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Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Featured Headlines
CalChamber Companies in the News
Citigroup Plans to Nearly Double Brazil-Focused Private-Banker Team
Gulf Times, September 13, 2018
Disney Appoints Former US Trade Rep Michael Froman
to Board of Directors
SF Gate, September 13, 2018
Walmart to Acquire Delivery Company Cornershop in Mexico
and Chile for $225 Million
MarketWatch, September 13, 2018
Google to Invest $140 Million to Expand Data Center in Chile
Reuters, September 12, 2018
Trade Policy
From the White House
President Donald J. Trump Signs H.R. 4318
(Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018) into Law
September 13, 2018
President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate
and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts (Including Representative to the OECD)
September 13, 2018
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
Gross Domestic Product by Metropolitan Area, 2017
September 18, 2018
U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Affirmative Preliminary Countervailing Duty Determination on Quartz Surface Products from China
September 17, 2018
From the U.S. Trade Representative
U.S. Timber Committee Responds to Peru’s Timber Verification
September 18, 2018
USTR Finalizes Tariffs on $200 Billion of Chinese Imports
in Response to China’s Unfair Trade Practices
View the list here.
September 17, 2018
Opening Statement of Ambassador Gregory F. Doud Before
the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
September 13, 2018
USTR and Bangladesh Hold 4th Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement Council Meeting
September 13, 2018
Delegation from US Trade Representative Office Visiting Taiwan
Taiwan News, September 13, 2018
Deputy USTR Shea to Represent U.S.
at G20 Trade Ministers Meeting
Reuters, September 12, 2018
Japan’s Motegi, USTR Lighthizer Likely to Hold Trade Talks
on September 21
Reuters, September 11, 2018
From the U.S. Department of State
U.S. Delegation to the G-7 Environment, Energy,
and Oceans Ministerial in Halifax
September 17, 2018
International Day of Democracy
September 15, 2018
From the House Ways and Means Committee
Brady Statement on Administration’s Tariff Announcement
September 17, 2018
Brady Statement on MTB Becoming Law
September 13, 2018
From the World Trade Organization
G20 Trade Ministers Say WTO Reform ‘Urgent’
As New Trump Tariffs Loom
CNBC, September 15, 2018
DG Azevêdo Welcomes G20 Focus on Improving the WTO
to Meet “Current and Future Challenges”
September 14, 2018
Canada Requests Consultations with China on Compliance
with Paper Duties Ruling
September 12, 2018
Canada Pushes Alliance to Buffer WTO Against US Protectionism
Bloomberg, September 11, 2018
China is Set to Ask the WTO for Permission to Impose Sanctions on the US
CNBC, September 11, 2018
Trade Agreements
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NAFTA
U.S.-Canada NAFTA Talks Are Poised
to Come to a Head this Week
Financial Post, September 17, 2018
Who Has the Leverage at the
Nafta Table? It’s Not Just Trump
Bloomberg, September 13, 2018
Trump Plans to Rebrand NAFTA, Warns Canada
The Wall Street Journal, September 13, 2018
Spuds Become Latest Trade Irritant as U.S. Senator Calls for Probe of Alleged Canadian Potato Dumping
National Post, September 13, 2018
Mexico Goes to US to Advance
NAFTA Deal With or Without Canada
AJoT, September 12, 2018
Canada Ready to Allow U.S.
Dairy Access in NAFTA Talks
Reuters, September 11, 2018
C$ Strengthens on NAFTA Trade Deal Optimism
NASDAQ, September 11, 2018
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Japan and Chile Eye Cooperation Over Implementation
of Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Japan Times, September 18, 2018
Chile Backs S. Korea’s Bid for Pacific Alliance Trade Group
Yonhap News, September 12, 2018
EU’s Juncker Eyes Africa Free Trade Pact
Reuters, September 11, 2018
Pacific Trade Pact Set to Pass Parliament
The Australian, September 11, 2018
Federal
Rep Garamendi Warns U.S. is Vulnerable
to Russian Polar Dominance of Sea Lanes
American Journal of Transportation, September 18, 2018
Former Obama Administration Official:
Trump is Addressing ‘Longstanding’ Trade Issues
CNBC, September 16, 2018
U.S. Import Prices Post Largest Drop
in More Than One-and-a-Half Years
Reuters, September 14, 2018
Trade Damage Estimation for the Market Facilitation Program
and Food Purchase and Distribution Program
USDA, September 13, 2018
Some U.S. Businesses Postponing Investment Due to Trade Concerns
Reuters, September 12, 2018
Trump’s Tariffs Spark Industry Campaign to De-Escalate Trade War
American Journal of Transportation, September 12, 2018
Steelworkers Demand Higher Pay as Tariffs Lift Profits
The Wall Street Journal, September 11, 2018
As Trump Embraces More Tariffs,
U.S. Business Readies Public Fight
Reuters, September 11, 2018
California
Governor Brown Signs Sister State Agreement
with Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., September 15, 2018
Can Southern California’s Electric Bike Companies Survive Trump’s Tariffs?
The Orange County Register, September 12, 2018
Governor Brown Meets with International Climate Leaders
on Eve of Global Climate Action Summit
Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., September 11, 2018
More International Articles
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China
Alibaba’s Ma Warns U.S.-China
Trade War Could Last 20 Years
American Journal of Transportation, September 18, 2018
Beijing Likely to Cancel Trade War Talks
After Donald Trump Ups the Ante
with Tariffs on US $200 Billion of Goods
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2018
5 Ways Trump Tariffs on $200B
in China Goods Could Be Felt
The Sacramento Bee, September 18, 2018
China Strikes $60 Billion of U.S.
Goods in Growing Trade War
Bloomberg, September 17, 2018
U.S. and China Ramp Up Trade Threats
The Wall Street Journal, September 16, 2018
If Trump Slaps Tariffs on More Chinese Goods,
U.S. Shoppers Will Pay the Price
Los Angeles Times, September 14, 2018
China Says World Trade System
Not Perfect, Needs Reform
Reuters, September 13, 2018
It’s Not Just the US: Around the World,
Doors are Shutting on Chinese Investment
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2018
U.S. Proposing New Round
of Trade Talks with China
The Wall Street Journal, September 13, 2018
Trump Says He Feels ‘No Pressure’
To Make China Trade Deal
American Journal of Transportation, September 13, 2018
Beijing is Holding Firm, But Many Chinese Firms Acknowledge They’re Worried About the Trade War
CNBC, September 12, 2018
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EU Leaders to Tackle Brexit, Migration Failures at Summit
The Sacramento Bee, September 18, 2018
UK Leader Warns Rebels: It’s My Brexit Agreement or No Deal
The Sacramento Bee, September 17, 2018
G20 Ministerial Statement:
Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting
G20, September 14, 2018
Trade War Ripples Are Expected Throughout Southeast Asia
CNBC, September 14, 2018
Trade Tensions May Complicate Delicate Security Environment
in Indo-Pacific
U.S. Naval Institute News, September 13, 2018
Nigeria, China MoU Will Create New Opportunities
for Both Countries
Vanguard, September 13, 2018
The Trump Administration Joins China-Taiwan Feud
in Latin America
Axios, September 12, 2018
EU Expects US Metal Tariffs to Continue Into 2019
American Journal of Transportation, September 12, 2018
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