News by subject: TRD

The U.S. dairy sector and state agriculture officials today urged President Donald Trump to take immediate action against Canada's repeated and escalating disregard for its trade obligations under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Most...

The United Steelworkers (USW) today issued the following statement from International President Leo W. Gerard regarding statements made by President Trump in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. In the interview, President Trump said that his...

The election of Donald Trump has changed the international policy environment, posing a challenge for Canadian policy-makers and business leaders. Canada needs to refocus its international trade and economic priorities in the age of Trump and a...

The Trump administration is struggling to find a consistent policy direction and it is unclear what is going to happen next. Take last week's summit between President Trump and President Xi Jinping of China. Ahead of the meeting came bellicose...

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) applauds the federal and provincial governments for ironing out a new internal trade deal that aims to remove trade barriers within Canada. The Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) is such a...

After several years of difficult negotiations, the federal government is on the verge of announcing a new agreement to liberalize trade between the provinces. "This is good news," says Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the MEI. "With the free trade...

In a statement issued on April 5, the Coalition Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen called on the United Nations to ensure the free flow of humanitarian shipments through the Port of Hodeidah. Badly needed food and medical supplies are not reaching people...

Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group and Co-Leader of the Campaign to Repeal FATCA, today lauded a letter from Rep. Mark Meadows and Sen. Rand Paul to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and OMB Director Mick Mulvaney urging actions to "mitigate the...

U.S. dairy organizations today urged the Trump Administration to fight back against protectionist Canadian trade policies that are slamming the door to American dairy exports in violation of existing trade commitments between the two nations. The...

The United Steelworkers (USW) issued the following statement today in conjunction with the release of an updated paper Chinese Steel Overcapacity: A Legacy of Broken Promises in advance of this week's meeting between U.S. President Trump and China's...

Today the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) sent an open letter to Premier Kathleen Wynne calling on the government to take action through Budget 2017 to contain the costs of the cap and trade system to better support Ontario's business community. At...

Today, United States Steel Corporation issued the following statement in response to President Donald J. Trump's executive actions related to trade. The company's statement follows: "U. S. Steel welcomes the steps taken today by President Trump...

The Teamsters Union supports two executive orders signed today that establish initiatives to address long-standing issues that have plagued U.S. trade policy. The first executive order commissions a report on trade practices of countries with...

The Teamsters Union supports a full review of China's trade non-market economy by the Department of Commerce and reviewing the country's suitability to be classified as a market economy by the World Trade Organization....

Special responsibility of the UK Government Holding together and strengthening Europe Putting economic relations on a stable basis in the long term Dieter Kempf, President of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), is calling for "maximum...

Cargill Chairman and CEO David MacLennan today laid out a strong case for open and inclusive trade policies in his keynote address at the Financial Times Commodities Global Summit in Lausanne, Switzerland. MacLennan...

The Coalition for Fair Trade of Hardwood Plywood has filed "critical circumstances" petitions with the Department of Commerce, to stop a recent surge of Chinese hardwood plywood imports into the United States, in an illegal attempt to flood the...

The American HFC Coalition is pleased to announce that The U.S. International Trade Commission today found that imports of R-134a are causing or threatening to cause material injury to the U.S. industry producing R-134a. Today's decision follows a...

With the United States on the verge of reopening NAFTA, Canada should seize this opportunity to open its agricultural markets, and in return ask for full access to American markets for its softwood lumber, argues an Economic Note published today by...

East Coast Warehouse & Distribution, a leading temperature-controlled logistics provider to the food and beverage industry, today announced that U.S. Customs & Border Protection has extended its Centralized Examination Station (CES) contract for...

SCORE, the nation's largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors, has gathered statistics indicating small business' predominance in the United States export market. Small businesses make up 97% of U.S. exporters, and are steadily gaining a...

Kim Rudd, Parliamentary Secretary to Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Jim Carr, will join Canada's Consul General (Los Angeles) in a program aimed at engaging Nevada legislators and decision-makers on March 16 in Carson City,...

Kim Rudd, Parliamentary Secretary to Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Jim Carr, will join Canada's Consul General (Los Angeles) in a program aimed at engaging Nevada legislators and decision-makers on March 16 in Carson City,...

Today the Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, met with the Honourable John Kelly, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, during his first trip to Canada as Secretary and they made the following statement....

The United Steelworkers (USW) released the following statement in support of antidumping and countervailing duty petitions filed today by the Aluminum Association's Trade Enforcement Working Group against unfairly traded imports of certain aluminum...

The following tip sheet was released today by the U.S. Census Bureau: The U.S. Census Bureau today released the U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services report for January 2017. This report includes data for the...

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) today issued a unanimous determination that the U.S. industry has been materially injured by unfairly traded imports of stainless steel sheet and strip from China.  As a result, unfair trade orders will...

Organic agriculture worldwide continues to set new records, with global sales reaching more than 80 billion U.S. dollars a year and the United States still leading as the largest organic market, attendees learned at BioFach 2017, the latest iteration...

The Annual Wholesale Trade Survey Report provides detailed industry measures of sales inventories, operational expenses and purchases for wholesale trade activities. Companies provide data on dollar value of annual sales, end-of-year inventories and...

Wiley Rein LLP announced today that Stephen J. Claeys has joined as a partner in the renowned International Trade Practice. Mr. Claeys brings to the firm 25 years of experience advising members of Congress, senior White House and U.S. Department of...

The Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA) today congratulates Representative Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina on being named Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. SOCMA Managing Director of Government Relations...

The Teamsters Union applauds the introduction of a resolution by Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) calling for the start of the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The resolution outlines a...

Today, the European Parliament voted to approve the implementation of the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA).   CETA sets a new bar for progressive trade agreements that create...

U.S. wine exports, 90% from California, reached $1.62 billion in winery revenues in 2016, a new record.   Despite challenges from a strong dollar, winery revenues were up 1% from 2015.  Volume was 412.7 million liters or 45.9 million cases....

Teamsters Canada is praising the Canadian Government on meeting with the Trump administration, and hoping both countries will continue working together to build on the current mutually beneficial trade relationship. "Millions of workers owe their...

The U.S. dairy sector is urging President Donald Trump to discuss Canada's protectionist milk pricing policy during Monday's meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), the U.S. Dairy Export Council...

On Thursday, members of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), the nation's largest pro-Israel organization, will join with Texas state legislators Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-4) and Rep. Phil King (R-61) to lobby elected officials in support of...

Today the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis issued full year 2016 U.S. international trade in goods and services data. The top five countries based on trade in goods in 2016 were China, Canada, Mexico, Japan and Germany.  ...

In advance of Canada's upcoming federal budget, experts from Grant Thornton LLP, Canada, are available to provide insight on the possible impact on Canadian businesses and the economy.   Grant Thornton can also address questions related to the...

IBM today announced a blockchain initiative with Dubai Customs, Dubai Trade, advancing Dubai's government blockchain strategy. As part of the initiative, IBM is also working with leading businesses including Emirates NBD, du, Aramex, and Banco...

At the ninth annual flagship Global AgInvesting (GAI) conference, here April 18-21 at the Grand Hyatt, expert speakers will address how the policies of President Trump's administration ? including the withdrawal from the TPP (Trans-Pacific...

The United Steelworkers (USW) released the following statement today after the U.S. International Trade Commission, on a 5-0 vote, found that imports of certain new pneumatic off-the-road tires are causing material injury to U.S. producers and...

United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard issued the following prepared statement at a press conference today where the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) released a study outlining the jobs lost from the U.S.-China trade deficit...

Cartica Management, LLC ("Cartica"), a leading global alternative asset management firm focused on active ownership in emerging markets equities, today went public with its challenges to two practices implemented by many Mexican companies that...

His Excellency the Honorable Donald J. TrumpPresident of the United StatesThe White HouseWashington, D.C. The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P.Prime Minister of Canada Langevin BlockOttawa, OntarioK1A 0A2 Dear Mr. President and Prime...

AJC is deeply disappointed by the cancellation of the meeting between President Donald J. Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. The two leaders were set to meet at the White House on January 31. It was fitting that among the first...

"As Canada and the U.S. engage in discussions about the future of  the North American Free Trade Agreement and management of our common border, the CABC is pleased to offer our top ten suggestions for how to grow the economy and seize the...

New Mexico's international trade with its third-largest export market will be the topic of discussion at a press conference at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26 at the Rotunda of the State Capitol in Santa Fe with the Consul General of Canada, Mrs. Sara...

Statement by Sara Nelson, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA) on President Trump's executive order to withdraw from the negotiating process of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)....

The following is a statement from Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa on President Donald Trump signing an executive order to formally withdraw the United States from the Trans Pacific Partnership. "Today,...