While many across America have focused on the wreckage of American factories caused by the North American Free Trade Agreement, more families saw their livelihoods impacted by NAFTA hammering America’s beef industry. [Mike Schultz and Martin Rosas | September 25, 2017 | National Grid] As a family farmer in Brewster and a union president who represents thousands…
The U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday unanimously ruled that the domestic solar industry has been seriously injured by solar imports, propelling the safeguard investigation into a remedy phase in which the ITC will suggest next steps to President Trump. [Isabelle Hoagland | September 22, 2017 | Inside US Trade] Some commissioners flagged imports from Mexico, Canada…
Donald Trump has made tearing up NAFTA a cornerstone of his presidency. But as trade negotiations enter a third round, could it be Mexico that leads the charge to overhaul the deal?
The White House is softening its stance on trade — if only temporarily — as it seeks to preserve Republican votes on tax reform, according to senior administration officials, congressional aides and outside advisors. [Kayla Tausche |September 22, 2017| CNBC] A long-delayed investigation into Chinese steel dumping is on hold; the calls to withdraw from North American Free…
As the North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations unfold, there is a lot of loose talk being exchanged about automobile parts going back and forth among the United States, Canada and Mexico. NAFTA supporters assert that the U.S. content in cars assembled in Canada and Mexico is particularly high and that therefore our $70 billion-plus…
Washington~ Yesterday, the Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) met with United States Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer to talk about NAFTA renegotiations, trade enforcement, trade deficits, and currency misalignment. CPA members had an opportunity to share the challenges they face in their business due to failed trade policy. “It was a great meeting with USTR Bob…
Washington ~ The US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released a report today that the US trade deficit rose yet again. Dollar overvaluation and the failure to deal with nationalistic economic strategies in Asia and Germany are the primary causes. The BEA report stated: The U.S. current-account deficit increased to $123.1 billion (preliminary) in the…
Transcript of US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer’s speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on September 18th. Thank you, Senator. Ambassador Hill, Senator Brock, friends – there’s probably some out here – distinguished guests. First when I was asked to do this, and asked by Senator Brock, I – it’s not one of…
By John R. Hansen, CPA Advisory Board Would the MAC discourage foreign direct investment in the United States? Some readers have suggested that capital being brought into the United States to finance greenfield foreign direct investment should be exempted from the MAC. We should not, they argue, do anything to discourage productivity enhancing investment in America’s manufacturing…
The breakneck pace of North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations does not guarantee a conclusion by year’s end, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said Monday during a speech that covered a range of topics — including China’s trade and economic policies, which he claimed the World Trade Organization is unable to manage. [ Jenny Leonard &…