Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are railing against the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the Democratic primary. On the right, GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump is ripping the trade deal as a “disaster” negotiated by “incompetent people.” [Reposted from Politico | Seung Min Kim | November 9, 2015] President Barack Obama’s herculean task of shepherding the landmark…
BEIJING — China, the world’s leading emitter of greenhouse gases from coal, has been burning up to 17 percent more coal a year than the government previously disclosed, according to newly released data. The finding could complicate the already difficult efforts to limit global warming. [ by Chris Buckley | November 3, 2015 |…
The House Republican Steering Committee on Wednesday (Nov. 4) voted to make Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) the new chairman of the Ways & Mean Committee, roughly a year after he failed to grab that spot in a contest with now Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI). November 6, 2015 | Inside U.S. Trade Brady’s selection will…
The House on Wednesday (Nov. 4) is slated to vote on 10 amendments making reforms to the Export-Import Bank as it considers a long-term highway bill that includes Ex-Im renewal, while a key opponent of the bank acknowledged the bank is now certain to be reauthorized. November 4, 2015 | Inside U.S. Trade In…
Washington, DC. With the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement finally made public today, advocates for domestic U.S. manufacturing are calling the agreement a very bad deal for America. American Economic Alert | November 5, 2015 U.S. Business & Industry Council President Kevin L. Kearns says that the the full agreement,…
The Department of Labor reported this morning that America’s manufacturing sector flatlined in October, creating no jobs last month. [Reposted from the Alliance for American Manufacturing site | November 6, 2015] The #AAMeter, which tracks President Obama’s promise to create 1 million new manufacturing jobs in his second term, remained at +370,000 jobs. Said Alliance…
For Immediate Release The American Iron and Steel Institute, the Steel Manufacturers Association, the Canadian Steel Producers Association, CANACERO (the Mexican steel association), Alacero (the Latin American steel association), EUROFER (the European steel association), Instituto AcoBrasil (the Brazil Steel Institute), the Specialty Steel Industry of North America and the Committee on Pipe and Tube…
I finished off my week in Florida by attending the 2015 Lean Accounting Summit on October 8-9th Jacksonville, Florida, produced by Lean Frontiers, headed up by founder and President, Jim Huntzinger. It was two days of information-packed presentations and workshops that included case studies showing Lean principles in action. I was honored to be invited…
Washington, D.C. – The Commerce Department released the latest monthly U.S. trade figures Wednesday. Chinese imports into the U.S. topped an all-time monthly record in September at $45.7 billion. [Reposted from the Alliance for American Manufacturing site | November 4, 2015] Said Alliance for American Manufacturing President Scott Paul: “Imports from China are killing America’s…
GOP frontrunner Donald Trump tells Breitbart News Daily during a wide-ranging interview that China’s manipulation of its currency is a “great weapon” against the U.S. He’s also slamming Obamatrade’s secret multilateral deals made with groups of nations as a “horror show.” [ Katie McHugh | November 2, 2015 | Breitbart ] Executive chairman Stephen…