Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Featured Headlines
CalChamber Companies in the News
PepsiCo Latin America Innovates and Expands Portfolio
PepsiCo, October 31, 2018
President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts(Including the CEO of CalChamber Member Company Chubb Group)
October 30, 2018
Trade Policy
From the White House
President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts (Including Ambassador to Australia)
November 5, 2018
U.S. Economy Creates 250,000 Jobs in October, Beating Expectations Again
November 2, 2018
President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts (Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations)
October 30, 2018
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
Facilitating Business Investment to Deliver for the American Economy
November 1, 2018
From the U.S. Trade Representative
President Trump Terminates Trade Preference Program Eligibility for Mauritania
November 2, 2018
From the U.S. Department of State
Joint Statement Following the Annual Bilateral U.S.-Polish Strategic Cooperation Consultative Group (SCCG)
November 5, 2018
U.S.-China Diplomatic and Security Dialogue
November 5, 2018
From the World Trade Organization
DG Azevêdo Joins President Xi at Opening Ceremony of China Import Expo in Shanghai
November 5, 2018
U.S. Gathers Support for WTO Discipline Drive
Reuters, November 2, 2018
U.S., WTO Partners Sign Biotech Statement
Farm and Dairy, November 2, 2018
EU Revises Plan to Fix WTO in Bid to Get US On Board
AJoT, November 1, 2018
What’s Wrong With the World Trade Organization?
Forbes, October 30, 2018
WTO Members Discuss Implementation of Information Technology Agreement
October 30, 2018
Trade Agreements
EU-Japan Trade Deal Clears Hurdle on Way to 2019 Start
U.S. News, November 5, 2018
TPP Should Be Made to Serve as Bulwark to Safeguard Free Trade
The Japan News, November 4, 2018
Switzerland and Indonesia to Sign Free Trade Deal
Swiss Info, November 1, 2018
Nigeria Not in Hurry to Sign African Free Trade Agreement
Daily Post Nigeria, November 1, 2018
Ireland Should Push for a Free-Trade Agreement with Indonesia to Compete in Region
Farm Ireland, October 31, 2018
Pacific Trade Pact Abandoned by Trump Officially Set to Kick In
Bloomberg, October 30, 2018
Federal
Tariff Tracker: New Data Shows American Businesses Paying Unprecedented Tariffs; Exports Subject to Retaliation Declining Rapidly
Farmers for Free Trade, November 5, 2018
Companies Feel the Tariff Pinch
The Wall Street Journal, November 4, 2018
Farmers Brace for What’s Next as Soybean Sales to China Tank
StarTribune, November 3, 2018
To Trump’s Trade Czar, the Key to Boosting U.S. Industry is Playing Hardball with China
The Los Angeles Times, November 2, 2018
Heather Nauert is Trump’s Leading Choice for UN Ambassador
CBS, November 2, 2018
Amidst Global Trade Uncertainty, HSBC Finds that North American Businesses Look to Neighbours for Growth
MarketWatch, November 1, 2018
Businesses Adapt to Trade Tensions
HSBC, November 1, 2018
Trump’s Tariff War Scrambles Agricultural Trade Routes
Bloomberg, November 1, 2018
That Big Mac and Coke Now Comes With a Side Order of Inflation
The Wall Street Journal, October 31, 2018
California
The Trump Administration’s Trade War With China Is Likely to Affect Businesses in All California Congressional Districts
California Budget & Policy Center, November 5, 2018
California Cheesemakers Hit Hard By U.S.-Mexico Trade War
KQED, October 30, 2018
More International Articles
China
Corporate Governance in China’s State
Sector – An Asia Society Special
Report With Rhodium Group
Asia Society, November 5, 2018
Henry Kissinger ‘Fairly Optimistic’ China,
U.S. Can Avoid Catastrophe
Bloomberg, November 5, 2018
Trophy Infrastructure, Troublesome Debt:
China Makes Inroads in Europe
The Wall Street Journal, November 5, 2018
Jack Ma Says the Trade War is
the ‘Most Stupid Thing’
Bloomberg, November 5, 2018
China’s Xi Again Talks Up
Commitment to ‘Free Trade’
CNBC, November 4, 2018
Xi’s Swipes at Trump Show China
Standing Its Ground in Trade War
Bloomberg, November 4, 2018
China’s ‘Extraordinary’ Ambitions:
The Futuristic City Being Built on Reclaimed Land
The Sydney Morning Herald, November 3, 2018
Trump-Xi Trade Deal Likely to
Begin Rather Than End at G-20
Bloomberg, November 3, 2018
U.S. Accuses Chinese Firm, Partner
of Stealing Trade Secrets from Micron
The Wall Street Journal, November 1, 2018
Trump Asks Cabinet to Draft
Possible Trade Deal With China
Bloomberg, November 1, 2018
Trump, Xi Upbeat on Trade After Phone Call;
U.S. Targets More Chinese Firms
Reuters, November 1, 2018
China Signals Big Shift in Economic Course
Due to US Trade War Headwinds
South China Morning Post, November 1, 2018
Trump Advisor Larry Kudlow: ‘Nothing is Set
in Stone Right Now’ on New China Tariffs
CNBC, October 31, 2018
Trade War Impact Deepens Across Asia,
But ‘Real Economic Shock’ Yet to Hit
Reuters, October 31, 2018
Surprise: Many Chinese Actually Like Trump,
And Hope For His ‘Great Deal’
Forbes, October 30, 2018
Consumers, Get Ready for Price Hikes
if China Trade War Ratchets Up, Report Says
The Los Angeles Times, October 30, 2018
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EU Digital Tax Plan Flounders as States Ready National Moves
Reuters, November 6, 2018
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Welcomes Chinese Investment, Trade
Reuters, November 5, 2018
Britain Confident of ‘Imminent’ Brexit Deal for Financial Sector
Reuters, November 5, 2018
Cuba Lowers Economic Growth Forecast as Trade Continues to Drop
Reuters, November 4, 2018
Japan’s Busy Year on Trade Likely to Shake Up The Economy For Years to Come
The Japan Times, November 4, 2018
Chile to Join China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Reuters, November 1, 2018
EU Should Brace for U.S. Standoff Over China, Ex-WTO Chief Warns
Reuters, October 30, 2018
Vietnam Emerges as Key Beneficiary of Trade War
Nikkei Asian Review, October 29, 2018
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