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March 29, 2007 |
'Enormous number' of trade barriers in China, U.S. official says
Int'l Herald Tribune
U.S. businesses are having a hard time operating in China because of significant trade barriers that remain in force despite efforts by Beijing to respect its World Trade Organization commitments, a U.S. trade official said Thursday. |
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March 17, 2007 |
Iran Is Playing a Growing Role in Iraq Economy
New York Times
While the Bush administration works to stop Iran from meddling in Iraq, Iranian air-conditioners fill Iraqi appliance stores, Iranian tomatoes ripen on the windowsills of kitchens here and legions of white Iranian-made Peugeots sit in Iraqi driveways. |
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March 16, 2007 |
Mexico, U.S. presidents promise to extend free trade
People's Daily Online
Presidents Felipe Calderon of Mexico and George W. Bush of the United States held a series of meetings on Wednesday, promising to extend the free trade agreement between the two nations. |
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March 14, 2007 |
Trade Deficit Sets Record for 5th Year
Yahoo! News
The deficit in the broadest measure of trade set a record for the fifth consecutive year even though the imbalance in the final three months of 2006 shrank, reflecting a lower foreign oil bill. |
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March 08, 2007 |
Montana Senate moves to kill “fast track”
Missoula Independent
Montana Sen. Jim Elliott says he’s tired of seeing international trade deals like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) undercut Montana farmers, take away Montana jobs and usurp states’ rights. Elliott, along with 43 of his Senate colleagues, says it’s time Congress take back its Constitutional responsibility to oversee federal trade agreements. |
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March 05, 2007 |
After Dubai Ports, U.S. courts foreign investment
CNNMoney
WASHINGTON (Fortune) -- Hoping to demonstrate that US workers aren't globalization's great losers, the Bush administration is set to announce an "invest in America" campaign to attract more foreign companies. |
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February 17, 2007 |
Progressives See Bad Policy in Growing Trade Gap
Unknown Source
The US trade deficit has ballooned once again to record levels. While some see the trade gap as a natural economic phenomenon, public-interest groups and progressive economists say it represents an unsustainable trade agenda that harms workers across |
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February 16, 2007 |
Wall Street Leader Demands Dems Reject Bush's
Unknown Source
It's not everyday you find a Wall Street leader who is willing to tell the truth about the failures of America's lobbyist-written trade policy. That's why I was thrilled to co-write this new San Francisco Chronicle op-ed with Wall Street leader Leo H |
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February 03, 2007 |
The VAT: Menace to free trade
Unknown Source
The impact of the Value Added Tax, or VAT, on international trade is a complicated aspect of global commerce that is generally only comprehended by experts. Yet, the impact of the VAT may be the single most important variable in explaining U.S. balan |
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January 26, 2007 |
Brazil's Lula urges Doha progress
Unknown Source
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has called on rich nations not to hold back the developing world by lack of flexibility on global trade talks. |
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