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Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Featured Headlines
CalChamber Companies in the News
Google Woos Partners for Potential China Expansion
The Wall Street Journal, August 12, 2018
Wells Fargo, Sempra Renewables Boost Clean Energy in Northern California
Wells Fargo, August 8, 2018
Chevron Announces $500,000 for California Fire Relief Efforts
Chevron, August 7, 2018
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation Announce a Commitment of $200,000 for California Wildfire Relief
Walmart, July 31, 2018
Trade Policy
From the White House
President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts (Including Several Ambassadors)
August 13, 2018
Presidential Proclamation Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States
August 10, 2018
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Department of Commerce Finds Dumping and Subsidization of Imports of Stainless Steel Flanges from India
August 13, 2018
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Statement on President Trump’s Decision to Impose an Additional Tariff on Imported Steel
August 10, 2018
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Issues Directive for National Marine Fisheries Service to Facilitate Water Access in California Wildfire Relief Efforts
August 8, 2018
From the International Trade Administration
What Small Businesses Should Know About Tariffs
August 13, 2018
From the World Trade Organization
Trump’s National Security Claim for Tariffs Sets Off Crisis at WTO
The New York Times, August 12, 2018
WTOI Suggests Trade Momentum Softening Further in Third Quarter of 2018
August 9, 2018
Trade Agreements
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NAFTA
Tomato Fight Divides Growers in Florida
and the West Coast. Will it Trip Up NAFTA?
The Sacramento Bee, August 13, 2018
Donald Trump: ‘Canada Must Wait’ on Trade Deal,
But Mexican One is Coming Nicely
Global News, August 10, 2018
Canada Sees Return to NAFTA Talks
a U.S.-Mexico Near Auto Deal
AJoT, August 10, 2018
Mexico’s Guajardo Says ‘A Lot’ of Work
Done Through Night on NAFTA
AJoT, August 10, 2018
Towards a New North American Free
Trade Agreement (In Principle)
CATO Institute, August 9, 2018
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Malaysia Urged to Withdraw Gracefully from Bad Trade Deal
The Star, August 13, 2018
U.S. Presses for Bilateral Trade Pact While Japan Remains Cautious
Nikkei Asian Review, August 10, 2018
Japan, US to Launch Ministerial-Level Trade Talks
NHK World – Japan, August 8, 2018
We Need a Free Trade Deal with Switzerland
The Heritage Foundation, August 8, 2018
Federal
Tariffs Could Slow Exports, Not Just Imports, New York Fed Research Warns
The Wall Street Journal, August 13, 2018
U.S. Takes Trade Fight to Smaller Nations
The Wall Street Journal, August 12, 2018
In Times of Trade War, Companies Get Creative to Avoid Tariffs
AJoT, August 10, 2018
U.S. Stocks Rise on Strong Earnings, Shaking Off Trade Gloom
The Wall Street Journal, August 7, 2018
‘We Are at the Limit’: Trump’s Tariffs Turn Small Businesses Upside Down
The Wall Street Journal, August 8, 2018
America Needs a Blockchain Strategy ASAP
Foreign Policy, August 2, 2018
California
Trump’s Tariffs are Hurting Our Farmers
The Modesto Bee, August 13, 2018
California Sees China Impact, Soft Job Growth But No Sign of Recession, Say Economists
CNBC, August 10, 2018
Trump Slammed California Farmers with Tariffs. Now He’s Stiffing Them on Aid
The Sacramento Bee, August 9, 2018
More International Articles
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China
USTR Finalizes Second Tranche of Tariffs on
Chinese Products in Response to China’s
Unfair Trade Practices. The Final List
U.S. Trade Representative, August 7, 2018
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Both Sides Can Win the Trade War
The Wall Street Journal, August 13, 2018
China Seeks Influence in Europe,
One Business Deal at a Time
The New York Times, August 12, 2018
Key Cuban Port Undergoes
Revamp with Chinese Help
XinhuaNet, August 11, 2018
U.S. Oil Vanishing from Chinese
Tariffs Reveals America’s Clout
Bloomberg, August 9, 2018
Handling of U.S. Trade Dispute
Causes Rift in Chinese Leadership
Reuters, August 9, 2018
Fish Caught in America, Processed in
China Get Trapped by Trade Dispute
The Wall Street Journal, August 9, 2018
China Announces Date to Match
$16 Billion U.S. Tariffs
Bloomberg, August 8, 2018
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India Trade Gap Biggest in Five Years as Rupee Woes Mount
AJoT, August 14, 2018
India Can’t Turn Its Back on Free Trade
Bloomberg, August 13, 2018
Mexico’s Lopez Obrador Pledges More Than $11 Billion for Refineries
Reuters, August 13, 2018
Japan, Not Europe, is Now the Leader of Free Trade
The Washington Post, August 10, 2018
Trump Slaps Steeper Tariffs on Turkey After Currency Freefall
Politico, August 10, 2018
KORUS FTA Doesn’t Protect South Korea from Section 232 Investigations
The Diplomat, August 9, 2018
Chile’s Bachelet Chosen to Be Next U.N. Human Rights Chief
US News, August 8, 2018
Theresa May Planning Cabinet Summit on No-Deal Brexit
Bloomberg, August 8, 2018
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