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World Economic Forum Annual Meeting A Spirit of Dialogue Brings Record Numbers of World Leaders to Davos for World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 World Economic Forum overshadowed by Trump set to start in Davos Port of Long Beach CEO to Speak at World Economic Forum Gavin Newsom will attend Davos as counterweight to Trump |
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California
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- California’s Trade Landscape Is Shifting, Not Shrinking—So Far
Public Policy Institute of California, January 13, 2026
CalChamber Members in the News
- Rio Tinto and Amazon Web Services collaborate to bring low-carbon Nuton copper to U.S. data centres
Global Rio Tinto, January 15, 2026
Trade Policy
The White House
- Trump Will Impose 10% Tariffs If Supreme Court Strikes His Down, Hassett Says
Forbes, January 15, 2026 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Directs Negotiations to Adjust Imports of Processed Critical Minerals and Their Derivative Products into the United States
January 14, 2026
U.S. State Department
- State Department pauses visa processing from 75 countries
The Hill, January 14, 2026
U.S Department of Commerce
- Fact Sheet: Restoring American Semiconductor Manufacturing Leadership Through an Agreement on Trade & Investment with Taiwan
January 15, 2026
U.S. Trade Representative
- Readout of Ambassador Greer’s Meeting with Honduran President-elect Nasry Asfura
United States Trade Representative, January 15, 2026 - Ambassador Greer Issues Statement on Launch of Critical Minerals Negotiations
United States Trade Representative, January 14, 2026
U.S. Department of Treasury
- Bessent defends European tariffs, calling the push to acquire Greenland a ‘national emergency’
NBC News, January 18, 2026
Trade Agreements/ Cooperation
- Exclusive: India to ease rules to boost foreign investment in domestic defense firms, sources say
Reuters, January 16, 2026 - Air India, Singapore Airlines to deepen ties with ‘cooperation framework’
Reuters, January 16, 2026 - Tensions rise in Mercosur as Brazil’s Lula skips EU trade deal signing
UPI News, January 16, 2026 - India’s exports to China surge in December while shipments to US decline as Trump tariffs bite
CNBC, January 14, 2026 - Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese electric vehicles
in break with the US
CBS News, January 15, 2026
