Contact: Dan Crawford or Susan Balding, [email protected], 202-775-8810 Washington, DC | Dec 8, 2015 | Economic Policy Institute Between 2001 and 2013 the Walmart-based trade deficit with China eliminated or displaced more than 400,000 U.S. jobs, according to a new paper from EPI Director of Trade and Manufacturing Research Robert E. Scott. In…
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The U.S. is becoming more appealing as a location for manufacturing capacity, a new survey by Boston Consulting Group suggests. [ by James R. Hagerty | December 9, 2015 | Wall Street Journal ] The consulting firm said 31% of manufacturing executives surveyed in September said they were most likely to add production capacity…
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On December 1, 2015, CONNECT presented its Most Innovative New Product awards to winners in eight categories at its 28th annual event at the Hyatt Regency Aventine. CONNECT is a premier innovation company accelerator in San Diego that helps startup entrepreneurial teams become great companies in the technology and life sciences sectors by providing access…
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China’s steel sector used to be one of the country’s industrial champs, growing at double-digit rates year after year. This year, however, demand has fallen for the first time in two decades. [Reposted from National Public Radio’s site | Frank Langfitt | December 8, 2015] Click here to listen to this story. Transcript: DAVID GREENE,…
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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Tuesday (Dec. 1) indicated the U.S. is staking out a defensive position when it comes to dairy market access in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations in light of what he said are the hardships being experienced by the U.S. industry due in part to record…
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U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman has committed to Republican members of the House Ways & Means Committee that he will work with them to try and address their objections to certain aspects of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, including the exclusivity period for biologic drugs, according to Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA). Inside U.S. Trade…
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Tuesday (Dec. 8) requested consultations with China at the World Trade Organization over allegedly discriminatory value-added tax (VAT) measures affecting regional jets and other smaller aircraft that have been in effect in various iterations since 2000. Inside U.S. Trade | December 8, 2015 The measures at…
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There’s no let-up in the onslaught of commodities from China. While the country’s total exports are slowing in dollar terms, shipments of steel, oil products and aluminum are reaching for new highs, according to trade data from the General Administration of Customs. That’s because mills, smelters and refiners are producing more than they need…
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Roger Johnson, National Farmers Union President, was the featured speaker at the Nebraska Farmers Union’s 2015 state convention on Saturday at the Midtown Holiday Inn. [ by Robert Pore | December 5, 2015 | The Independent ] For Roger Johnson, president of the National Farmers Union, trade should be looked at from the perspective…
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Yesterday’s World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling against the country-of-origin meat labels (COOL) that Americans rely on to make informed choices about their food provides a glaring example of how trade agreements can undermine U.S. public interest policies. The WTO authorized over $1 billion annually in trade sanctions against the United States unless and until the…
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