BUSINESS/ECONOMY/NATIONAL SECURITY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “President Donald Trump upped the ante in a brewing trade conflict stirred up by his announcement of steel and aluminum tariffs, saying the U.S. would impose tariffs on European car exports if the bloc follows through with retaliation against his metals duties. … The exchange began Thursday after Mr. Trump […]
Category: Trade Deals
3/3/2018
TARIFFS/TAXES/TRADE DEALS: “If the E.U. wants to further increase their already massive tariffs and barriers on U.S. companies doing business there, we will simply apply a Tax on their Cars which freely pour into the U.S. They make it impossible for our cars (and more) to sell there. Big trade imbalance!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. […]
3/3/2018
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States has an $800 Billion Dollar Yearly Trade Deficit because of our ‘very stupid’ trade deals and policies. Our jobs and wealth are being given to other countries that have taken advantage of us for years. They laugh at what fools our leaders have been. No more!” -Donald Trump, […]
3/3/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/NATIONAL SECURITY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports have many economists and lawmakers worried about a coming trade war. But workers and others in this community, where steel has been made for well over a century, see a chance for more jobs and bigger paychecks. … ‘Overall it’s […]
3/2/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump Friday [3-2-18] said that ‘trade wars are good’ in a tweet the morning after he announced the U.S. would impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum, a move that prompted America’s trading partners around the world to suggest they would retaliate… It appeared Mr. Trump was referring […]
3/2/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on steel and aluminum prompted angry responses from U.S. allies around the globe Friday [3-2-18], driving down stock prices and generating warnings of a possible international trade war. Allies in Asia and Europe lobbied for a change of heart and took issue with Mr. Trump’s […]
3/2/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We must protect our country and our workers. Our steel industry is in bad shape. IF YOU DON’T HAVE STEEL, YOU DON’T HAVE A COUNTRY!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 2, 2018 08:01am […]
3/2/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When a country (USA) is losing many billions of dollars on trade with virtually every country it does business with, trade wars are good, and easy to win. Example, when we are down $100 billion with a certain country and they get cute, don’t trade anymore-we win big. It’s easy!” […]
3/1/2018
ECONOMY/FOREIGN POLICY/GARY COHEN/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Gary Cohn, President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, has been rumored to be on the brink of leaving the White House for months but stayed for one main reason: to stop the president from imposing steep tariffs. By Thursday afternoon, Cohn had lost the fight. In a meeting with steel […]
3/1/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration summoned steel and aluminum executives on short notice for a White House meeting on Thursday [3-1-18], telling some of them that an announcement could be made then on long-awaited curbs on steel and aluminum imports in the name of protecting national security, according to people familiar with […]
3/1/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our Steel and Aluminum industries (and many others) have been decimated by decades of unfair trade and bad policy with countries from around the world. We must not let our country, companies and workers be taken advantage of any longer. We want free, fair and SMART TRADE!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
2/28/2018
LABOR/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS: “U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and aides have been consulting with American unions and congressional Democrats over the past few weeks to assemble new proposals aimed at boosting Mexican workers’ rights and wages in talks to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement. The intensifying consultations with labor are part of a gambit […]
2/25/2018
CANADA/CHINA/COMMERCE/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “China is the main target of possible tough new United States trade measures against low-priced imports of steel and aluminum. But the sanctions threaten to ensnare America’s closest allies, particularly Canada. Earlier this month, the Commerce Department declared the steel and aluminum imports a national security threat, and President Trump must […]
2/23/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Friday [2-23-18] levied what it called its largest ever North Korea sanctions package, hitting dozens of shipping and trading companies as it seeks to further cut off foreign-currency revenues keeping the nuclear-armed regime afloat. The administration sanctioned nearly 60 companies and ships and one individual […]
2/16/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Friday [2-16-18] said it was weighing broad-based tariffs and quotas to curb imports of steel and aluminum to protect national security, though officials stressed no final decisions had yet been made and the ultimate policy could be considerably more limited. The recommendations were part of internal […]
2/16/2018
CHINA/SEC/TRADE DEALS: “U.S. regulators rejected a bid by a Chinese-linked consortium to take over the Chicago Stock Exchange, extinguishing an ambitious dream of starting an international listing venue from a minuscule market. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision ends a process that lasted two years and took place in the crucible of a presidential campaign […]
2/13/2018
NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump suggested on Tuesday [2-13-18] that the United States was likely to impose restrictions on imported metals, reviving the prospects for a continuing investigation whose future has been called into question amid months of pushback and delays. Meeting with a bipartisan group of lawmakers, the president said such restrictions would […]
2/12/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TAXES/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Monday [2-12-18] he planned to announce as soon as this week what he called a ‘reciprocal tax’ on trade, aimed at countries that he said are taking advantage of the U.S. Mr. Trump’s blueprint for the tax surprised some of his top aides, who warned that […]
2/7/2018
NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Lawmakers from both parties urged President Donald Trump’s top negotiator in talks over the North American Free Trade Agreement to maintain dispute-resolution mechanisms that have been a central part of the 24-year-old pact. The dispute-arbitration systems embedded in Nafta have been a flashpoint in the talks, where Mr. Trump’s administration has […]
2/6/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “China is showing a willingness to push back against mounting trade pressure from the Trump administration, filing challenges to new U.S. tariffs on solar panels and washing machines at the World Trade Organization. The petitions submitted to the global commerce arbiter on Tuesday [2-6-18] argue that the tariffs ‘are not consistent’ […]
2/6/2018
COMMERCE/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. posted its largest monthly trade deficit since the recession for December, as stronger global growth increased demand for American-made products while robust U.S. consumer spending boosted imports even more. The foreign-trade gap in goods and services expanded 5.3% from the prior month to a seasonally adjusted $53.1 billion in […]
2/5/2018
CYBERWAR/SEC/TRADE DEALS: “Digital currencies such as bitcoin were in the spotlight again on Tuesday [2-6-18] as lawmakers in the U.S. Senate questioned top markets watchdogs over how to better regulate the highly volatile and risky emerging asset class. Christopher Giancarlo, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and Jay Clayton, chairman of the Securities […]
1/31/2018
NONTRUTHS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [1-30-18] delivered his first State of the Union address, and CNN’s Reality Check Team was there to vet his claims. The team of reporters, researchers and editors across CNN listened throughout the speech and analyzed key statements, rating them either true, true but misleading, or false. […]
1/29/2018
DEFENSE/RUSSIA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration announced Monday [1-29-18] that it had decided against imposing any sanctions on countries that buy Russian military equipment, saying that a new law was already deterring billions of dollars in such purchases. The law required that sanctions be imposed against large purchasers of Russian arms, but it granted […]
1/29/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Negotiations to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement survived what was seen as the crucial sixth round, with the U.S., Canada and Mexico tackling difficult issues even as tensions flared between the U.S. and Canada over auto-industry rules… Still, Mr. Lighthizer and his Mexican and Canadian counterparts nodded to progress […]
1/29/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS: “Lawmakers are moving to stanch the flow of U.S. technology to foreign investors, creating potential problems for a number of American companies that have bet big on partnering with China. The Senate and House, with the backing of the White House, are working on bipartisan legislation to broaden the authority of the […]
1/28/2018
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump extended his threats of action against America’s trading partners, this time hinting at major retaliation against the European Union for what he described as its ‘very unfair’ trade policy toward the U.S. Mr. Trump has repeatedly complained about global trading arrangements that he says discriminate against the U.S. […]
1/28/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexico and Canada have rejected a proposal by the Trump administration to remake a corporate arbitration system that is a key part of the North American Free Trade Agreement, according to people involved in talks to update the pact. The two countries’ resistance to the U.S. plan to change the system, […]
1/26/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said the U.S. is ‘open for business’ and asserted the nation’s interest in partnering with other nations, in an address Friday [1-26-18] to foreign leaders and business executives gathered at the World Economic Forum. ‘I am here today to represent the interests of the American people, and […]
1/25/2018
ECONOMY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump arrived at this mountaintop resort town on Thursday [1-25-18] ready to challenge the prevailing economic order as he takes his ‘America First’ message directly to the banking titans, corporate magnates and international leaders who have spent years preaching the virtues of global integration. After a trans-Atlantic flight to Zurich, […]
1/25/2018
POLITICAL FIGURES/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Al Gore and President Donald Trump might disagree on many things, but the former vice president defended the Republican leader Thursday [1-25-18] on his administration’s recent decision to impose new tariffs on solar imports… Trump is also in Switzerland to participate in the annual gathering, which draws the world’s wealthiest […]
1/23/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The emerging fault lines in the global trading system were laid bare Tuesday [1-23-18], as 11 Pacific Rim nations agreed to forge a new commercial bloc that excludes the U.S., while President Donald Trump signed orders to curb cheap Asian imports he said had unfairly harmed American manufacturers… The debate […]
1/23/2018
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Eleven Pacific Rim nations agreed to forge a new trade bloc that excludes the U.S. on Tuesday [1-23-18], as President Donald Trump signed an order to block certain cheap Asian imports, illustrating the battle lines of a new global trade climate. The announcements underscore Mr. Trump’s challenge as he prepares to […]
1/23/2018
TPP/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Negotiators from 11 Pacific Rim nations agreed Tuesday on a Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, the Japanese minister in charge of TPP said, a year after President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the talks. The 11 nations were close to a deal at a summit in Vietnam in November but fell […]
1/22/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said Monday it would impose new trade barriers aimed at protecting domestic makers of solar panels and washing machines from a recent surge of cheap imports. The moves begin what Trump aides say will be a year of tougher trade actions, aimed in particular against China… Specifically, […]
1/22/2018
CANADA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Canadian and Mexican trade officials in Montreal on Sunday [1-21-18] began laying out proposals aimed at convincing their U.S. counterparts not to put an end to the North American Free Trade Agreement. Delegations from Canada and Mexico will present an array of responses to some of the Trump administration’s most hard-line […]
1/19/2018
ENERGY/OIL/TRADE DEALS: “Surging U.S. crude oil production this year is expected to surpass output in Saudi Arabia and rival that of Russia, the world’s two largest oil producers, the International Energy Agency said Friday [1-19-18]. Boosted by a resurgent shale industry, U.S. crude production will likely climb above 10 million barrels a day in 2018, […]
1/17/2018
GOP/NOMINATIONS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A GOP senator with concerns about President Donald Trump’s trade policy said Wednesday [1-17-18] he would block two of the president’s nominees, saying the Trump administration hasn’t been responsive to his concerns on the issue. Sen. Tim Scott, a South Carolina Republican, said at a Senate Finance Committee hearing Wednesday that […]
1/12/2018
CANADA/CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Friday [1-12-18] targeted markets in Russia, China and other countries—including a Chinese mall in Canada—for allegedly turning a blind eye to the sale of counterfeit goods and other intellectual-property violations. The ‘notorious markets’ list, published by the U.S. trade representative’s office, names online or physical marketplaces […]
1/12/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China reported its largest-ever annual trade surplus with the U.S. last year while its overall imbalance with the world shrank, potentially strengthening the Trump administration’s case for tougher penalties and other trade actions against Beijing. A global recovery led by the U.S. provided a shot in the arm for Chinese exporters […]
1/10/2018
CANADA/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “Canada has filed a sweeping trade case against the United States at the World Trade Organization, lobbing a diplomatic grenade at the Trump administration’s ‘America First’ approach amid an increasingly embattled trade relationship between the longstanding North American allies. The trade case could exacerbate tensions between the two nations, which have […]
1/9/2018
ECONOMY/FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump plans to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, later this month, his press secretary announced on Tuesday [1-9-18]. Sarah Sanders said Trump was excited to attend the tony forum in the Swiss Alps, his fifth foreign trip as president… American administrations regularly send representatives to […]
1/8/2018
AGRICULTURE/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump told a gathering of farmers Monday [1-8-18] that he is seeking a better trade deal with Canada and Mexico that will benefit both the agricultural industry and manufacturing, but he didn’t reiterate previous warnings on withdrawing from the North American Free Trade Agreement… Mr. Trump has said he […]
1/5/2018
COMMERCE/TRADE DEALS: “The U.S. trade gap rose to a nearly six-year high in November, driven by a surge in imports as upbeat American households stepped up purchases of cellphones, household items and other products. The trade deficit widened 3.2% from a month earlier to $50.5 billion, the highest since January 2012, the Commerce Department said […]
12/29/2017
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “Beijing and Washington clashed over a U.S. push to blacklist cargo ships for violating international sanctions against North Korea, including one vessel South Korea said it seized after an illegal transfer of oil. The confrontation, playing out in jockeying at the United Nations, comes amid an escalating war of words […]
12/20/2017
TAXES/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The giant tax-cut bill heading toward the White House is going to make something President Donald Trump hates — the U.S. trade deficit — much worse, according to former President Barack Obama’s top trade negotiator… During the 2016 election and since taking office, Trump has repeatedly railed against U.S. trade deficits […]
12/20/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/INTELLIGENCE/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “Presenting newly declassified intelligence reports, the U.S. has urged the United Nations Security Council to blacklist 10 ships it says have violated international sanctions against North Korea, American officials said. The American intelligence was provided in recent weeks to try to persuade a sanctions committee that reports to the […]
12/18/2017
ECONOMY/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Declaring that ‘economic security is national security,’ President Donald Trump aimed to reframe a national debate over his domestic economic and trade policies by thrusting them into a national-security context… The president on Monday also focused on a more-traditional definition of national security, including China and Russia in a list […]
12/18/2017
CHINA/ECONOMY/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will put his domestic economic and trade policies at the heart of a new national-security strategy that depicts the world as one of heightened rivalries and potentially dangerous competition. The new strategy, with an emphasis on confronting unfair trade practices and precluding rivals from stealing American technology, […]
12/12/2017
NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/REX TILLERSON/STATE/TRADE DEALS: “Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ruled out pursuing a traditional Cold War-style containment and deterrence strategy against a nuclear-armed North Korea, citing concerns that Pyongyang will transform its arsenal into a commercial business and sell nuclear weapons to other actors… President Donald Trump has long said he won’t tolerate a […]
12/12/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS: “Researchers in Washington and South Korea have identified a number of business transactions that they say show North Korea’s international financing web is more sophisticated than what was widely known previously. A report by the researchers also concluded that Pyongyang’s illicit global financial network remains highly vulnerable to international sanctions, […]
12/11/2017
STEVEN MNUCHIN/TAXES/TRADE DEALS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s planned overhaul of U.S. corporate tax law came under attack Monday [12-11-17] from finance ministers of Europe’s five largest economies, voicing the growing anxiety among foreign executives and officials that the proposals would give American firms unfair tax advantages. In a letter sent to Treasury Secretary Steven […]
12/11/2017
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “President Donald Trump’s chief trade adviser issued his first detailed criticism of the World Trade Organization Monday [12-11-17], blasting the global commercial arbiter for ‘losing its essential focus’ and becoming ‘a litigation-centered organization’ that has failed to pay sufficient attention to enforcing existing rules. While U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer didn’t […]
12/1/2017
CHINA/ENERGY [ALT]/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With President Trump vowing to get tougher on trade, troubled American makers of everything from steel tubing and aluminum foil to washing machines have lined up to ask Washington for protection from foreign rivals. But Mr. Trump’s first big international trade fight could be over solar panels. Major manufacturers in […]
12/1/2017
CANADA/CHINA/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS: “Canada is pursuing expanded trade with China as part of a pivot to Asia that comes as significant differences cast a shadow over negotiations to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to arrive in China on Sunday [12-3-17] for a trip that will include stops in […]
11/30/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/TRADE DEALS: “Relations between Russia and the United States are in a deep freeze, but they share a looming common problem north of their Arctic coastlines — the prospect that commercial trawling fleets might overfish the thawing Arctic Ocean. Out on the sea, the polar ice cap has been melting so quickly as global […]
11/30/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS: “Today, it was my great honor to meet with the Crown Prince of Bahrain at the @WhiteHouse. Bahrain and the United States are important partners. During the Crown Prince’s visit, he is advancing $9 BILLION in commercial deals, including finalizing the purchase of F-16’s… https://t.co/vYuw7UGYmN” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 30, 2017 04:00pm […]
11/28/2017
CHINA/COMMERCE/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WILBUR ROSS: “The Trump administration took new action Tuesday [11-28-17] in its emerging strategy to ramp up trade pressure on Beijing, dusting off a little-used authority to combat imports of inexpensive Chinese aluminum. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told American industry executives that his department would ‘self-initiate’ an investigation into whether their Chinese […]
11/27/2017
FAA/TAXES/TRADE DEALS: “Some overseas airlines would be forced to pay U.S. corporate taxes on part of their profits under a proposal in the Senate tax-overhaul bill that would upset decades of protocols governing international aviation. In general, airlines only have to pay taxes in their own countries, not on income generated abroad. The U.S. and […]
11/21/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump will soon have to decide whether to impose the types of tariffs on imported products that he has long championed after a federal body again recommended stiff levies, this time on foreign-made washing machines. The United States International Trade Commission, a quasi-judicial body that rules on trade cases, […]
11/21/2017
NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The fifth round of talks among the United States, Mexico and Canada over the North American Free Trade Agreement drew to a close on Tuesday with negotiators still at odds. Over a week of meetings in Mexico City, officials hammered out more technical details of the trade agreement, but barely broached […]
11/19/2017
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A month before President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, Chinese officials presented an offer they thought Washington couldn’t refuse. China proposed that during the trip, Mr. Trump and his counterpart, Xi Jinping, unveil a plan to widen foreign firms’ access to China’s vast financial industry, according to people with knowledge of […]
11/16/2017
NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As officials for the U.S., Canada and Mexico convene in Mexico City this week for talks to remake the North American Free Trade Agreement, the countries’ top trade officials will stay home, leaving their working-level teams to dig into the most difficult issues. Their absence captures the difficult state of the […]
11/15/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The failing @nytimes hates the fact that I have developed a great relationship with World leaders like Xi Jinping, President of China… They should realize that these relationships are a good thing, not a bad thing. The U.S. is being respected again. Watch Trade!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 15, 2017 […]
11/14/2017
COMMERCE/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/WILBUR ROSS: “Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross defended the Trump administration’s hardball strategy for renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, suggesting that the U.S. can pressure Mexico and Canada into big concessions because they have more to lose if the pact collapses… The likely result, Mr. Ross said, was that the two countries will […]
11/14/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/JAPAN/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At each stop on his 12-day, five-country Asia tour, President Donald Trump emphasized one aspect of his visit above all else: his personal rapport with the heads of state who hosted him. He golfed with Shinzo Abe, complimenting the Japanese prime minister’s accidental backward tumble into a bunker as graceful. […]
11/14/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just arrived at #ASEAN50 in the Philippines for my final stop with World Leaders. Will lead to FAIR TRADE DEALS, unlike the horror shows from past Administrations. Will then be leaving for D.C. Made many good friends!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 14, 2017 12:26am […]
11/14/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After my tour of Asia, all Countries dealing with us on TRADE know that the rules have changed. The United States has to be treated fairly and in a reciprocal fashion. The massive TRADE deficits must go down quickly!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 14, 2017 12:20am […]
11/13/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “Venezuela was ruled in default on a missed interest payment by S&P Global Ratings, pushing the cash-strapped South American country and its creditors one step closer to a reckoning of its $150 billion debt load. The decision by S&P, one of the two main U.S. rating companies along with Moody’s […]
11/13/2017
PHILIPPINES/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Will be leaving the Philippines tomorrow after many days of constant mtgs & work in order to #MAGA! My promises are rapidly being fulfilled.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 13, 2017 07:33am […]
11/13/2017
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great day of bilateral meetings at #ASEANSummit on trade, which we are turning around to be great deals for our country! https://t.co/2ahAvm4n9s” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 13, 2017 07:29am […]
11/12/2017
TPP/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Eleven Pacific-Rim nations said on Saturday [11-11-17] that they had made significant progress toward reaching a major trade pact 10 months after President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S., but disagreements from Canada prevented a final deal. Trade ministers said they had agreed on ‘core elements’ of a revised version of the […]
11/10/2017
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump delivered a full-throated defense of economic nationalism here Friday [11-10-17], telling a Pacific Rim summit that the U.S. wouldn’t enter into multilateral trade deals, in a message that differed sharply from the one China laid out at the same forum. The leaders of the world’s two largest economies […]
11/10/2017
ECONOMY/FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States has been reminded time and again in recent years that economic security is not merely RELATED to national security – economic security IS national security. It is vital to our national strength. #APEC2017 https://t.co/8gKQUhit2X” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 10, 2017 05:43am […]
11/10/2017
ECONOMY/FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States has been reminded time and again in recent years that economic security is not merely RELATED to national security -economic security IS national security. It is vital to our national strength. #APEC2017 https://t.co/mGPeyZEyqm” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 10, 2017 05:31am […]
11/10/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States is prepared to work with each of the leaders in this room today to achieve mutually beneficial commerce that is in the interests of both your countries and mine. That is the message I am here to deliver today. #APEC2017 https://t.co/CM3Hqt16A8” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 10, 2017 […]
11/10/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today I am here to offer a renewed partnership with America — to work together to strengthen the bonds of friendship and commerce between all of the nations of the Indo-Pacific, and together, to promote our prosperity and security. #APEC2017 https://t.co/gN2YbS9CYB” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 10, 2017 05:06am […]
11/10/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Throughout my travels, I’ve had the pleasure of sharing the good news from America. I’ve had the honor of sharing our vision for a free & open Indo-Pacific — a place where sovereign & independent nations, w/diverse cultures & many different dreams, can all prosper side-by-side. https://t.co/qBOCY3u7YV” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
11/9/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Convincing big U.S. dairy owners to buy robots to milk their cows – and reduce the farmhands they employ – used to be a tough sell for Steve Fried. Recently, his job has gotten easier, he says, in part because of President Donald Trump… Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration through stepped-up […]
11/9/2017
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VIETNAM: “Visiting Vietnam for the first time, President Trump arrived for an economic summit meeting on Friday [11-10-17] in a country still grappling with the legacy of its war with the United States two generations ago — land mines and Agent Orange, and some three million people killed. Yet here in Vietnam, […]
11/9/2017
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My meetings with President Xi Jinping were very productive on both trade and the subject of North Korea. He is a highly respected and powerful representative of his people. It was great being with him and Madame Peng Liyuan!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 9, 2017 06:44pm […]
11/9/2017
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I don’t blame China, I blame the incompetence of past Admins for allowing China to take advantage of the U.S. on trade leading up to a point where the U.S. is losing $100’s of billions. How can you blame China for taking advantage of people that had no clue? I would’ve […]
11/9/2017
NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The probability of a U.S. withdrawal from the North American Free Trade Agreement is roughly 1 in 4, according to private-sector forecasters, who said such a move would likely weigh on economic growth. President Donald Trump has threatened to pull the U.S. out of Nafta if efforts to renegotiate it fail. […]
11/9/2017
MEXICO/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “American trade negotiators are taking aggressive measures to close what they describe as a Mexican ‘back door’ through which steel and other auto-manufacturing components produced outside North America are sold tariff-free in the U.S. The U.S. trade representative has proposed a significant expansion of the North American Free Trade Agreement so-called […]
11/8/2017
TPP/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Almost 10 months after President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of a sweeping Pacific trade pact, the 11 countries left behind are pushing forward for an agreement without Washington on the sidelines of the Pacific Rim’s biggest annual economic summit. Led by Japan, trade negotiators are meeting in this seaside […]
11/1/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has been holed up in a series of rapid-fire briefing sessions on his upcoming 12-day, five-country tour through Asia — an effort the White House hopes will help avoid the kind of diplomatic snafus that have dogged his presidency. The trip — Trump’s longest yet — comes […]
10/31/2017
TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Federal trade officials are recommending that the Trump administration impose a tariff of up to 35% on imported solar panels to protect U.S. solar manufacturers from low-priced foreign products that have undercut the companies’ ability to compete. Members of the U.S. International Trade Commission outlined their various recommendations Tuesday [10-31-17], which […]
10/24/2017
CANADA/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS: “Bank of Canada watchers unanimously believe the central bank will hit pause on Wednesday [10-25-17] when it releases its latest policy decision and won’t raise rates after two consecutive increases. There is also less certainty among analysts about the timing of the next rate increase in Canada due to the negative turn in […]
10/22/2017
IRAN/REX TILLERSON/STATE/TRADE DEALS: “Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson warned Europeans on Sunday [10-22-17] not to invest in certain Iranian businesses as the Trump administration considers walking away from the Iran nuclear deal and reimposing sanctions against Iran. Speaking during a visit to Saudi Arabia, Mr. Tillerson said, ‘Both of our countries believe that those […]
10/19/2017
REX TILLERSON/STATE/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Secretary of State Rex Tillerson described how he seeks to manage an often-fraught relationship with President Donald Trump, saying he tries to deliver short-term victories to an impatient commander-in-chief while focusing on a longer horizon himself. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal Thursday, Mr. Tillerson acknowledged the contrasting […]
10/15/2017
NAFTA/TAXES/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump’s presidency has so far been largely good for big business and investors, with deregulation in train, hopes for corporate tax cuts, and stocks hitting records. But the risk of a serious jolt now looms: the potential end of the North American Free Trade Agreement, which has governed continental commerce […]
10/11/2017
CANADA/COMMERCE/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, speaking alongside Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, opened the door to separate trade deals with Canada and Mexico to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement and repeated his warnings that the U.S. could withdraw from the pact… Asked if he would consider separate deals with Canada and […]
10/11/2017
NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has honed its strategy for remaking the North American Free Trade Agreement in advance of the next round of talks starting Wednesday [10-11-17]—by proposing a number of specific ways to water down the pact and reduce its influence on companies. U.S. trade officials have made that theme clear […]
10/10/2017
ECONOMY/JOBS/TRADE DEALS: “U.S. President Donald Trump said he has prepared an ‘economic-development’ measure that would punish companies that globally outsource jobs. The bill would provide economic incentives for companies, Trump said in an interview published on Tuesday, and reward firms that maintain jobs in the United States, and deliver punitive measures against those that move […]
10/10/2017
COMMERCE/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urged the Trump administration on Tuesday [10-10-17] to moderate its stance in the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, describing some of Washington’s demands as ‘poison pill proposals’ that could doom the talks… The group has argued repeatedly in recent weeks that NAFTA is […]
10/8/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/STATE/TRADE DEALS: “Over 20 nations have curbed the diplomatic or business operations of the North Korean government following a more-than-yearlong effort by the State Department, an indication of the kind of behind-the-scenes pressure the U.S. is using to tackle an emerging nuclear standoff. U.S. officials have asked countries to shut down businesses owned […]
10/6/2017
NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The biggest business organization in the U.S. is opposing key proposals by the Trump administration to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement, adding to growing tensions over the ongoing negotiations. ‘We’re increasingly concerned about the state of play in negotiations,’ John Murphy, senior vice president for international policy at the […]
10/5/2017
NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s chief trade negotiator plans to propose significant changes to a central aspect of the North American Free Trade Agreement, in a bid to force auto factories in Mexico to move back to the U.S., according to people briefed on the plan. The proposal introduces a requirement that cars […]
10/2/2017
FDA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Trump administration plan to shift work on international food safety issues to a trade office under the supervision of a former animal-drug company executive is sparking an outcry from internal and external critics who say the move signals the U.S. is more interested in promoting exports than in science-based public […]
9/29/2017
NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TREASURY/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: ” ‘Imposing Additional Sanctions with Respect to North Korea’ The order imposes wide-ranging sanctions that penalize North Korea and anyone doing business with the country. It seeks to cut off sources of revenue to North Korea and punish anyone trading in goods, services, or technology with the country, including by […]