The Trump administration is set to release its negotiating objectives for the modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement on Monday -- the first day of its self-proclaimed “Made in America” week. The release of the objectives is expected to dominate the week and will draw the attention of the House Ways & Means subcommittee on trade, which will examine the objectives at a Tuesday hearing.
Forgot password?
Sign up today and your first download is free.
REGISTER
Welcome
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross next week will brief the House Ways & Means Committee on his agency’s Section 232 investigations into steel and aluminum imports, sources told Inside U.S. Trade.
The Business Roundtable has added its name to a growing of business groups that will not support the nomination of former New Jersey Rep. Scott Garrett (R) to serve as the president and chairman of the Export-Import Bank because Garrett has not said he supports the agency he has been tapped to lead.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross this week told a group of steel CEOs that pressure on the White House will be needed to get his agency’s Section 232 steel investigation over the finish line, while the executives, in a separate meeting with White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, discussed potential alternatives to the Section 232 route, sources told Inside U.S. Trade.
The United States and China announced Thursday that a final phytosanitary protocol -- over a decade in the making -- has been signed, allowing the U.S. to export rice to China provided certain requirements are met.
Mexico's ambassador to the U.S. said on Thursday that parties to the North American Free Trade Agreement will soon publish a schedule for the renegotiations as they strive to conclude them by the end of the year, but his Canadian counterpart believes the lengthy list of U.S. objectives released this week could make that difficult.
Canada has followed up on its year-old initiative to streamline dispute settlement at the World Trade Organization via the voluntary adoption of best practices by introducing four new proposals. Geneva sources say those proposals, and backing from other members, could signal confidence and a desire to improve the dispute settlement body while delays and other issues persist.
Top Documents
World Trade Organization
Top Stories
-
Canada has followed up on its year-old initiative to streamline dispute settlement at the World Trade Organization via the voluntary adoption of best practices by introducing four new proposals. Geneva sources say those proposals, and backing from other members, could signal confidence and a desire to improve the dispute settlement body while delays and other issues persist.
-
The chair of the World Trade Organization's Rules committee will consolidate seven proposals for a ban on fisheries subsidies after receiving proposals from the African, Caribbean and Pacific, and the Least Developed Countries negotiating groups.
Documents
Around the World
Top Stories
-
The White House adviser says the order includes “balanced international trade” as an element of “national power.”
-
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross next week will brief the House Ways & Means Committee on his agency’s Section 232 investigations into steel and aluminum imports, sources told Inside U.S. Trade.
Documents
FTA Central
Top Stories
-
“Claim victory without doing too much protectionist damage.”
-
Remaining in NAFTA but increasing tariffs or rules of origin would drive up costs per vehicle “substantially,” it says.
Documents
Account Manager
Manage various aspects of your NewsStand account from changing your password to editing your billing information.