[Jared Bernstein | October 31, 2016 |Washington Post] Jared Bernstein, a former chief economist to Vice President Biden, is a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and author of the new book ‘The Reconnection Agenda: Reuniting Growth and Prosperity.’ This election has elevated issues of international trade to a degree that few…
[Matt Johnson| November 02, 2016 |Politics in Minnesota] If Minnesota importers, exporters, ports and others involved in international trade benefit or suffer from either of two international trade treaties currently under consideration, Minnesota’s congressional delegation may factor little in the praise or blame. Two trade deals — the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Transatlantic Trade and…
[WILLIAM MAULDIN| November 1, 2016 |Wall Street Journal] President Barack Obama is forging ahead with a long-shot bid to bring a 12-nation Pacific trade agreement to a vote in Congress immediately after an election that has stirred deep antitrade sentiments in both parties. The administration’s push—which includes campaign support for congressional allies and targeted bids to convert naysayers—marks a huge…
[TOMOHIRO OSAKI | November 02, 2016 |Japan Times] After a new round of calls for the resignation of Japan’s gaffe-prone agricultural minister, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition on Wednesday gave up trying to pass a bill to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement through a special Lower House committee. The failure by the Liberal Democratic…
[Daily News| November 02, 2016 |Inside US Trade] Citing trade and national security concerns, 12 senators have joined efforts to ensure the U.S. rejects a proposal by a Chinese company, Zhongwang USA, to purchase U.S. aluminum producer Aleris. In a Nov. 2 letter to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, the 12 — all but one a Democrat —…
