Trade Update - Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Featured Headlines
CalChamber Companies in the News
DLA Piper Announces Cooperation with Peruvian Firm Pizarro,
Botto & Escobar Abogados
DLA Piper, March 28, 2017
Siemens Driving Digital Transformation with $10 Billion Investment in U.S. Software Companies Since 2007
Siemens, March 27, 2017
Trade Policy
From the White House
Remarks by President Trump et al.
at Signing of Trade Executive Orders
March 31, 2017
President Trump Restores Confidence in the American Economy
March 31, 2017
President Trump’s Energy Independence Policy
March 28, 2017
Department of Commerce
Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce on International Trade
in Goods and Services in February 2017
April 4, 2017
Commerce Sec. Ross on Trade Enforcement, China, Nafta
Bloomberg, March 31, 2017
U.S. Department of Commerce Initiates Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Investigations of Aluminum Foil from China
March 28, 2017
From the U.S. Department of State
NATO Foreign Ministerial Intervention Remarks
March 31, 2017
United States Breaks Ground on the New U.S. Consulate General
in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
March 28, 2017
From the U.S. Trade Representative
United States and Thailand Discuss Trade Agenda Under Trade
and Investment Framework Agreement
April 3, 2017
United States and ASEAN Discuss Economic Agenda
March 30, 2017
United States and Afghanistan Hold Annual Meeting Under the U.S.-Afghanistan Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
(TIFA)
March 28, 2017
From the World Trade Organization
Visit of President Bachelet of Chile to WTO:
“We Must Defend Multilateralism in All Areas”
March 29, 2017
WTO Members Review New Farm Policies
in Agriculture Committee
March 27, 2017
House Ways and Means Committee
Brady, Reichert Statements on Trade Executive Orders
March 31, 2017
H.Res.236 – Recognizing the Importance of the United States-
Japan Partnership and Supporting the Pursuit of Closer Trade Ties Between the United States and Japan
March 30, 2017
Trade Agreements
Mexico Says New EU Trade Deal is “Paramount”,
Eyes 2017 Conclusion
Nasdaq, April 4, 2017
India May Water Down China-Championed Asia Trade Pact
Bloomberg, April 2, 2017
Russia Willing to Start NZ Free-Trade Talks
NZ Herald, March 29, 2017
India-UK Free Trade Agreement to Be Signed Once it Exits
the European Union in 2 Years Time
Newsgram, March 29, 2017
Federal
Top 3 Issues on Table for Trump, Chinese President’s Meeting
ABC News, April 4, 2017
US Trade Deficit Drops Sharply to $43.6 Billion in February
The Sacramento Bee, April 4, 2017
Amid Controversy, the Annual H-1B Visa Lottery Opens Today
The Mercury News, April 4, 2017
A Tax at the Border Could be the Next Big Republican Disagreement in Congress
The Sacramento Bee, April 3, 2017
U.S. Ports Forge Alliances to Keep Their Spots on Trade Map
The Wall Street Journal, April 2, 2017
Trump Ready to Tackle North Korea Alone
Financial Times, April 2, 2017
U.S. Trade Barriers Report Slams China on Overcapacity,
Tech Transfer
Reuters, March 31, 2017
After Calling Nafta ‘Worst Trade Deal’,
Trump Appears to Soften Stance
The New York Times, March 30, 2017
Politico:
Critics Say Trump NAFTA Replacement Too Similar to TPP
Newsmax, March 30, 2017
California
UC Sees 1st Drop in International Applicants in More Than Decade
San Francisco Chronicle, April 1, 2017
California’s Economy is Booming. That Could Change if US-China Relations Sour
Los Angeles Daily News, March 31, 2017
Governor, Legislature Leaders Announce Road Repair
and Transportation Investment Package
CalChamber, March 30, 2017
San Diego Signs Historic Memorandum,
Gaining Role in Mexico’s Legislative Process
KPBS, March 28, 2017
More International Articles
Brexit
Interim EU Trade Deal to Hit UK Services Hard
Politico, April 3, 2017
Legal Expert: Britain Isn’t Ready
to Trade Around the World After Brexit
Business Insider, April 2, 2017
Pay First Then We’ll Talk! Hollande and Merkel
Gang Up & Ban Talks Till £50BN Bill is Paid
Express, March 31, 2017
EU Says it Can Start Formal Brexit
Negotiations as of May 22
Bloomberg, March 31, 2017
Brexit, No Sector Left Unscathed
Politico, March 29, 2017
May Pitches for Friendly Divorce
in Brexit Letter to EU
Bloomberg, March 28, 2017
7 Things the U.S. Business Community
Wants from Brexit Negotiations
US Chamber of Commerce, October 20, 2016
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Trade After the Trans-Pacific Partnership
The New York Times, April 3, 2017
Mexico Doubles Down on Pivot Away from U.S.
NBC 2, April 3, 2017
Trump’s Erratic Style Could Undermine China’s Agreement
to Stop Hacking U.S. Businesses
Los Angeles Times, April 3, 2017
Latin American Markets Feel the Pressure From the Political Turmoil
Bloomberg, April 2, 2017
Germany Urges EU to File WTO Complaint Against U.S. in Steel Row
Reuters, March 31, 2017
China’s Factories Stop Shedding Jobs for First Time Since 2012
Financial Times, March 31, 2017
Africa’s Trade Gap Falls to Near Three-Year Low
Retirement Genius, March 31, 2017
Provinces Poised to Sign Historic Canadian Free Trade Agreement
in April
CBC News, March 30, 2017
U.S. Commerce Secretary Ross to Join Economic Dialogue
with Japan
Reuters, March 30, 2017
Mexican Officials are Game to Renegotiate NAFTA –
but With Conditions
The San Diego Union-tribune, March 29, 2017
China Counters Trump Trade Threat with Binding Economic Ties
Bloomberg, March 29, 2017
German Engineering Industry Expects Rise in Exports to U.S.
Reuters, March 29, 2017
China:
As Canada Talks Trade Deal, Trump’s Washington Eyes it Warily
The Hamilton Spectator, March 28, 2017
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