| On behalf of the California Chamber of Commerce, to our readers, we wish you a Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year! CITU will return in January 2025!
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Featured Headlines
| Former Defense Secretary Panetta Calls for End to ‘Leadership by Crisis’ CalChamber, December 17, 2024
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| Trump appears to side with union in port contract dispute AXIOS, December 12, 2024Statement from USMX USMX, December 12, 2024 Canada Post Strike Ends, but SMBs Say Holiday ‘Too Late to Salvage’ |
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CalChamber Companies in the News
| Cal Chamber Board Member and mwConnect Founder and President Margaret Wong Elected Chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Business Associations Worldwide mwConnect, December 12, 2024 |
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- Rio Tinto’s US$2.5-billion lithium plan is a win for Milei
Buenos Aires Times, December 12, 2024
Trade Policy
White House
2024 LNG Export Study: Energy, Economic, and Environmental Assessment of U.S. LNG Exports Biden’s LNG Study to Stop Short of Halting New Exports |
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| News on the Incoming Administration:
Trump administration tracker shows his latest top staff picks for his 2025 term Canada Weighs Export Taxes on Uranium, Oil If Trump Starts Trade War President-elect Donald Trump picks Andrew Ferguson to chair FTC Trump names former CIA official Ron Johnson as ambassador to Mexico |
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- FACT SHEET: Celebrating U.S.-Africa Partnership Two Years After the 2022 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
The White House, December 14, 2024 - Biden unveils fresh China tariff hikes
Supply Chain Dive, December 11, 2024
U.S. Department of Commerce
- Deputy Secretary Graves Spotlights Commerce Department’s Growing National Security Role During CNAS Fireside Discussion
U.S. Department of Commerce, December 16, 2024 - US to Provide $225M for Bosch’s California Chip Factory
Executive Gov, December 16, 2024
U.S. Trade Representative
| USTR Increases Tariffs Under Section 301 on Tungsten Products, Wafers, and Polysilicon, Concluding the Statutory Four-Year Review United States Trade Representative December 11, 2024 US hikes tariffs on imports of Chinese solar wafers, polysilicon and tungsten products The Associated Press, December 11, 2024 |
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
- USDA does not expect to resume Mexico cattle imports before holidays, chief veterinary officer says
Reuters, December 13, 2024
U.S. Trade and Development Agency
| USTDA, Meridiam Collaborate to Mobilize Finance for Infrastructure USTDA, December 16, 2024 |
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World Trade Organization
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- Dates fixed for 2026 Ministerial Conference in Cameroon
WTO, December 16, 2024 - Merchandise trade continues to expand in third quarter of 2024
WTO, December 13, 2024
Trade Agreements/ Cooperation
- India – Sri Lanka Joint Statement: Fostering Partnerships for a Shared Future
Prime Minister of India, December 16, 2024 - New trade policies of the UK government to ease Vietnam exports
The Star, December 14, 2024 - U.S., China extend key science & tech cooperation deal amid trade, Trump tensions
Seeking Alpha, December 13, 2024 - India-UAE partnership a ‘model’ relationship: Jaishankar
Press Trust of India, December 13, 2024
California
| SoCalGas Incoming President and CEO Maryam S. Brown to Chair CalChamber Board in 2025 CalChamber, December 16, 2024 |
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- Registration for 2025 Employment Law Updates Seminars Open Now
CalChamber, December 17, 2024 - Business Leaders Urge Newsom to Restore R&D Tax Credit
CalChamber, December 11, 2024
More International Articles
- China’s Factories Seek to Trump-Proof Business by Going Global
Bloomberg, December 16, 2024 - OPEC cuts 2024 oil demand growth forecast for fifth time
Global Data, December 16, 2024 - South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law order
The Associated Press, December 14, 2024 - US updates a science and technology pact with China to reflect growing rivalry and security threats
The Associated Press, December 13, 2024 - UK Economy’s Contraction Casts Doubt on Labour’s Growth Vow
Bloomberg, December 13, 2024 - President Macron names centrist ally Bayrou as France’s next prime minister
The Associated Press, December 13, 2024 - G7 Leaders’ statement on Syria
The White House December 12, 2024 - ECB cuts interest rates for fourth time this year
Reuters, December 12, 2024
