Explainer: Trump is Considering an Executive Order on Import Dumping. What’s That About?

Import dumping is a huge trade issue that impacts our economy — and our national security. One of the tidbits that emerged following President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting at Mar-a-Lago last week is that the president is considering issuing an executive order to target unfair import dumping from foreign companies. While the details are…

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Some Economists Say that Trump Seems to Understand the Trade Deficit Better than Some Economists

NPR had a somewhat confused piece on the trade deficit this morning that was headlined “Economists Say Trump Seems To Misunderstand Significance Of Trade Deficit.” The piece basically tells listeners that Trump is mistaken for claiming the trade deficit is a problem. April 6th, 2017 [Center for Economic and Policy Research] To make this point, the piece…

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Schumer blasts Trump for leaving Xi summit ’empty handed’ on trade

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) ripped into President Trump for failing to wring meaningful concessions and concrete commitments out of Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting last week, claiming Trump left the “golden opportunity” meeting “empty handed.” [Jack Caporal] April 11th, 2017 [Inside US Trade] Trump came away from the April 6-7 rendezvous…

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Press Release: CPA Appoints DiMicco and O’Shaughnessy as Chairman and Vice Chairman

Washington~ The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) announced today that effective April 11th, 2017, Mr. Daniel DiMicco will serve as Chairman. DiMicco, former CEO of Nucor Corp, America’s largest steel company, was a member of President Obama’s Manufacturing Council and most recently headed then President-elect Trump’s trade transition team.  “I am proud to have been appointed Chairman…

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TPP negotiator attacked by Breitbart rejoining U.S. trade office

Andrew Quinn, a White House trade adviser who has come under fire from conservatives for his role in negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership, is being reassigned to the United States Trade Representative’s office, three administration officials told POLITICO. [ANDREW RESTUCCIA, ALEX ISENSTADT and NAHAL TOOSI] April 6th, 2017 [Politico] The decision comes after Breitbart News and conservatives raised concerns about the…

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When Solar Panels Became Job Killers

WUHAN, China — Russell Abney raised two children on solar power. The 49-year-old Georgia Tech graduate worked for the last decade in Perrysburg, Ohio, a suburb of Toledo, pulling a good salary as an equipment engineer for the largest American solar-panel maker. [KEITH BRADSHER] April 8th, 2017 [The New York Times] On the other side of…

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