U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Thursday said the national security-based Section 232 tool is only effective if it is applied globally, despite relationships the U.S. has with countries considered to be key allies. [Isabelle Hoagland | July 26, 2018 | Inside US Trade] Asked by Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) if Canada posed a national…
“Now that we have a court established finding that lack of country of origin labeling harms cattle producers in the United States, we’re going directly to the White House,” said Bill Bullard, R-CALF USA CEO. [Russell Nemetz | July 26, 2018 | Montana Ag Network] In a lawsuit filed by R-CALF USA, the organization alleged that the…
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Research Director US gross domestic product (GDP), adjusted for inflation, grew by a 4.1% annual rate in the second quarter of this year, the fastest quarterly growth rate since 2014, showing that economic growth is surging ahead, unaffected by—or perhaps boosted by–trade actions by the Trump administration. According to government figures,…