Exports Lag 1st Qtr: Port Cities should want balanced trade
Imports surged in first quarter, depressing GDP growth. Bloomberg reports that exports are tepid in relation to imports, especially after the West Coast port labor
NYT: Trans-Pacific Partnership Puts Harvard Law School Rivals on Opposite Sides, Again
WASHINGTON — In the early 2000s, after Michael Froman decamped from the Clinton Treasury Department for Wall Street, he called his old law school colleague
CWA: New York City Joins Growing Numbers of Cities Opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership
NEW YORK — On the heels of Mayor Bill de Blasio criticizing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) as a “raw deal” and “huge mistake,” the New
Dems Send TTIP Demands to Obama
Thirty one Democratic Congressmen sent a letter to President Obama listing demands for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The letter demands that TTIP
The Hill: Business groups back Obama on trade
Business groups are defending the dispute settlement boards that would be included in trade agreements being negotiated by the Obama administration. [Reposted from The Hill
BFFs Obama and Ryan: China will write the rules? Really?
President Obama and Paul Ryan have a hard time making the point that the Trans Pacific Partnership will benefit the US economy, so they
Politico: TTIP talks, ISDS walks
Transatlantic trade talks continue but controversial investor-state dispute settlement has been pushed aside until the summer [Reposted from Politico | Hans Von Der Burchard |
