John Murphy and his team at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce racked up a big trade victory this year. [ by Vicki Needham | September 15, 2015 | The Hill ] “There’s no fight in trade policy like TPA,” Murphy told The Hill in an interview. He called the work on its passage an…
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The United States has imported 2.16 billion pounds of beef so far in 2015 (January – July, up 32.5 from 2014. [Reposted from Cattle Trader Center | Rob Cook | September 4, 2015] The United States imported the most beef in 2015 from Australia followed by New Zealand & Canada. U.S. beef imports from Australia…
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Over three years ago, I wrote an article about the release of the Senate Armed Services Committee report on counterfeit parts in the Department of Defense supply chain. The committee had found over 1,800 cases of counterfeit parts in just the Air Force C-130J and C-27J cargo plane, as well as assemblies used in the…
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Donald Trump loves to talk about China. He loves to talk about China to the point that one can cobble together a compilation of the times he said “China” — and let it run for three minutes. [Reposted from The Washington Post | Philip Bump | September 10, 2015] China China China. China China China…
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by Michael Stumo: China’s heavy handed tactics to prevent stock market trading that Communist Party leaders don’t like are a reminder that it’s is really great that China is a member of the WTO since 2000. So they can be the free market country they are today, spurring American exports and preserving American jobs! Here…
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By Michael Stumo: The White House opposition to an effective regime to control currency undervaluation globally derives, in part, from their reliance on impotent efforts at international dialogue. One venue for that dialogue is the G20 meetings. The G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bankers periodically meet to discuss global economic issues and coordination. The recent…
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by Charles Blum, CPA Government Relations Director and President of IAS Group [How is Japan drastically devaluing the yen without direct central bank intervention? Given the results of mercantilist Abenomics, how can US trade negotiators involved in the Trans Pacific Partnership talks persist in the belief that Japan is a substantial potential market for US…
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The Sept. 7 Labor Day holiday marked the end of the summer and the beginning of the fall work period in Washington, meaning Congress is back in town with a busy agenda that may leave little room for passing the pending customs bill and poses obstacles for reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank. [Reposted from Inside…
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Earlier manufacturing cutbacks create delays, add to price tag as construction rebounds [Reposted from the Wall Street Journal | Robbie Whelan | September 8, 2015] A shortage of glass is taking a toll on the nation’s commercial building boom, adding millions of dollars to the cost of new skyscrapers and halting some projects midway through…
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