Tag: Trade

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

Tim Cook and Larry Kudlow.

Trump adviser Larry Kudlow calls on Apple’s Tim Cook, other CEOs to pressure China on trade

Sean Higgins · January 4, 2019 3:31 pm

President Trump meets with China's President Xi Jinping during their bilateral meeting at the G-20 Summit, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Trump administration announces trade delegation to head to China next week

Sean Higgins · January 4, 2019 3:27 pm

In this Sept. 25, 2014 photo, students attend The Foot in the Door Career Fair at the University of Illinois in Springfield, Ill. The Labor Department releases employment data for September on Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

US payrolls shatter expectations, surge 312,000 in December

James Langford · January 4, 2019 1:35 pm

Pro-China protesters display a placard with Chinese words "Crazy man step down" during a protest against President Trump's trade war against China.

Trump administration sees an advantage in Apple’s China woes, but economists aren’t so sure

Sean Higgins · January 4, 2019 5:00 am