Trade Update – January 21, 2025
California Wildfire Resources and Articles:
CalChamber Compiles List of Los Angeles Wildfire Resources
California Chamber of Commerce, January 14, 2025
Wildfires: Key Employer Responsibilities for Worker Health, Pay
CalChamber, January 17, 2025
CalChamber Members Step Up to Help Los Angeles Wildfire Victims
CalChamber, January 17, 2025
Featured Headlines
The Inaugural Address
The White House, January 20, 2025America First Trade Policy
The White House, January 20, 2025
California, Canada Leaders Discuss Future of Energy Innovation at CalChamber Lunch
CalChamber, January 17, 2025
California Governor Proposes $322B Budget with No Deficit
CalChamber, January 13, 2025
2025 Legislative Calendar
California State Assembly
2025 State Legislative Pictorial Roster
CalChamber
California Senators, Representatives, and Congressional District Maps
GovTrack.us
Committees – California State Senate
Committees- California State Assembly
Port Employers, Union Dockworkers Reach Tentative Deal at East Coast, Gulf Ports
CalChamber, January 10, 2025
Trump’s Tariffs Will Shrink the Economy and Reduce Investment, CBO Says
Reason, December 23, 2024Congressional Budget Office Report
U.S. Congress, December 18, 2024
CalChamber Companies in the News
CalChamber Board Member Sima Patel Nominated in Global Hospitality Magazine’s 50 Most Influential People in Global Hospitality
Global Hospitality Magazine, December 21, 2024
- Kroger company pledges $1 million to fire relief efforts
Gran Junction Montrose, January 15, 2025 - Microsoft to invest $3 billion in India, to expand AI and cloud capacity
Reuters, January 7, 2025 - Honda, Nissan begin talks to forge world’s 3rd-biggest automaker
The Washington Post, December 23, 2024
Trade Policy
White House
Marco Rubio has been sworn in as America’s Secretary of State
NBC New York NBC New York, January 21, 2025
- Live updates: Stefanik faces Senate questions as Trump administration takes shape
The Hill, January 21, 2025 - Smith Lauds President Trump’s Action Ending Biden’s Global Tax Surrender
Ways and Means, January 21, 2025 - Smith Applauds President Trump’s Early Action to Protect American Workers and Businesses from Unfair Trade Practices
Ways and Means, January 21, 2025 - Putting America First In International Environmental Agreements
The White House, January 20, 2025 - Withdrawing The United States From The World Health Organization
The White House, January 20, 2025 - The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Global Tax Deal (Global Tax Deal)
The White House, January 20, 2025 - Trump warns of new tariffs against Canada, Mexico, EU. And maybe Denmark, too.
POLITICO, January 7, 2025 - U.S. Department of Defense Sounds Alarm Bells About China’s Growing Presence in Arctic
GCaptain, January 2, 2025
U.S. Department of Commerce
- Four Years of Transformation at the Department of Commerce
U.S. Department of Commerce, January 17, 2025
U.S. Trade Representative
2024 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy
United States Trade Representative
- Senators demand US trade chief Tai halt late talks on investor protections
Reuters, January 15, 2025
World Trade Organization
- WTO set for dispute system reform talks with Trump after deadline passes
E&E News, December 18, 2024
Trade Agreements/ Cooperation
BI Davos Diary: Donald Trump and AI are dominating conversations at the World Economic Forum
Business Insider, January 21, 2025
- EU, Mexico Seal Trade Deal as Trump Threatens Tariffs
Bloomberg, January 17, 2025 - UAE signs trade deals with Malaysia and New Zealand
The National, January 14, 2025 - China to upgrade FTA with Singapore, implement FTA with Maldives, in show of commitment to free trade
Global Times, December 30, 2024 - Laos, Vietnam eye trade, cooperation initiatives
The Star, December 30, 2024 - India’s exports to Australia rise 64.4% in Nov, trade doubles after ECTA: Commerce Ministry
The Statesmen, December 29, 2024 - China and Nigeria extend $2 billion currency swap agreement
Business Insider Africa, December 28, 2024 - FTA with Philippines set to bolster S. Korea’s trade portfolio: trade minister
Yonhap News, December 25, 2024
California
Our 2025 Annual CalChamber Webinar on California’s Budget featuring the Governor’s Director of Finance Joe Stephenshaw
CalChamber January 17, 2025
Five things to watch as California’s Legislature returns to the Capitol in 2025
CalMatters, January 6, 2025
CalChamber Quarterly Economic Report – Social Narratives, Reality, Economic Data and How They Mesh with Election Results
CalChamber, December 20, 2024
- Biden bans new offshore oil drilling in California, most US coastal waters
Tribune News Service, January 6, 2025 - Will Trump’s proposed tariffs cause gas prices to go up in California? What experts say
The Sacramento Bee, December 27, 2024 - California Ports Strike Landmark Agreement on Floating Offshore Wind
GCaptain, December 18, 2024
More International Articles
- A tariff on Canada would be self-inflicted damage for America
The Hill, January 15, 2025 - U.S. issues fresh round of sanctions against Russia
Reuters, January 15, 2025 - Swiss Defence Minister Viola Amherd resigns
Reuters, January 15, 2025 - Danish PM tells Trump it is up to Greenland to decide on independence
Reuters, January 15, 2025 - Martin and Harris confirm draft programme for Irish government
BBC, January 15, 2025 - UK says a deal on the Chagos Islands won’t be finalized until Trump is consulted
The Associated Press, January 15, 2025 - Eurozone Business Confidence Declines Again, Dragged by Industry
The Wall Street Journal, January 8, 2025 - Ocean carriers plan Panama Canal surcharges
Agriculture Dive, January 3, 2025 - Mexico restricts duty-free apparel imports
Supply Chain Dive, January 2, 2025