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Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Featured Headlines
CalChamber Companies in the News
Second Boeing 777X Completes First Flight
American Journal of Transportation, May 1, 2020
Verizon Expands COVID-19 Small Business Support up to $7.5M with New Grant to LISC
Verizon, April 30, 2020
Forty-two Students Benefit from Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. Scholarships
Hilmar Cheese Company, April 30, 2020
IBM Helping to Battle COVID-19 Medical Supply Chain Shortages with the Launch of IBM Rapid Supplier Connect
IBM Newsroom, April 27, 2020
Trade Policy
From the White House
President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts (Including Ambassador to Ukraine)
May 1, 2020
Executive Order on Securing the United States Bulk-Power System
May 1, 2020
Readout from a Treasury Spokesperson on Secretary Mnuchin’s Call with G7 Finance Ministers
U.S. Department of the Treasury, April 30, 2020
Remarks by President Trump and Vice President Pence in Roundtable with Industry Executives on the Plan for Opening Up America Again
April 29, 2020
An In-Depth Look at COVID-19’s Early Effects on Consumer Spending and GDP
April 29, 2020
Executive Order on the Establishment of the Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement Under Section 711 of the USMCA Implementation Act
April 28, 2020
President Donald J. Trump Is Taking Action To Ensure The Safety Of Our Nation’s Food Supply Chain
April 28, 2020
U.S. Department of Commerce
Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross on Q1 2020 GDP Advance Estimate
April 29, 2020
Department of Commerce Issues Proposed Regulations to Create Aluminum Import Monitor
U.S. International Trade Administration, April 29, 2020
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Joint Statement of USTR Robert Lighthizer and UK Secretary of State for International Trade Elizabeth Truss
May 5, 2020
From the U.S. International Trade Commission
U.S. Trade and Investment with Sub-Saharan Africa: Recent Trends and New Developments
U.S. International Trade Commission, March 2020
From the Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
David Trulio Appointed as Counselor to the Chairman and Senior Vice President for EXIM’s New Program on China and Transformational Exports
May 5, 2020
EXIM Increases U.S. Exporter Access to Capital and Supply Chain Financing During COVID-19 by Raising Lender Guarantee Coverage Option to 95 Percent
May 4, 2020
From the U.S. Department of State
Designation of Ambassador Ronald J. Gidwitz as Acting Representative of the United States to the European Union
May 4, 2020
The U.S. Is Leading the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Developing a Vaccine
May 4, 2020
U.S. Department of State Doing Its Part To Keep America Safe, Healthy, and Running During the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 30, 2020
From the World Trade Organization
WTO Report Looks at Role of e-Commerce During the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 4, 2020
DDG Wolff: Reliance on International Trade for Food Security Likely to Grow
April 30, 2020
Interim Appeal Arrangement for WTO Disputes Becomes Effective
European Commission, April 30, 2020
Trade Agreements
UK Government Begins Transatlantic Trade Talks with Washington
The Guardian, May 4, 2020
African Executives Urged Free-Trade Deal to Fight Pandemic
Bloomberg, May 4, 2020
Philippines-South Korea Free Trade Agreement Moves on Despite Virus
Fresh Plaza, May 4, 2020
State-Run Think Tank Proposes Signing Free Trade Deal with N. Korea
The Korea Herald, May 4, 2020
RCEP Trade Deal on Track to be Signed by Year End
The Straits Times, May 4, 2020
Singapore in Touch with South America’s Mercosur Bloc on Free Trade Talks
The Straits Times, May 3, 2020
TPP Countries Defy Protectionist Trend to Maintain Supply Chains
Nikkei Asian Review, May 2, 2020
The Enduring Promise of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
The American Interest, May 1, 2020
Brexit Negotiations Through COVID-19
American Journal of Transportation, April 30, 2020
Launch of African Free Trade Deal Postponed Due to Coronavirus: Official
The New York Times, April 28, 2020
China Eyes Further Northeast Asian Economic Integration in RCEP
China Business Review, April 28, 2020
Federal
U.S. Trade Deficit Soars 12% in March as Coronavirus Slams Exporters and Tourism
MarketWatch, May 5, 2020
U.S. Services Sector Activity Falls to New Record Lows
Reuters, May 5, 2020
Rotting Food. Hungry Masses. Chaotic Supply Chains. Coronavirus Upends the U.S. Food System
The Los Angeles Times, May 5, 2020
USDA to Buy $470M of Produce, Dairy and Seafood
Politico, May 4, 2020
U.S. Auto Industry Preps for Restart – And it All Depends on Mexico
Detroit Free Press, May 4, 2020
US-China Trade War: Trump Admin Takes Aim at Supply Chains
Aljazeera, May 4, 2020
Trump National Security Official Says U.S. Not Considering ‘Punitive Measures’ Against China
Politico, May 4, 2020
Trump Team Plots Tax Cuts and Regulatory Suspensions to Boost a Coronavirus Recovery
Politico, May 4, 2020
Trump Administration Pushing to Rip Global Supply Chains from China
Reuters, May 3, 2020
Manufacturing Falls Sharply in April, But Not as Much as Expected
CNBC, May 1, 2020
Boeing Gets $50 Billion of Orders for Bonds Amid Strong Demand
American Journal of Transportation, April 30, 2020
U.S. Economy, In Clear Sign of Recession, Shrinks 4.8% in First Quarter Due to Coronavirus
The Los Angeles Times, April 29, 2020
California
California’s Phase 2 Coronavirus Restart: Here’s What Can and Can’t Open This Week
San Francisco Chronicle, May 4, 2020
Trade Needs a Rescue Package (from the Bay Area Council’s Sean Randolph)
Silicon Valley Business Journal, May 4, 2020
‘Devastated’ California Tourism Industry Losing $72 Billion, Report Says
OC Register, May 4, 2020
Population Shrinks in California, Still Most Populous State
AP, May 1, 2020
More International Articles
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COVID-19 News
Coronavirus: Countries Move to Shield Companies from Foreign Acquisition, Especially by China
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2020
China Should Export More Medical
Gear to Battle COVID-19
Peterson Institute for International Economics, May 5, 2020
Coronavirus Slows But Won’t Halt
Shipping’s Focus on Global Trade
The Wall Street Journal, May 1, 2020
Millions Had Risen Out of Poverty.
Coronavirus Is Pulling Them Back.
The New York Times, April 30, 2020
European Countries Move
Closer to Reopening Continent
The Wall Street Journal, April 28, 2020
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Global Factory Output Plunges, With Slow Rebound Projected
The Wall Street Journal, May 5, 2020
Asia’s Factories Plunge to Record Lows as Global Lockdowns Hurt
American Journal of Transportation, May 3,2020
Pharmaceutical Shipping Costs Spike in Response to Global COVID-19 Pandemic
Association of Accessible Medicines, April 30, 2020
Is the Global Trading System Unravelling Before Our Eyes? Here is Where Things Stand
CBC, April 30, 2020
New Shandong-Europe Express links China and Hamburg
American Journal of Transportation, April 30,2020
Trucks are Filling a 6,000 Mile Beijing-to-Berlin Supply Gap
American Journal of Transportation, April 30,2020
Record Contraction in Eurozone Bodes Ill for Global Economy
The Wall Street Journal, April 30, 2020
China’s Exporters Are Feeling Gloomy Even as Economy Restarts
The Wall Street Journal, April 30, 2020
COVID-19: A 10-Point Action Plan to Strengthen International Trade and Transport Facilitation in Times of Pandemic
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, April 2020
‘Google Tax’ Could Draw Reprisal, US Cautions India
The Economic Times, April 28, 2020
Globalization Is Down but Not Out Yet
The Wall Street Journal, April 28, 2020
China Parliament Sets Key Meeting for May as COVID-19 Epidemic Subsides
Reuters, April 28, 2020
Global e-Commerce Hits $25.6 Trillion – Latest UNCTAD Estimates
UNCTAD, April 27, 2020
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