A steel mill in Huger, S.C., in April. The president signed executive orders in April calling for the Department of Commerce to launch investigations into whether imports of steel and aluminum were harming American national security. [Ana Swanson | October 26, 2017 | New York Times] WASHINGTON — Frustration over President Trump’s delay in imposing…
During an interview broadcast on Wednesday’s edition of the Fox Business Network’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” President Trump stated that in order to turn NAFTA into a fair deal, it has to be terminated. [Ian Hanchett | October 25, 2017 | Breitbart] Trump said, “I tell my people, I say right now it’s going to be very…
The Trump Administration wants to bring down the U.S. trade deficit. [Brad W. Setser | October 27, 2017 | CFR.Org] A number of manufacturing-heavy Asian economies run sizable current account surpluses. Over the course of the summer, some of them were clearly intervening to keep their currencies from rising against the dollar. But, somewhat surprisingly,…
