The weekly trade report with LC Free trade initiatives in medical products are being pursued on at least three continents (Europe, Asia, and Australia / New Zealand), and there are signs that trade may become a point of contention in the US 2020 presidential election. EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan, in an April 16th virtual […]
2018 in trade: China on defensive; TPP-11 underway
The year 2018 is ending with the Trump administration having usefully set China’s hostile trade policy back on its heels but only at considerable cost to US exports – a cost that could been avoided by concerting the anti-China measures with its EU and Japanese allies from the beginning. It is also the 20th anniversary […]