TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Why should I, as President of the United States, allow countries to continue to make Massive Trade Surpluses, as they have for decades, while our Farmers, Workers & Taxpayers have such a big and unfair price to pay? Not fair to the PEOPLE of America! $800 Billion Trade Deficit…” -Donald Trump, […]
Category: Trade Deals
CANADA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Fair Trade is now to be called Fool Trade if it is not Reciprocal. According to a Canada release, they make almost 100 Billion Dollars in Trade with U.S. (guess they were bragging and got caught!). Minimum is 17B. Tax Dairy from us at 270%. Then Justin acts hurt when called […]
6/9/2018
TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States will not allow other countries to impose massive Tariffs and Trade Barriers on its farmers, workers and companies. While sending their product into our country tax free. We have put up with Trade Abuse for many decades — and that is long enough.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 9, […]
6/9/2018
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…U.S.A. Trade. They fully understand where I am coming from. After many decades, fair and reciprocal Trade will happen!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 9, 2018 3:56 pm […]
6/8/2018
G7/NAFTA/RUSSIA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Bruising for a fight, President Donald Trump barreled into the Group of Seven summit Friday [6-8-18], eager to confront longtime U.S. allies over a burgeoning trade dispute and insisting Russia should be brought back into the fold. Trump joined the leaders of major industrialized nations in an idyllic Canadian resort town […]
6/8/2018
CANADA/G7/RUSSIA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am heading for Canada and the G-7 for talks that will mostly center on the long time unfair trade practiced against the United States. From there I go to Singapore and talks with North Korea on Denuclearization. Won’t be talking about the Russian Witch Hunt Hoax for a while!” -Donald […]
6/8/2018
G7/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Looking forward to straightening out unfair Trade Deals with the G-7 countries. If it doesn’t happen, we come out even better!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 8, 2018 5:25 am […]
6/7/2018
G7/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump will travel to a sleepy village in Quebec on Friday [6-8-18] to meet with the leaders of America’s closest allies for a summit meeting that usually ends with a moment of global camaraderie — the ‘family photo’ that captures presidents and prime ministers smiling for the camera. This year […]
6/7/2018
ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A White House economic analysis of President Trump’s trade agenda has concluded that Mr. Trump’s tariffs will hurt economic growth in the United States, according to several people familiar with the research. The findings from the White House Council of Economic Advisers have been circulated only internally and not publicly released, […]
6/7/2018
JAPAN/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “PM Abe and I are also working to improve the trading relationship between the U.S. and Japan, something we have to do. The U.S. seeks a bilateral deal with Japan that is based on the principle of fairness and reciprocity. We’re working hard to reduce our trade imbalance… https://t.co/pnqEHoplk0“ -Donald Trump, […]
6/7/2018
GOP/SENATE/TARIFFS/TRADE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Arizona Republican Senator Jeff Flake hit Donald Trump on trade Thursday [7-6-18], slamming the President for ‘acting on a whim to punish this country or that one,’ through trade tariffs…Flake joined Senate Foreign Relations Chair Bob Corker, a Tennessee Republican, and a bipartisan group of senators Wednesday [6-6-18] sponsoring legislation that […]
6/7/2018
CHINA/STEVE MNUCHIN/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, fed up with hearing he was weak on China, assembled his senior trade team at the White House on May 22 and vented, according to officials who were involved. He wanted a tougher approach, including tariffs he could use as a weapon to force trade concessions. Treasury […]
6/7/2018
JAPAN/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Looking forward to seeing my friend Prime Minister @AbeShinzo of Japan at noon. Will be discussing North Korea and Trade.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 7, 2018 9:01 am […]
6/7/2018
CANADA/G7/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Isn’t it Ironic? Getting ready to go to the G-7 in Canada to fight for our country on Trade (we have the worst trade deals ever made), then off to Singapore to meet with North Korea & the Nuclear Problem…But back home we still have the 13 Angry Democrats pushing […]
6/6/2018
GOP/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. Bob Corker is facing the ire of the White House after forging ahead with his plan to curtail the President’s power on trade. President Donald Trump told the Tennessee Republican in a ‘lengthy’ call Wednesday [6-6-18] to back off legislation to rein in his power to levy huge tariffs on US […]
6/6/2018
CANADA/EU/JAPAN/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. allies Canada, Japan and the European Union are banding together to increase pressure on Washington following the Trump administration’s metals tariffs as they head to a meeting of Group of Seven industrialized countries in Quebec on Friday [6-8-18]. With trade likely to dominate the agenda of the summit, the U.S. […]
6/6/2018
GOP/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans are finally reaching their breaking point with President Donald Trump on trade. One faction of GOP senators is pushing Sen. Bob Corker’s (R-Tenn.) legislation that would allow Congress to block Trump’s tariffs — which Trump is trying to kill before it comes to the Senate floor. Another group is […]
6/5/2018
GOP/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans are ratcheting up their opposition to restrictive new tariffs that President Donald Trump advanced based on national security, with GOP lawmakers threatening legislation to rein in the White House. Sens. Bob Corker (R., Tenn.) and Pat Toomey (R., Pa.) are pushing to attach to a must-pass defense authorization bill a […]
6/5/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China offered to purchase nearly $70 billion of U.S. farm, manufacturing and energy products if the Trump administration abandons threatened tariffs, according to people briefed on the latest negotiations with American trade officials. In weekend talks in Beijing, Chinese negotiators led by Liu He, President Xi Jinping’s economic envoy, presented a […]
6/4/2018
AFRICA/FOREIGN AFFAIRS/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The foreign ministers of the BRICS emerging economies have criticized what they call a ‘new wave of protectionism,’ a reference to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tough trade negotiations with key economic partners. The envoys from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa referred to ‘unilateral measures that are incompatible with’ […]
6/4/2018
COMMERCE/GOP/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Groups backed by powerful Republican donors Charles and David Koch said on Monday [6-4-18] they will champion free trade and oppose tariffs with a multimillion-dollar campaign that puts them on a collision course with President Donald Trump. The embrace of free trade principles by major Republican donors comes as Trump pursues […]
6/4/2018
CANADA/CHINA/ECONOMY/EU/GOP/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump defended his tough trade negotiations with China, Canada and Mexico on Monday [6-4-18], saying the U.S. would soon be in a stronger position with its top trading partners. Trump faced pushback from U.S. allies and an influential Republican group, which warned that the tariffs would hinder the nation’s […]
6/4/2018
CANADA/ECONOMY/IMF/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Canada is in a period of heightened economic anxiety due to U.S. trade and tax policy, the International Monetary Fund said Monday [6-4-18], warning it could have a profound impact on investment and growth in the country for an extended period. The warning from the Washington-based agency emerges just as tensions […]
6/4/2018
GOP/SENATE/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Republicans return to Washington Monday [6-4-18] and face a choice: Are they willing to take action on trade against the President from their own party? The Trump administration shocked lawmakers last week when it announced it would impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from US allies in the European […]
6/4/2018
CHINA/COMMERCE/EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Groups backed by powerful Republican donors Charles and David Koch said on Monday [6-4-18] they will champion free trade and oppose tariffs with a multimillion-dollar campaign that puts them on a collision course with President Donald Trump. The embrace of free trade principles by major Republican donors comes as Trump pursues […]
6/4/2018
AGRICULTURE/BUSINESS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Farmers have not been doing well for 15 years. Mexico, Canada, China and others have treated them unfairly. By the time I finish trade talks, that will change. Big trade barriers against U.S. farmers, and other businesses, will finally be broken. Massive trade deficits no longer!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 4, […]
6/4/2018
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. has made such bad trade deals over so many years that we can only WIN!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 4, 2018 7:43 am […]
6/4/2018
GOP/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s recent moves on trade have turned an issue long considered part of the Republican orthodoxy into a political landmine for his own party. Last week, Trump’s administration announced steep tariffs on steel and aluminum from close allies Canada, Mexico and the European Union. In return, all three […]
6/2/2018
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When you’re almost 800 Billion Dollars a year down on Trade, you can’t lose a Trade War! The U.S. has been ripped off by other countries for years on Trade, time to get smart!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 2, 2018 4:23 pm […]
6/2/2018
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States must, at long last, be treated fairly on Trade. If we charge a country ZERO to sell their goods, and they charge us 25, 50 or even 100 percent to sell ours, it is UNFAIR and can no longer be tolerated. That is not Free or Fair Trade, […]
6/1/2018
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/ENERGY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators are haggling over how to get Beijing to carry out recent promises to purchase more American farm and energy products, with Washington pushing for long-term contracts that Chinese officials are reluctant to commit to. The snag is hanging over high-level negotiations scheduled for this weekend. U.S. […]
6/1/2018
AGRICULTURE/CANADA/CHINA/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump attacked Canada on Friday [6-1-18] morning, seemingly offering a defense of the controversial tariffs he imposed this week and accusing America’s northern neighbor of treating U.S. agricultural industries ‘very poorly…’ Trump has made resetting U.S. trade relationships around the globe a key priority for his administration, most notably […]
6/1/2018
AGRICULTURE/CANADA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Canada has treated our Agricultural business and Farmers very poorly for a very long period of time. Highly restrictive on Trade! They must open their markets and take down their trade barriers! They report a really high surplus on trade with us. Do Timber & Lumber in U.S.?” – Donald Trump, […]
5/31/2018
CANADA/EU/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration raised the prospect of a global trade war by imposing tariffs on imports from the closest U.S. neighbors and allies, who swiftly pledged to retaliate with duties of their own. President Donald Trump is pursuing an aggressive strategy to win economic concessions from neighbors and allies in an […]
5/31/2018
CANADA/EU/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s move to slap penalties on imports from U.S. allies and China is moving the country to the brink of a global trade war — with U.S. consumers, farmers and manufacturers caught in the middle — as the White House tries to wrest concessions from reluctant trading partners. The […]
5/31/2018
COMMERCE/ELECTIONS/GOP/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s decision to follow through on steel and aluminum tariffs against some of the United States’ closest allies puts a series of vulnerable Republicans at considerable risk, leading some of those candidates to caution the President against following through with the trade talk. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told reporters […]
5/31/2018
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “FAIR TRADE!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 31, 2018 4:19 pm […]
5/29/2018
ECONOMY/MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/RUSSIA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA: “Sorry, I’ve got to start focusing my energy on North Korea Nuclear, bad Trade Deals, VA Choice, the Economy, rebuilding the Military, and so much more, and not on the Rigged Russia Witch Hunt that should be investigating Clinton/Russia/FBI/Justice/Obama/Comey/Lynch etc.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 29, 2018 6:27 am […]
5/28/2018
NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is running out of time to deliver a revamp of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) he promised for this year and people involved in the talks say the crunch is largely of his administration’s own making. Negotiators, industry lobbyists, trade experts and lawmakers briefed on the […]
5/28/2018
CANADA/CHINA/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Donald Trump considers new tariffs on imported vehicles and pursues a deal with China to avoid a trade war, economists and business leaders see a pattern emerging in the White House’s efforts to renegotiate many trade relationships: Open aggressively, then settle for incremental concessions. The Trump administration has accused […]
5/28/2018
CHINA/EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The European Union’s top trade official will meet U.S. counterparts in Paris on Wednesday [5-30-18], according to EU officials, in a last-ditch effort to secure waivers from steel and aluminum tariffs and to engage Washington on efforts to tackle China’s market-distorting policies. European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom will press U.S. Commerce […]
5/25/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/COMMERCE/CONGRESS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has told lawmakers it has reached a deal that would keep the Chinese telecom firm ZTE alive, a person familiar with the matter said. The move could allow trade negotiations with China to move forward, but would probably provoke an intense backlash in Congress. Under the agreement brokered […]
5/25/2018
IRAN/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…but complain and obstruct. They made only bad deals (Iran) and their so-called Trade Deals are the laughing stock of the world!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 25, 2018 6:13 pm […]
5/25/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/CHUCK SCHUMER/OBAMA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senator Schumer and Obama Administration let phone company ZTE flourish with no security checks. I closed it down then let it reopen with high level security guarantees, change of management and board, must purchase U.S. parts and pay a $1.3 Billion fine. Dems do nothing….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 25, […]
5/25/2018
DEMS/OBAMA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Funny to watch the Democrats criticize Trade Deals being negotiated by me when they don’t even know what the deals are and when for 8 years the Obama Administration did NOTHING on trade except let other countries rip off the United States. Lost almost $800 Billion/year under ‘O’” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
5/25/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/COMMERCE/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the Trump administration puts together another trade mission to China next week, it is scrambling on Capitol Hill to keep lawmakers from undermining trade talks by blocking a deal to roll back penalties on Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE Corp. President Trump has been moving closer to a deal to help […]
5/24/2018
CANADA/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A move by the United States to explore tariffs on auto imports is based on flimsy logic and is clearly linked to talks to modernize the NAFTA trade pact, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday [5-24-18]. Trudeau told Reuters in an interview that although the administration of U.S. President […]
5/24/2018
CHINA/CONGRESS/GOP/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Some of President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans in the U.S. Congress said on Thursday [5-24-18] that his administration’s national security investigation of car and truck imports amid a trade spat with China is being pursued under false pretenses and could hurt U.S. consumers. Trump said on Wednesday [5-23-18] that ongoing […]
5/24/2018
CHINA/CONGRESS/GOP/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Some of President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans in the U.S. Congress said on Thursday [5-24-18] that his administration’s national security investigation of car and truck imports amid a trade spat with China is being pursued under false pretenses and could hurt U.S. consumers. Trump said on Wednesday that ongoing U.S.-China […]
5/24/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There’s been a whole lot of winning so far during the Trump presidency — for China. After accusing China of ‘raping’ American workers and stealing their jobs in his White House campaign, Donald Trump has found it harder to hold Beijing to account as President. In fact, his unpredictable policy […]
5/23/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/JAPAN/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump’s plan to make the American economy great again is deceptively simple: wrestle jobs, market share and indeed the future back from China. But what if the U.S. president, in the process, morphs America into Japan? Three decades ago, Trump the real estate mogul railed against Japan-style tariffs and a […]
5/23/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Lawmakers are moving to thwart Trump administration efforts to ease restrictions on Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE Corp. and other sensitive technology, citing fears the positions would compromise national security in the latest twist in trade negotiations between the world’s largest economies. The Senate Banking Committee unanimously approved legislation on Tuesday […]
5/23/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our Trade Deal with China is moving along nicely, but in the end we will probably have to use a different structure in that this will be too hard to get done and to verify results after completion.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 23, 2018 6:55 am […]
5/22/2018
BUSINESS/EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is weighing measures to cut European Union steel and aluminum exports to the U.S. by about 10%, in a sign the bloc’s concessions to secure tariff exemptions aren’t meeting White House demands, EU officials familiar with the talks said. Washington proposed two options for Brussels: a quota fixed […]
5/22/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. and China have agreed on the broad outline of a deal that would save imperiled Chinese telecom giant ZTE Corp., according to people with knowledge of the matter in both countries, as the two sides move closer to resolving their trade dispute. The details are still being hammered out, […]
5/21/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump defended his administration’s approach to resolving a trade war with China in a series of tweets Monday [5-21-18], following three-days of negotiations with the Chinese that ended with little clarity. Mr. Trump, in an early morning tweet, initially questioned why Democrats and the previous administration did not ‘do something […]
5/21/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China has called President Trump’s bluff. Chinese negotiators left Washington this weekend with a significant win: a willingness by the Trump administration to hold off for now on imposing tariffs on up to $150 billion in Chinese imports. China gave up little in return, spurning the Trump administration’s nudges for a […]
5/21/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “By the time American negotiators wrapped up high-level talks with a visiting Chinese delegation last week, President Trump’s ambitions for a multibillion-dollar trade agreement had, for the time being, shriveled into a blandly worded communiqué without any dollar figures. It was not clear that the talks set a path to success. […]
5/20/2018
CHINA/STEVE MNUCHIN/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has suspended its plan to impose sweeping tariffs on China as it presses forward with trade talks, a gesture that will temporarily ease tensions between the two nations but rapidly increase pressure on President Trump to secure the type of tough deal that he has long said […]
5/18/2018
JAPAN/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “After months of taking hits from the United States over North Korea policy and trade, Japan has decided that it will only be pushed so far, and is threatening to punch back. On Friday [5-18-18], Japan notified the World Trade Organization that it was reserving the right to impose retaliatory tariffs […]
5/17/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TECHNOLOGY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Chinese negotiators are preparing to offer the United States a mammoth package of promises to buy more American goods, in a bid to pare down the trade deficit between the two countries and to defuse President Trump’s aggressive moves against China’s trade practices. The package, which officials said could approach […]
5/17/2018
ENERGY[ALTERNATIVE/EU/GERMANY/RUSSIA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is pressing Germany to pull the brakes on a major gas deal with Russia as the price for avoiding a trans-Atlantic trade war, according to German, U.S. and European officials. The officials said Mr. Trump told German Chancellor Angela Merkel in April that Germany should drop support for […]
5/17/2018
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House is likely to fall well short of a plan to slash the U.S. trade deficit with China by half, in large part because American farms and factories will find it hard to produce enough exports to meet that goal, trade experts say. China’s chief economic envoy, Liu He […]
5/16/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/COMMERCE/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump says there has been ‘no folding’ in his trade negotiations with China, as he addresses his efforts to help a Chinese telecommunications company that violated U.S. sanctions. Trump tweeted on Wednesday [5-16-18], ‘Nothing has happened with ZTE except as it pertains to the larger trade deal…’ Trump tweeted […]
5/16/2018
CHINA/MEDIA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Washington Post and CNN have typically written false stories about our trade negotiations with China. Nothing has happened with ZTE except as it pertains to the larger trade deal. Our country has been losing hundreds of billions of dollars a year with China…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 16, 2018 8:09 […]
5/16/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…We have not seen China’s demands yet, which should be few in that previous U.S. Administrations have done so poorly in negotiating. China has seen our demands. There has been no folding as the media would love people to believe, the meetings…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 16, 2018 8:09 am […]
5/16/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…haven’t even started yet! The U.S. has very little to give, because it has given so much over the years. China has much to give!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 16, 2018 8:08 am […]
5/15/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trade negotiations are continuing with China. They have been making hundreds of billions of dollars a year from the U.S., for many years. Stay tuned!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 15, 2018 7:35 am […]
5/15/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/SANCTIONS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Tuesday [5-15-18] it was far from certain what steps the U.S. government would take on China’s ZTE Corp, which he characterized as an enforcement, rather than trade, issue. U.S. President Donald Trump has directed the Commerce Department to revisit penalties for telecom equipment […]
5/14/2018
MEDIA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Trump tunes into ‘Fox & Friends’ on Monday [5-14-18] morning, he may see a familiar face delivering a gentle warning that tariffs are ‘B-A-D economics.’ In a last-ditch attempt to persuade Mr. Trump to back away from his trade approach, the National Retail Federation has enlisted Ben Stein, the […]
5/14/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/TECHNOLOGY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the United States and China spar over trade, both sides are using a beleagured Chinese telecom company as a pawn in a geopolitical game, a strategy that could yield concessions in talks this week in Washington. Mr. Trump’s offer to throw a lifeline to the company, ZTE, found a receptive […]
5/14/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “ZTE, the large Chinese phone company, buys a big percentage of individual parts from U.S. companies. This is also reflective of the larger trade deal we are negotiating with China and my personal relationship with President Xi.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 14, 2018 3:06 pm […]
5/13/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China and the United States are working well together on trade, but past negotiations have been so one sided in favor of China, for so many years, that it is hard for them to make a deal that benefits both countries. But be cool, it will all work out!” -Donald Trump, […]
5/11/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s efforts to block imports are bringing back a long-forgotten headache for manufacturers: the quota. U.S. officials have so far largely relied on tariffs—essentially taxes at the border—in their efforts to reduce imports of steel, aluminum and Chinese goods. But some countries are accepting hard limits, or quotas, on […]
5/10/2018
BUSINESS/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump frequently talks about reviving the American auto industry, but his approach to trade policy may backfire on the country’s carmakers. Mr. Trump’s efforts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, to impose tariffs on imported aluminum and steel and to reduce America’s trade deficit with China could limit […]
5/8/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I will be speaking to my friend, President Xi of China, this morning at 8:30. The primary topics will be Trade, where good things will happen, and North Korea, where relationships and trust are building.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 8, 2018 6:22 am […]
5/4/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our high level delegation is on the way back from China where they had long meetings with Chinese leaders and business representatives. We will be meeting tomorrow to determine the results, but it is hard for China in that they have become very spoiled with U.S. trade wins!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
5/4/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senior Chinese and American officials concluded two days of negotiations late Friday [5-4-18] afternoon with no deal and no date set for further talks, as the United States stepped up its demands for Chinese concessions to avert a potential trade war. The American negotiating team, which included Treasury Secretary Steven […]
5/4/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The U.S. and China asked one another to make sweeping concessions in trade talks, failing to bridge sharp divisions and raising the chances that each government will slap tariffs on tens of billions of dollars of the other country’s exports before settling the dispute. Top economic officials on both sides […]
5/3/2018
ELECTION/HOUSE OF REPS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump likes to keep negotiating partners on their toes. But workers like Charles Cesmat have been just as unnerved by the president’s recent moves on trade. Mr. Cesmat is a parts manager at a Boeing plant in Renton, Wash., just south of Seattle. One of every four planes […]
5/3/2018
ASIA/CHINA/MILITARY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday ‘there will be near-term and long-term consequences’ in response to a reported build-up of defense systems in the South China Sea. Sanders said the Trump administration has ‘raised concerns’ about the measures ‘directly’ with Chinese authorities. The remarks came in response to […]
5/3/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Trade negotiators from the U.S. and China are digging in for the first round of what they expect to be recurring, difficult talks that don’t produce an immediate settlement. Beijing is bracing for lengthy sparring with Washington, though Chinese officials said that in recent weeks they had tried to get […]
5/2/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Top Trump administration officials are arriving in China this week armed with tough talk about Beijing’s need to change its trade practices. But within the United States delegation there is little consensus about what concessions America should try to extract — or the best approach to getting the Chinese to agree. […]
5/2/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/ROBERT MUELLER/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There was no Collusion (it is a Hoax) and there is no Obstruction of Justice (that is a setup & trap). What there is is Negotiations going on with North Korea over Nuclear War, Negotiations going on with China over Trade Deficits, Negotiations on NAFTA, and much more. Witch […]
5/1/2018
CHINA/EU/TRADE DEALS/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has set the stage for weeks of heightened tension between the U.S. and its trading partners as administration officials race to meet self-imposed deadlines to complete a series of high-stakes negotiations with China, Mexico, Canada and Europe. A U.S. trade delegation left Tuesday [5-1-18] for China hoping to […]
5/1/2018
NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s top trade official wants to finish a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement by the middle of the month to get a revised pact to a vote in Congress by the end of this year. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told a gathering at the U.S. […]
5/1/2018
CHINA/NAFTA/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Delegation heading to China to begin talks on the Massive Trade Deficit that has been created with our Country. Very much like North Korea, this should have been fixed years ago, not now. Same with other countries and NAFTA…but it will all get done. Great Potential for USA!” -Donald Trump, […]
4/30/2018
EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A trade standoff between the U.S. and the European Union went late into Monday [4-30-18], with the Trump administration deferring until the last minute a decision on whether to impose planned tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from the bloc’s members and other countries. Just hours ahead of a self-imposed midnight […]
4/27/2018
ANGELA MERKEL/FRANCE/GERMANY/NUCLEAR/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s backslapping diplomacy with France’s President Emmanuel Macron gave way to an altogether more businesslike encounter with another European ally, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, at the White House on Friday [4-27-18]. If Macron represented a friendly, if assertive, voice on matters of deep European concern, Merkel arrived […]
4/26/2018
ANGELA MERKEL/EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “German Chancellor Angela Merkel is traveling to Washington for a high-stakes meeting with President Donald Trump on Friday [4-27-18], in a last-ditch effort to avoid the biggest trade conflict in years between the U.S. and the European Union. European officials expect the White House to make good on its threat […]
4/25/2018
BUSINESS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Looking forward to my meeting with Tim Cook of Apple. We will be talking about many things, including how the U.S. has been treated unfairly for many years, by many countries, on trade.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 25, 2018 9:11 am […]
4/24/2018
CHINA/STEVE MNUCHIN/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump said he was sending a delegation of his top economic advisers to Beijing next week to try to settle trade disputes that have upset U.S.-China relations and rattled markets world-wide…The members of the U.S. team will include Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, National Economic […]
4/24/2018
FRANCE/IRAN/SYRIA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Having great meetings and discussions with my friend, President @EmmanuelMacron of France. We are in the midst of meetings on Iran, Syria and Trade. We will be holding a joint press conference shortly, here at the @WhiteHouse. ???? https://t.co/ju1FXhgjaD“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 24, 2018 11:43 am […]
4/19/2018
ECONOMY/JAPAN/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe courted the new American president with a golden driver not long after Donald Trump won the White House. He’s met with the billionaire businessman more than any other world leader, and he is Trump’s second-most frequent caller. Yet the ‘bromance’ between Trump and Abe has its […]
4/19/2018
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As trade tensions mount, an 84-year-old Washington institution could have been a powerful tool for President Trump. The institution, the Export-Import Bank, was created to help American companies compete overseas and bolster exports by providing cheap government-backed loans. But the institution, which once financed multibillion-dollar projects, has been effectively crippled […]
4/19/2018
JAPAN/MILITARY/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great meeting with Prime Minister Abe of Japan, who has just left Florida. Talked in depth about North Korea, Military and Trade. Good things will happen!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 19, 2018 9:45 am […]
4/18/2018
ECONOMY/TAXES/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Among President Donald Trump’s most deeply held economic convictions is that trade deficits are bad, yet his signature economic policy—a major tax cut—likely will deepen the trade deficits he abhors for years to come. For now, that’s more a problem of optics than economics, albeit one that may prompt Mr. Trump […]
4/18/2018
ASIA/JAPAN/SOUTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “After publicly flirting last week with having the United States rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership, President Trump appeared to rebuff the idea once and for all late Tuesday [4-17-18]. In a Twitter post at 10:49 p.m., Mr. Trump said that although Japan and South Korea would like the United States to […]
4/17/2018
ECONOMY/IMF/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The global economy is looking stronger than it has in years, but as world leaders gather here this week for the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund, they will be particularly attuned to possible economic disruptions stemming from decisions being made just a few blocks away at the White House. […]
4/16/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. is examining ways to retaliate against Beijing’s restrictions on U.S. providers of cloud computing and other high-tech services, effectively opening a new front on its trade offensive against China. According to individuals familiar with the administration’s thinking, the U.S. trade representative’s office is putting together a fresh trade complaint, […]