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Guest Commentary: Perspective on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Mexico

I appreciate the California Chamber of Commerce for its invitation to share with you the Mexican perspective on the impact of the new U.S....

Trade Update – February 25, 2025

Guest Commentary: The True Cost of U.S. Tariffs on Canada, Trump Says Canada and Mexico Tariffs Are 'Going Forward' With More Import Taxes to Come, Canada, Mexico to step up fentanyl, border talks this week to avoid Trump’s tariffs, Trump Eyes Tariffs to Counter Digital Taxes Big Tech Loathes, Defending American Companies and Innovators from Overseas Extortion and Unfair Fines and Penalties, USTR Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Actions in Section 301 Investigation of China’s Targeting of the Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding Sectors for Dominance, Need to deepen discussions on WTO reform highlighted at General Council meeting

Guest Commentary: The True Cost of U.S. Tariffs on Canada

The Canada-U.S. trading relationship is at an inflection point, and how we meet this moment will affect North American economic security and competitiveness for...

Trade Update – February 18, 2025

California Business Outlook, Dinner, A Conversation with the architect of Trump’s New Trade War - Podcast, ILA to vote on contract Feb. 25, Celebrating 100 Years of CalChamber Membership: Teichert's Legacy, Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security, Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restores American Competitiveness and Security in FCPA Enforcement, Priorities and Mission of the Second Trump Administration’s Department of State, 2025 CalChamber Issues Guide Posted on Web

Trump Steps Up His 2018 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum, Risking Inflation on Promise...

President Donald Trump on Monday removed the exceptions and exemptions from his 2018 tariffs on steel, meaning that all steel imports will be taxed...

Trade Update – February 4, 2025

Trump Tariffs: Some Put on Hold, Others Take Effect, China counters with tariffs on US products. It will also investigate Google, Mexico President Says Tariffs Delayed After Conversation With Trump, Trump pauses tariffs on Canada for at least 30 days, Trudeau says, Panama pledges to end key canal deal with China, work with US after Rubio visit, Progress on the Situation at Our Southern Border, Progress on the Situation at Our Northern Border, Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Imposes Tariffs on Imports from Canada, Mexico and China, Travel to Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic, February 1–6, 2025

Trump Tariffs: Some Put on Hold, Others Take Effect

After a flurry of activity over the weekend and into yesterday, President Donald Trump put on hold for 30 days the 25% tariffs on...

Trump Tariff Plans Cause Concern, Much Speculation

The new Trump administration promises the most disruptive change in Washington, D.C. ever seen. From the inaugural speech and into the second week of...

Trade Update – January 28, 2025

2025 Los Angeles Fires Help and info for people affected by the wildfires, Trump Tariff Plans Cause Concern, Much Speculation, Davos Can’t Stop Worrying About Inflation Genie Escaping Bottle, Watch: Trump delivers virtual address to Davos Forum, Debating Tariffs – Video, Senate confirms Noem as Trump’s homeland security secretary, John Ratcliffe Confirmed as CIA Director, World Bank president cautions against hasty reaction to Trump policies, Port of Los Angeles processed 10.3 million TEUs in 2024, USDA Trade Mission to Expand Exports in Thailand, Southeast Asia, CalChamber, Dozens of Local Chambers Bring Together Key Policy, Strategy Leaders to Discuss California’s Top 2025 Legislative Priorities

Trade Update – January 21, 2025

CalChamber Compiles List of Los Angeles Wildfire Resources, The Inaugural Address, America First Trade Policy, California, Canada Leaders Discuss Future of Energy Innovation at CalChamber Lunch, California Governor Proposes $322B Budget with No Deficit, 2025 Legislative Calendar, Congressional Budget Office Report, CalChamber Board Member Sima Patel Nominated in Global Hospitality Magazine’s 50 Most Influential People in Global Hospitality, Port Employers, Union Dockworkers Reach Tentative Deal at East Coast, Gulf Ports, Marco Rubio has been sworn in as America's Secretary of State, Our 2025 Annual CalChamber Webinar on California’s Budget featuring the Governor’s Director of Finance Joe Stephenshaw

California, Canada Leaders Discuss Future of Energy Innovation at CalChamber Lunch

This week, the California Chamber of Commerce and the Consulate General of Canada in San Francisco hosted a talk on the ways Canada and...
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Union Dockworkers, Port Employers Reach Tentative Deal at East Coast, Gulf Ports

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) yesterday reached a tentative agreement on all items for a new six-year Master...

Former Defense Secretary Panetta Calls for End to ‘Leadership by Crisis’

The quality of U.S. leadership will determine whether the world will see an American renaissance in coming years or an America in decline, former...

Trade Update – December 17, 2024

Trump appears to side with union in port contract dispute, Statement from USMX, Canada Post Strike Ends, but SMBs Say Holiday ‘Too Late to Salvage', mwConnect Founder and President Margaret Wong Elected Chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Business Associations Worldwide, Trump administration tracker shows his latest top staff picks for his 2025 term, USTR Increases Tariffs Under Section 301 on Tungsten Products, Wafers, and Polysilicon, Concluding the Statutory Four-Year Review, USTDA, Meridiam Collaborate to Mobilize Finance for Infrastructure, SoCalGas Incoming President and CEO Maryam S. Brown to Chair CalChamber Board in 2025

Trade Update – December 10, 2024

CalChamber Joins Effort to Prevent Supply Chain, Ports Disruption in New Year, Global Trade Update (December 2024), Readout of the Lobito Trans-Africa Corridor Summit, Trump’s Cabinet And Key Jobs: Harmeet Dhillon, Mark Paoletta, Alina Habba Tapped For Legal Roles, Trump’s pick for China ambassador could be bad news for Beijing, First agreement under Taiwan-US trade initiative to come into force, Director Ebong Travels to Türkiye, Egypt and Bulgaria, The EU and a South American trade bloc reach a giant trade deal after 25 years of talks
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CalChamber Joins Effort to Prevent Supply Chain, Ports Disruption in New Year

The California Chamber of Commerce has joined a coalition of 267 federal, state and local trade associations in urging East/Gulf Coast labor and management...

Trade Update – December 3, 2024

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission: 2024 Report to Congress Executive Summary and Recommendations, Congressional committee advises revoking China’s trade status, UPDATE ON STATUS OF USMX-ILA NEGOTIATIONS, Canadian West Coast and Montreal strike – ILWU-BCMEA & CUPE-MEA negotiations, FACT SHEET: President Biden’s Trip to Angola, Complete list of Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks and White House appointments – Slides, Trump threatens 100% tariff on BRICS countries if they pursue creating new currency, Statement from Ambassador Katherine Tai on the Re-Appointment of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Record agriculture trade deficit expected to keep growing, Canada's provincial leaders want a free trade deal with the US that excludes Mexico

Trade Update – November 12, 2024

2024 Presidential Transition Updates, California Election Results, International Issues May Advance in Post-Election Congressional Session, Trump’s Cabinet: Here Are His Picks And Finalists For White House Roles—Kristi Noem, Marco Rubio And More, Okonjo-Iweala is unchallenged for second term as WTO chief, Business Plan in Eurasia/Turkiye/China: Call for Interest, Montreal dockworkers’ union rejects offer; lockout begins

International Issues May Advance in Post-Election Congressional Session

Following Election Day, Congress is expected to be in session (118th Congress, 2nd session) through December 19 (except Thanksgiving week) for a “lame duck”...

Trade Update – November 5, 2024

California Secretary of State Election Information, Proposed Constitutional Reform in Mexican Power Sector, US shippers avoid East Coast ports on risk of second strike, Labor strikes shut down operations at Canada's container ports from East to West Coast, with U.S. trade left in limbo, Save the Date: U.S.-China Commission to Release Annual Report to Congress on November 19, 2024, Annual Report to Congress, Readout of the 9th United States – Egypt Trade and Investment Framework Agreement Council Meeting, Canada posts higher-than-expected trade deficit in September on lower prices, US, Taiwan to begin talks on double taxation deal, says Treasury Dept