Hello again. In this week’s Thomas Index we’re going to take a look at sourcing activity for steel and aluminum in the Thomas Network at Thomasnet.com, and how that activity may be influenced by proposed tariffs by the Trump administration. This past week, the Commerce Department Secretary Wilbur Ross recommended steep tariffs on foreign steel and…
Peter Navarro, whose influence on trade policy was seen as diminished when his office was moved under the National Economic Council last year, is being promoted to an “assistant to the president” role — a move likely to elevate his ability to impact looming trade actions and ongoing negotiations, sources briefed on the personnel decision…
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, who was sidelined last year after repeatedly clashing with President Donald Trump’s more moderate advisers, could soon be granted a title change that would give him more direct influence over the administration’s trade agenda, according to three people familiar with the issue. [ANDREW RESTUCCIA | February 26, 2018 |…
President Donald Trump sought input Wednesday from the largest labor unions in the U.S. on trade policy, including the talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. [Eric Morath | February 23, 2018 | WSJ] Mr. Trump met at the White House with Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO labor federation, and the presidents…
During a meeting with their U.S. counterparts this week, Canadian negotiators will pitch the elimination of the deal’s investor-state dispute settlement provision — and the U.S. is expected to agree to that proposal, allowing for what private-sector and congressional sources called a “win” for U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in one of his priority areas…
The US Department of Commerce confirmed on Wednesday evening its preliminary finding that Argentina and Indonesia engaged in dumping of biodiesel and imposed dumping duties ranging from around 60 to nearly 277 percent. [February 22, 2018 | Financial Times] The initial finding from the commerce department in October said exporters from Argentina had sold biodiesel at dumping margins of…
Washington~ The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) is pleased to announce that Representative Dan Lipinski (D-IL-03) and Representative Mo Brooks (R-AL-05) will each receive a 2018 American Trade Hero Award. “We are honored to present Representatives Dan Lipinski and Mo Brooks with our 2018 American Trade Hero Award,” said Michael Stumo, CEO of CPA. “Their unwavering commitment to supporting America’s producers is truly commendable. CPA…
Mercedes-Benz, the luxury unit of Daimler AG , recently learned the price of crossing Beijing. Earlier this month the German car maker was attacked by state media after posting an anodyne Dalai Lama quote on Instagram. The company quickly and abjectly apologized to the Chinese government. It then went further, promising “no support, assistance, aid or help to…
President Trump’s tough talk on trade and the tariffs he recently imposed on imported washing machines and solar panels, as well as the ones he threatened on foreign steel and aluminum, would seem straight out of the populist playbook. But in terms of targeting the real grievances of his popular base, they largely miss the mark. [Dani…
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Research Director In a highly polarized nation, Facebook has accomplished the amazing achievement of getting itself intensely disliked by both right and left. The right detests it because its newsfeed has demonstrated a distinctly progressive bias, reflecting the worldview of the majority of its 25,000 youthful employees, while the left resents…