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Trade Update - Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Featured Headlines
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Should Free Traders Support the Trans- Pacific Partnership? An Assessment of America’s Largest Preferential Trade Agreement
CATO Institute, September 12, 2016
Read the Full Working Paper
September 12, 2016
CalChamber Joins D.C. Forums
Supporting Trans-Pacific Partnership
CalChamber Alert, October 7, 2016
On Agreement’s Anniversary, TPP Coalition Calls for Congressional Approval of the TPP this Year
U.S. Coalition for Free Trade, October 5, 2016
What They’re Saying: Completion of
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Negotiations
USTR, October 5, 2016
Send your TPP Support Letter to Congress
CalChamber Urging Congress to Act on
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
CalChamber, September 6, 2016
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CalChamber Companies in the News
Kings players will sport Blue Diamond logos on uniforms
Featuring CalChamber Member Company Blue Diamond Growers
Sacramento Bee, October 10, 2016
The Port of L.A. is having a dramatic year. Here’s what its chief sees in its future
Los Angeles Times, October 7, 2016
First Hyatt Place Hotel Opens in Malaysia
Commercial Property Executive, October 4, 2016
Trade Policy
From the World Trade Organization
Trade Policy Review: Republic of Korea
DG Azevêdo delivers keynote speech at National Press Club in Washington D.C.
WTO and IFC leaders discuss action to tackle trade finance shortfall for SMEs
DG Azevêdo announces date for Sixth Global Review of Aid for Trade
From the White House
Statement by Vice President Biden on the Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Colombian President Santos
The Employment Situation in September
Dr. Jill Biden Travels to Cuba
Remarks by the President on the Paris Agreement
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
Op-Ed: Made in America for the 21st Century
The State of American Manufacturing Measured by the Census Bureau
Op-Ed: Promoting Prosperity Through Trade
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews Delivers Remarks at the U.S.-Ukraine Trade and Investment Council
From the U.S. Trade Representative
United States and Taiwan Hold Dialogue on Trade and Investment Priorities
Joint Statement on the United States-Ukraine Trade and Investment Council
Trade Agreements
Federal
US creates 156,000 jobs in September
BBC News, October 7, 2016
Obama says protectionism no answer to inequalities of globalization
Reuters, September 6, 2016
U.S. services sector activity surges to 11-month high
Reuters, October 5, 2016
IMF lowers U.S. economic forecast, warns of risks of anti-trade policies
Los Angeles Times, October 4, 2016
California
 
More International Articles
Africa Makes Progress On Trade and Economic Integration
All Africa, October 10, 2016
Putin, Erdogan Boost Russian-Turkish Trade Ties
Wall Street Journal, October 10, 2016
After May’s Brexit pledge, Europeans close ranks
Reuters, October 10, 2016
EU Economy Chief: Greece has Met Conditions for Next Loan
Associated Press, October 10, 2016
Here’s How China Plans to Cut Its Massive Corporate Debt Pile
Fortune, October 10, 2016
China September trade, inflation data to show improvement
CNBC, October 9, 2016
China eyes free trade talks with Colombia
Reuters, October 8, 2016
Canada’s Trudeau Confident Nafta Trade Deal Will Survive
Wall Street Journal, October 7, 2016
Computers Seen as a Culprit in Pound’s Plunge
Wall Street Journal, October 7, 2016
Russia Becomes a Grain Superpower as Wheat Exports Explode
Bloomberg, October 6, 2016
IMF, global finance leaders fret over populist backlash
Reuters, October 6, 2016
Portugal’s Antonio Guterres set to be UN secretary general
BBC News, October 5, 2016
Euro zone business growth at 21-month low in September
Reuters, October 5, 2016
May Takes Swipe at Business, Saying ‘This Can’t Go On Anymore’
Bloomberg, October 5, 2016
How to Make Trade Work for Everyone
Wall Street Journal, October 4, 2016
Independent work: Choice, necessity, and the gig economy
McKinsey & Company, October 2016
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