New York — The United States and Japan are intensifying auto talks aimed at reaching a 12-nation free trade deal — an agreement that could have major impacts for large automakers. [Reposted from The Detroit News | David Shepardson | April 1, 2015] A deal that opens Japan’s market to U.S. autos is key to…
The Senate Finance Committee has set April 21 as a target date for marking up a bill to renew Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), also called “fast track,” an action that is expected to be preceded by the introduction of the legislation and a Finance Committee hearing just a week beforehand, according to informed sources. [Reposted…
CEOs from the country’s largest and most important steel companies along with an executive from the nation’s top industrial union were on Capitol Hill on March 26 and used the opportunity to raise alarms about surging steel imports. They told members of the Congressional Steel Caucus that their industry was in a state of crisis…