of Mrs. May, published hours after […]
7/11/2018
EU/GERMANY/NATO/RUSSIA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “What good is NATO if Germany is paying Russia billions of dollars for gas and energy? Why are there only 5 out of 29 countries that have met their commitment? The U.S. is paying for Europe’s protection, then loses billions on Trade. Must pay 2% of GDP IMMEDIATELY, not by 2025.” […]
7/11/2018
EU/GERMANY/NATO/RUSSIA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “What good is NATO if Germany is paying Russia billions of dollars for gas and energy? Why are their only 5 out of 29 countries that have met their commitment? The U.S. is paying for Europe’s protection, then loses billions on Trade. Must pay 2% of GDP IMMEDIATELY, not by 2025.” […]
7/5/2018
BUSINESS/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With tariffs driving up the price of stainless steel, the precision-part manufacturer Accu-Swiss in Oakdale, Calif., came up with a plan to save money: turn off the lights but keep the machines on…As every business school student learns, developing plans to deal with disruptions — from a hurricane to a rail […]
7/3/2018
ECONOMY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The economy is doing perhaps better than ever before, and that’s prior to fixing some of the worst and most unfair Trade Deals ever made by any country. In any event, they are coming along very well. Most countries agree that they must be changed, but nobody ever asked!” -Donald Trump, […]
7/2/2018
AGRICULTURE/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Farm Belt helped deliver Donald Trump to the White House, drawn to his promises to revive rural America and deregulate industry. Now, the president’s global trade offensive is threatening the livelihoods of many farmers. Mounting trade disputes, spurred by U.S. threats to withdraw from the North American Free Trade […]
6/26/2018
BUSINESS/EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump lashed out at one of his favorite American manufacturers on Tuesday [6-26-18], criticizing Harley-Davidson over its plans to move some of its motorcycle production abroad and threatening it with steep punitive taxes. In a series of tweets on Tuesday, the president accused the Wisconsin-based company of surrendering in Mr. […]
6/26/2018
EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….We are finishing our study of Tariffs on cars from the E.U. in that they have long taken advantage of the U.S. in the form of Trade Barriers and Tariffs. In the end it will all even out – and it won’t take very long!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 26, 2018 […]
6/26/2018
TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….We are getting other countries to reduce and eliminate tariffs and trade barriers that have been unfairly used for years against our farmers, workers and companies. We are opening up closed markets and expanding our footprint. They must play fair or they will pay tariffs!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 26, 2018 […]
6/26/2018
BUSINESS/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Early this year Harley-Davidson said they would move much of their plant operations in Kansas City to Thailand. That was long before Tariffs were announced. Hence, they were just using Tariffs/Trade War as an excuse. Shows how unbalanced & unfair trade is, but we will fix it…..” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June […]
6/26/2018
BUSINESS/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Early this year Harley-Davidson said they would move much of their plant operations in Kansas City to Thailand. That was long before Tariffs were announced. Hence, they were just using Tariffs/Trade War as an excuse. Shows how unbalanced & unfair trade is, but we will fix it…..” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June […]
6/26/2018
ECONOMY/IMMIGRATION/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump could be running a ‘Morning in America’ midterm campaign strategy, bragging about an economy growing as consistently as it has in over a decade with an unemployment rate tied for the lowest level in nearly half a century. Instead, he’s banking on hard-line trade and immigration policies that […]
6/25/2018
CANADA/CHINA/EU/GOP/MEXICO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is taking his trade policy on the road this week. But the reception he is set to receive in a series of crucial 2018 states may not be what he had hoped. A series of threatening trade wars have become a weight on the President and Republicans across […]
6/22/2018
EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Based on the Tariffs and Trade Barriers long placed on the U.S. and it great companies and workers by the European Union, if these Tariffs and Barriers are not soon broken down and removed, we will be placing a 20% Tariff on all of their cars coming into the U.S. Build […]
6/19/2018
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is working on measures that protect agriculture and other critical industries from retaliatory tariffs being threatened by China amid an escalating trade dispute between the two countries, a top adviser to President Donald Trump said. Peter Navarro told reporters on Tuesday [6-19-18] that Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and […]
6/18/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Trump tries to tilt global trade in the United States’ favor, he is increasingly putting his finger on the scale to help once-iconic industries that are declining as a share of the American economy, at the expense of some of the country’s fastest-growing sectors. The president’s attempts to boost […]
6/15/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said on Friday [6-15-18] that it would move ahead with tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese products, drawing a vow of retaliation from Beijing and escalating a trade war between the world’s two largest economies. President Trump’s decision to impose the penalties is the latest twist by a […]
6/15/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Beijing retaliated against planned U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods by targeting high-value American exports—including farm products, cars, and crude oil—stepping up the potential for a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. Shortly after the Trump administration unveiled plans Friday to impose tariffs of 25% on $50 billion in Chinese […]
6/15/2018
GARY COHN/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s former economic adviser Gary Cohn warned that a trade war with US allies could wipe out the benefits of the tax cuts Trump worked to pass…Asked if a trade war could erase the benefits of the tax reform bill passed last December, Cohn said, ‘Yes, it could.’ […]
6/14/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/SUPREME COURT/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration and against China on Thursday [6-14-18] on a disputed aspect of their fraught trade relationship, throwing out a lower court ruling that had allowed two Chinese vitamin C makers to escape $148 million in damages for violating American antitrust law. In […]
6/12/2018
CANADA/G7/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Canadians would pay a price for countering the U.S. on trade, while his aides sought to tamp down tensions between the two allies following a dust-up with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the weekend. U.S. administration officials have been hammering the Canadian leader for declaring Saturday […]
6/10/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has gone overseas to embark on some of the most consequential diplomatic negotiations of his tenure, threatening an all-out trade war with allies and seizing a chance to make peace with a nuclear-armed menace. But back home, he left behind a West Wing where burned-out aides are eyeing […]
6/10/2018
MILITARY/NATO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….And add to that the fact that the U.S. pays close to the entire cost of NATO-protecting many of these same countries that rip us off on Trade (they pay only a fraction of the cost-and laugh!). The European Union had a $151 Billion Surplus-should pay much more for Military!” -Donald […]