Reuters: on Free Trade


Steve Forbes: Invite Britain & Ireland to join US free trade

Forbes announces at a speech in London, "I will invite the people of Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland to join the United States in a North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement." Such a free trade union would mean lower taxes and higher wages, faster growth, more freedom for farmers, and less government, he said.
Source: Reuters Oct 13, 1999

Steve Mnuchin: Free markets YES, but U.S. needs balanced trade agreements

"There's no doubt that the secretary [Steve Mnuchin] represents the president's very strong view that we believe in free trade," the [U.S. Treasury] official told reporters. "But the environment we're in now, where the expectation is America totally subordinates its national interests in order for the free trade system to work, is just one we don't accept. So, we've been very clear, we believe in free trade with reciprocal terms that leads to more balanced trade relationships."
Source: David Lawder, Reuters News Service, on Trump Cabinet Mar 19, 2018

Wilbur Ross: Auto imports are threatening U.S. auto industry

The national security probe under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 would investigate whether vehicle and parts imports were threatening the industry's health and ability to research and develop new, advanced technologies, the Commerce Department said. "There is evidence suggesting that, for decades, imports from abroad have eroded our domestic auto industry," Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in a statement, promising a "thorough, fair and transparent investigation."
Source: Reuters, "Auto import probe," on 2018 Trump Cabinet May 23, 2018

Donald Trump: China is no longer a currency manipulator

President Donald Trump said that his administration will not label China a currency manipulator, backing away from a campaign promise, even as he said the U.S. dollar was "getting too strong" and would eventually hurt the economy.

A U.S. Treasury spokesman confirmed that the Treasury Department's semi-annual report on currency practices of major trading partners, due out later this week, will not name China a currency manipulator. "They're not currency manipulators," Trump said about China. The statement is an about-face from Trump's election campaign promises to slap that label on Beijing on the first day of his administration as part of his plan to reduce Chinese imports into the United States.

The Wall Street Journal paraphrased Trump as saying that the reason he changed his mind on the currency issue was because China has not been manipulating its yuan for months and because taking the step now could jeopardize his talks with Beijing on confronting the threat from North Korea.

Source: Reuters reporting on 2020 hopefuls Apr 12, 2017

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