Editor’s note: The US should not accept just any deal. The EU trade surplus with $442B last year, the biggest surplus of any economic region on the globe. If we don’t impact the trade imbalance, tweaking certain rules will not be worth the time to negotiate. BRUSSELS — Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Wednesday that…

Withdrawal from international postal body will help to level playing field for US producers   Washington. The Trump administration has announced a plan to phase-out longstanding US postal service discounts for Chinese companies. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) praised the move as a sensible step toward ending preferences for foreign manufacturers. “This is…

U.S. starts process to withdraw from a 144-year-old international postal body Editor’s note: CPA has been in contact with White House officials supporting this move to end the US postal system subsidization of Chinese commercial packages.  WASHINGTON—The Trump administration opened a new front in Washington’s economic conflict with China, starting a process Wednesday to withdraw from…

Editor’s note: CPA regularly monitors trade enforcement actions. Any CPA members are welcome to join our Trade Enforcement Committee which meets by phone approximately every 6 weeks.  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, October 12, 2018 Office of Public Affairs (202) 482-4883 [email protected] The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the initiation of a new antidumping duty (AD)…

Editor’s note: The exact timing and procedure of voting on the USMCA remain unclear. Ordinarily it would be next year, but it could be this year.  The U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday launched an investigation into the likely economic impacts of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a key element of the process — and timing —…

Editor’s note: Sen. Baldwin is correct to place the focus on currency. We will need to fix not only manipulation but the overly strong dollar though the market access charge. Sign the petition here.  Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is urging the administration to label China a currency manipulator in a biannual report slated to be released…

Editor’s note: Looks like Mexico may risk upsetting the USMCA by negotiating with China sometime after their new president takes office. Despite a provision in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement that poses a “hurdle,” Mexico is “quite likely” to open trade talks with China over the next few years, the chief NAFTA negotiator for the incoming Mexican…

Former Nucor Corp. CEO Dan DiMicco stoutly defended the Trump administration’s aggressive foreign trade policy and tariffs at a metals convention Thursday in Charlotte. When a worried manufacturer asked how long the tariffs would last, the often prickly DiMicco declined to offer much comfort. [John Downey | October 12, 2018 | BizJournals]  “This issue is not going…

Editor’s note: 1) First time in history that Treasury staff leak results of currency report before publication. Why, we might ask? 2) Focus upon “manipulation” must give way to focus upon massive and economically destructive dollar overvaluation which the US can fix without permission from any other country. It is our currency, we print it,…

Editor’s note: China’s Central bank has management of exchange rates and the current account balance as part of its job. Our central bank does not. Our market access charge bill would change that, adding exchange rate management to the Fed mandate with tools to achieve a current account (trade) balance. Federal reserve staff has wrongly stated…