[KEITH BRADSHER | November 11, 2016 |The New York Times] SHANGHAI — As a candidate, Donald J. Trump aimed some of his most blistering words at China, declaring that “we already have a trade war” and suggesting ominously that “we have the power over China, economic power.” As president of the United States, Mr. Trump can use trade — a…
[JACKIE CALMES | November 11, 2016 |The New York Times] WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders confirmed this week what seemed inevitable with the triumph of Donald J. Trump: The far-reaching trade agreement with 11 other Pacific Rim nations that President Obama hoped to leave as a major legacy, but which Mr. Trump called “a terrible deal,” is…
[JORDAIN CARNEY| November 11, 2016 |The Hill] Sen. Charles Schumer is signaling that President Obama’s signature trade agreement won’t clear Congress, roughly two days after Republican Donald Trump — who opposes the deal — won the White House. A source familiar with the New York Democrat’s remarks said he told the AFL-CIO executive council that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell(R-Ky.)…
[November 10, 2016 |Nikkei] TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japan’s House of Representatives voted to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement and passed a related bill Thursday, despite diminishing prospects for the ratification of the pact by the United States following Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election. Following the vote during a plenary session of the Diet’s…
[Daily News | November 11, 2016 |Inside US Trade] European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations will be on hold for quite some time after the U.S. presidential election, and that she is unsure of whether President-elect Donald Trump will want to pick up the talks. For quite…
[Daily News | November 11, 2016 |Inside US Trade] Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), a leading Trans-Pacific Partnership opponent, is declaring victory now that the trade deal is highly unlikely to be taken up by Congress anytime soon, if ever. DeLauro, in a statement, lauded the “news” that the the administration will not pursue TPP in…
[Gerald F. Seib | November 11, 2016 |Wall Street Journal] From the day he rode down an escalator at Trump Tower to launch his campaign, Donald Trump’s candidacy was identified most often with one issue: fighting illegal immigration. A deeper look into the results of the election that propelled him to the presidency, however, suggests the real…
[Daily News | November 09, 2016 |Inside US Trade] Donald Trump’s decisive win in the presidential election leaves the future of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership up in the air as the president-elect has provided little detail on his stance on the ongoing negotiations with the European Union, while his broader anti-trade rhetoric has…
[Daily News | November 09, 2016 |Inside US Trade] In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s victory, Trans-Pacific Partnership opponents and proponents alike see the Pacific trade deal as effectively dead — citing the president-elect’s opposition to it and the unwillingness of Republican congressional leaders to bring up the controversial deal for a vote in a…
[ADAM BEHSUDI and NANCY COOK | November 10, 2016 |Politico] President-elect Donald Trump plans to move quickly to fulfill some of his most controversial campaign promises related to what he derided as “job-killing” trade policies, according to an internal transition team document shared with POLITICO. Within the first 100 days, his administration will drop out of the…
