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Trade Update - Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Featured Headlines
CalChamber Companies in the News
PG&E Begins Daily Aerial Patrols to Spot
and Speed Wildfire Response
PG&E, June 19, 2017
Amazon to Acquire Whole Foods Market
Amazon, June 16, 2017
Trade Policy
From the White House
Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada
June 16, 2017
National Security Presidential Memorandum
on Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba
June 16, 2017
Vice President Mike Pence to Travel to Central and South America
June 15, 2017
Presidential Executive Order Expanding Apprenticeships
in America
June 15, 2017
From the Department of Commerce
Statement of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross
on U.S. Sugar Industry Support for Deal with Mexico
June 15, 2017
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Joint Release by the UK International Trade Secretary,
Dr. Liam Fox and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer
June 19, 2017
Ambassador Robert Lighthizer Announces USTR Senior Staff
June 15, 2017
USTR Robert Lighthizer Participates In Inaugural Rural Prosperity Task Force Meeting
June 15, 2017
United States and Indonesia Agree to Step Up Work to Expand Trade
June 14, 2017
From the Department of State
Briefing on U.S. Participation in the General Assembly of the OAS
June 19, 2017
From the House Ways and Means Committee
Brady Announces USTR Lighthizer’s Upcoming Testimony
at Ways & Means Hearing on the President’s Trade Policy Agenda
June 15, 2017
International Trade Administration
And So It Begins:
Day One of the 2017 SelectUSA Investment Summit
June 18, 2017
From the World Trade Organization
Azevêdo: We Must Ensure Trade, Climate Change Policies Reinforce and Strengthen Each Other
June 19, 2017
WTO Urges Public-Private Collaboration for Effective Implementation of TFA
GhanaWeb, June 18, 2017
Trade Agreements
US in Trade Talks with Asian Nations to Replace TPP,
Commerce Secretary Says
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2017
Germany’s Merkel Vows Not to Give Up on US Free Trade Deal
The Sacramento Bee, June 20, 2017
US and UK to Start Trade Talks Next Month
to Ensure Deal Soon After Brexit
Telegraph, June 20, 2017
Japan to US: Return to TPP – Remaining Eleven Countries Awaiting American Leadership
Global Trade Mag, June 19, 2017
Trade Agreement with US Unlikely, Prime Minister Bill English Says
The New Zealand Herald, June 19, 2017
New Zealand Optimistic About Free Trade Deal with U.S.
Reuters, June 18, 2017
Peru to Sign Free Trade Agreement with Australia and India
Prensa Latina, June 14, 2017
Canada-EU Trade Deal’s July 1 Target Threatened by New Cheese Dispute
CBC, June 14, 2017
EU, Japan Launch Big Push to Seal Trade Deal by July
Politico, June 14, 2017
Federal
US Current Account Deficit Expands to $116.8 Billion
The Sacramento Bee, June 20, 2017
Trump Rolls Back Parts of What He Calls ‘Terrible’ Obama Cuba Policy
Reuters June 16, 2017
Farm Bureau Urges Continued Focus on Free Trade Agreements
The Grand Island Independent, June 16, 2017
Sens. Cornyn and Cruz: It’s Time to Modernize NAFTA
and Texas Knows How
Dallas News, June 13, 2017
California
Striking Truck Drivers Slow Traffic at LA, Long Beach Ports
Los Angeles Daily News, June 19, 2017
It’s a Deal. Lawmakers Send Jerry Brown a Jam-Packed Budget
CalChamber, June 16, 2017
Import Growth Slows at U.S. West Coast Container Ports
The Wall Street Journal, June 14, 2017
U.S. Weighs Restricting Chinese Investment
in Artificial Intelligence
Reuters, June 14, 2017
California Governor, Lawmakers Announce $125B Budget Deal
The Sacramento Bee, June 13, 2017
More International Articles
As Brexit Talks Begin, Europe Sees Economic Upswing Over the UK
Associated Press, June 20, 2017
‘Brexit’ Talks Open in Brussels, With a Mountain to Climb
The New York Times, June 19, 2017
China Think Tank Says Trade Detente with U.S. May Not Endure
Bloomberg, June 19, 2017
Premier Philippe Couillard Prepares to Tackle Trade on Trip to Washington
Montreal Gazette, June 18, 2017
This Former New Zealand Minister Will Lead Brexit Trade Talks
Bloomberg, June 16, 2017
As Oil Tanks, Saudi Arabia’s Next Effort to Boost Prices May
Be Targeting US Oil Inventory Data
CNBC, June 14, 2017
Cuba Kicks Off Electoral Process leading to Castro Handover
Reuters, June 14, 2017
Southern Ports Break Records as Panama Canal Anniversary Nears
American Journal of Transportation, June 14, 2017
China’s EXIM Bank Plans More Dollar, Euro-Denominated Bonds This Year
Reuters, June 14, 2017
The Global Economy is Rebounding, But There’s One Big Problem
Bloomberg, June 13, 2017
IMF Lifts China Growth Estimate to 6.7% in Second Rise this Year
Bloomberg, June 13, 2017
China-Latin America Trade Index 2017
Latin Trade, June 13, 2017
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