Steel attorney Jeffrey Gerrish, head of the law firm Skadden Arps’ international trade group and former colleague of U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, will be nominated for the position of deputy U.S. Trade Representative, sources told Inside U.S. Trade. [Jenny Leonard] June 1st, 2017 [Inside Trade] Gerrish worked under Lighthizer, who previously ran the international trade…
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By Jeff Ferry, CPA Research Director A strong rise in April’s trade deficit and lackluster growth in May employment figures underscore the challenges facing the Trump Administration as it tries to piece together an economic growth strategy. According to the Department of Commerce, the U.S. trade deficit rose by $2.3 billion in April to reach…
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When we talk about Buy America, we often focus on American workers. Buy America preferences, after all, give U.S. workers and companies the first shot at work like building infrastructure or equipping our military, making sure taxpayer dollars are reinvested in local communities rather than being sent overseas. [BRIAN LOMBARDOZZI] May 31st, 2017 [American Manufacturing] What…
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German Economy Minister Brigitte Zypries told reporters after a meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer late last week that the two officials had a “lively exchange” about their differing views of what causes the U.S. trade deficit with Germany, adding that she is confident they will make progress on key issues after agreeing to…
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The Technology and Manufacturing Association (TMA) of Illinois has become the newest trade association member of Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA). TMA is a 1,000 member organization of precision manufacturing and supplier companies in the greater Chicago area. “The CPA team is excited to work with TMA to continue our national momentum towards rebuilding American production…
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On the second day of my visit to Fargo, North Dakota, we went to see Andy Dalman, President/CEO of Advanced Bone Technology, which is developing SimuBone, a product that replicates a human bone. SimuBone is the first product to combine internal and external geometrical precision with mechanical properties adaptable to customer specifications, providing the look,…
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Chad P. Bown and Alan O. Sykes’s “The Trump Trade Team’s Vocabulary Problem” (op-ed, May 15), while arguing to the contrary, points out exactly why the Most Favored Nation (MFN) clause at the World Trade Organization impedes free trade, rather than fostering it. [Wilbur Ross] May 25th, 2017 [The Wall Street Journal] The authors admit…
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A Wall Street Journal analysis shows that since the 1990s, sparsely populated counties have replaced large cities as America’s most troubled areas by key measures of socioeconomic well-being—a decline that’s accelerating. [Janet Adamy and Paul Overberg] May 26th, 2017 [The Wall Street Journal] At the corner where East North Street meets North Cherry Street in the small…
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Executives from the Coalition for a Prosperous America, which bills itself as a pro-domestic manufacturing organization, are lauding the administration’s early trade actions after meeting last week with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to discuss trade opportunities in the manufacturing and agriculture sectors. May 31st, 2017 [Inside Trade] “Already we…
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Gregg Doud, president of the Commodity Markets Council, is expected to be tapped as the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s chief agriculture negotiator, sources told Inside U.S. Trade. [Jenny Leonard] May 26th, 2017 [Inside Trade] Those sources said Doud is still being vetted by the Presidential Personnel Office and that it’s unclear when his nomination…
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