Tag: Trade

President Trump talks with reporters after a Senate Republican policy lunch on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

Don’t give ‘Tariff Man’ more tariff power

Erin Dunne · January 11, 2019 2:14 am

U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Donohue arrives to greet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for a business roundtable at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017.

Chamber of Commerce vows to push USMCA trade deal through Congress

Sean Higgins · January 10, 2019 5:15 pm

In this Jan. 10, 2018, file photo, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas Donohue delivers his annual "State of American Business" address at the Chamber of Commerce in Washington.

Chamber of Commerce head Tom Donohue warns Trump against pre-emptive NAFTA withdrawal

Colin Wilhelm · January 10, 2019 4:21 pm

European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom is seated for a meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Hiroshige Seko, in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019.

EU takes agricultural subsidies off the table in trade talks with US

Sean Higgins · January 9, 2019 10:46 pm

The Judiciary chairman was confident that Neil Gorsuch, who he called "mainstream," would be swiftly confirmed.

Finance and Economy

Grassley encourages Trump to pull out of NAFTA if Democrats scuttle his revised deal

Colin Wilhelm · January 9, 2019 8:25 pm

President Trump speaks to the National Association of Manufacturers in Washington.

Trump seeks increased input from top business groups on China deal

Joe Williams · January 9, 2019 4:14 pm

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer leaves the stage after speaking at the 9th China Business Conference at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and AmCham China are hosting the event. The U.S. has threatened to impose tariffs on $150 billion of Chinese goods in retaliation for what it argues are Beijing's unfair trade practices and its requirement that U.S. companies turn over technology in exchange for access to its market. China has said it would subject $50 billion of U.S. goods to tariffs if the U.S. taxes its products. A delegation led by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Lighthizer and trade adviser Peter Navarro will visit Beijing for negotiations later this week.

US delegation wraps up China trade talks without major new announcements

Sean Higgins · January 9, 2019 3:52 pm

American Petroleum Institute CEO Mike Sommers

Oil and gas industry group urges end to shutdown, Trump’s trade war

Josh Siegel · January 8, 2019 6:15 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Trump are engaged in a high stakes trade dispute. (Jason Lee/Pool Photo via AP, File)

US-China trade talks show signs of progress

Sean Higgins · January 8, 2019 2:44 pm

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, file photo, trade show attendees take in a display of Samsung curved UHD TVs at the International Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas. Samsung reports quarterly earnings on Friday, Jan. 24, 2014.(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

Samsung, LG cut profit forecasts as Trump’s trade war batters tech

Joe Williams · January 8, 2019 2:38 pm

A U.S. Navy sailor walks on the deck of the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018. The USS Reagan docked in Hong Kong days after a pair of American B-52 bombers flew over the disputed South China Sea.

Beltway Confidential

As the US and China meet for trade talks, the broader dispute looms

Erin Dunne · January 7, 2019 11:22 pm

Coal production has declined in recent years due to competition from cheap natural gas.

Energy and Environment

While taking Trump’s barbs, Honduras has been good for his pro-coal agenda

John Siciliano · January 5, 2019 5:00 am