Japan’s lower house ratifies TPP as US prospects diminish

[November 10, 2016 |Nikkei] TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japan’s House of Representatives voted to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement and passed a related bill Thursday, despite diminishing prospects for the ratification of the pact by the United States following Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election. Following the vote during a plenary session of the Diet’s…

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DeLauro declares victory on TPP

[Daily News | November 11, 2016 |Inside US Trade] Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), a leading Trans-Pacific Partnership opponent, is declaring victory now that the trade deal is highly unlikely to be taken up by Congress anytime soon, if ever. DeLauro, in a statement, lauded the “news” that the the administration will not pursue TPP in…

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Trump will quit TPP in first days

[ADAM BEHSUDI and NANCY COOK | November 10, 2016 |Politico] President-elect Donald Trump plans to move quickly to fulfill some of his most controversial campaign promises related to what he derided as “job-killing” trade policies, according to an internal transition team document shared with POLITICO. Within the first 100 days, his administration will drop out of the…

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Trade, RFS Among Issues NFU Ready to Tackle with Trump Administration

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 14, 2016 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106[email protected] WASHINGTON (November 14, 2016) – National Farmers Union (NFU) extended a congratulatory letter to President-elect Donald J. Trump, outlining opportunities to work together with the new administration on several common ground farm policy issues. “We appreciate the attention that Mr. Trump paid to issues that affect family…

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Michael Stumo, CEO of CPA on BBC World Service: Trump’s Plan to Revive the Rust Belt

Blurb from BBC World Service: Today we anticipate the deeper economic truths of a Trump presidency. What’s the plan? The President-Elect promises the revival of US heavy industry, stamping out unfair foreign trade deals, generating new jobs for working-class Americans. Opponents and foreign governments fear this could imply trade war. So what kind of economy will…

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