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Trade Update - Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Featured Headlines
CalChamber Companies in the News
Blue Diamond Sets Revenue Record Amid Year of Declining Almond Prices
The Sacramento Bee, December 22, 2016
The Coca-Cola Company and Anheuser-Busch InBev Reach Agreement Regarding Coca-Cola Beverages Africa
Coca-Cola Company, December 21, 2016
Aerojet Rocketdyne Supplies New Lithium-ion Batteries to the International Space Station
Aerojet Rocketdyne, December 20, 2016
The Walt Disney Studios to Hit Industry-First $7 Billion at Global Box Office Today
Walt Disney, December 19, 2016
Cubic Receives Contract from Trial of Open Loop Payment Fare Ticketing in Sydney, Australia
Cubic, December 16, 2016
IGT Signs Six-Year Contract Extension to Continue Providing Lottery Technology And Software Support Services for Instituto Provincial De Loterias y Casinos In Buenos Aires, Argentina
IGT, December 15, 2016
GM Has Record Year for Landfill-Free Operations
GM Newsroom, December 14, 2016
Trade Policy
From the World Trade Organization
WTO Members Agree on Reforms for Trade Policy Reviews and Monitoring
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces 2016 National Export Strategy
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Obama Administration Takes Action to Address European Union’s Unfair Trade Practices against U.S. Beef Industry
United States Wins World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Enforcement Dispute for American Farmers and Ranchers
Trade Agreements
Canada-E.U. Trade Deal Could Survive Brexit in U.K., Freeland Says
Bloomberg, December 30, 2016
Chrystia Freeland Set for Trade Talks with China in 2017
CBC, December 30, 2016
Ethiopia and Turkey Sign Bilateral Trade Agreements
Nazret.com, December 28, 2016
Federal
Congress Opens with an Ambitious Republican Agenda for the Trump era
Los Angeles Times, January 2, 2017
White House Sanctions Russia Over Election Hacks
Politico, December 29, 2016
What it Means if Trump Names China a Currency Manipulator
The Olympian, December 29, 2016
Trump’s Trade Chief Makes a Rookie Mistake
Bloomberg, December 28, 2016
Donald Trump, Seeking Ambassadors, Sorts Through Competing Priorities
New York Times, December 21, 2016
California
New California Laws Bump Up Minimum Wage, Further Restrict Phone Use in Cars and More
Los Angeles Daily News, December 29, 2016
Trump Names UC Irvine Professor and Fierce China Critic to New White House Trade Council
Los Angeles Times, December 21, 2016
Senate Leader Kevin de León Announces Committee Assignments, Leadership Posts
The Sacramento Bee, December 21, 2016
More International Articles
UK’s Ambassador to the EU Sir Ivan Rogers Resigns
BBC, January 3, 2017
German Inflation Soars Close to ECB Target, but Domestic Consumers May Suffer
Reuters, January 3, 2017
FedEx CEO Blasts Trump Trade Rhetoric
GlobalTrade Mag, December 30, 2016
New China-UK Train Service
Freight Week, December 30, 2016
As Australia Becomes Bigger Cheese in China Trade, U.S. Loses Ground
Wall Street Journal, December 29, 2016
Israeli Ambassador: Obama, not Trump, is the One Being ‘Outrageous’
Politico, December 29, 2016
Trade: Is Europe Still Open for Business?
EU Observer, December 29, 2016
Foreign Students Offer Lifeline to Cash-Strapped U.S. State Schools
Bloomberg, December 29, 2016
UK ambassador Sir Kim Darroch: Trump and May could be ‘like Thatcher and Reagan’
International Business Times, December 28, 2016
Pressure Mounts on Alibaba Over Counterfeits
SF Chronicle, December 28, 2016
Now That the TPP Is Dead, Here’s What Will Happen to Pacific Trade
TheStreet, December 28, 2016
UK Economy Sidesteps Brexit Vote Hit, 2017 Outlook Darker
Reuters, December 23, 2016
Putin says Russian Economy is on the Mend
Reuters, December 23, 2016
Swiss Shipping Firm Takes Over Port of Long Beach’s Largest Terminal after Hanjin Bankruptcy
Los Angeles Daily News, December 21, 2016
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