Tag: Trade

Buy Fijian

Scott Lincicome · November 24, 2017 9:00 am

Canada and Mexico have been resisting U.S. demands for a radical rewrite of the 1993 deal. The situation has heightened concern among business groups that President Trump will follow through with his earlier threats to pull the U.S. out of the deal. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump administration concerned over ‘lack of progress’ in NAFTA talks

Sean Higgins · November 22, 2017 4:02 pm

"Significant differences remain on some key areas ... These are proposals we simply cannot agree to," Chrystia Freeland said. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Canada’s foreign minister: We ‘cannot agree’ to US NAFTA demands

Sean Higgins · November 21, 2017 9:38 pm

If the UK adopted U.S. standards to facilitate transatlantic trade, as U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross recently demanded, it would have to diverge from EU agricultural regulations. That would mean UK produce and food products would start to face customs and sanitary checks at the EU's border, even if tariffs could be avoided. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

A US trade deal is not the answer for Britain’s food sector

Chris Haskins · November 18, 2017 5:01 am

Afternoon Links: Hispanic Republicans Need Not Apply, and the Nader Trade Meetings

Jim Swift · November 16, 2017 9:28 pm

Republican Sens. Mike Enzi of Wyoming (pictured), James Lankford of Oklahoma, and John Thune of South Dakota argued that President Trump's "very engagement" on the issue and ability to institute renegotiations of the 1993 deal among the U.S., Canada, and Mexico was "evidence of every future administration's ability to review and renegotiate trade deals." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Republican senators urge White House to back off on adding end date to NAFTA

Sean Higgins · November 15, 2017 10:12 pm

Citing his campaign-era focus on negotiating better deals for American workers, Trump said he relied on his "America First" philosophy in his dealings with Asia leaders. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Trump touts ‘clear and well-received’ results from Asia trip

Sarah Bedford · November 15, 2017 8:59 pm

International commerce is the foundation of our region's economy and essential to the long-term well-being of Louisiana. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

America must not turn its back on trade

Caitlin Cain · November 15, 2017 5:01 am

President Trump spoke at a news conference in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday. Trump is on a five-country trip through Asia traveling to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam, and the Philippines. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Here’s what Trump gets right on trade

Washington Examiner · November 14, 2017 5:01 am

If the U.S. expects to compete in the global LNG market, Congress should pass legislation to create a more certain regulatory process for processing and issuing LNG export permits. (AP Photo/Matt Houston)

Beltway Confidential

A new energy milestone, thanks to natural gas

Mark J. Perry · November 13, 2017 7:07 pm

There Is Nothing ‘Free’ About Our Trade With China

Irwin M. Stelzer · November 13, 2017 6:58 pm

The United States' NAFTA fans are reluctant to talk about the trade deal in the past tense while the negotiations continue. The talks will go through December, and the trade association source noted that there's still time for the talks to get back on track even though negotiators are only now getting at "the hard issues."

Shadow hangs over upcoming round of NAFTA talks

Sean Higgins · November 13, 2017 5:01 am