Trans-Pacific Partnership: What is it and what does it mean? BBC News
The US, Japan and 10 other Pacific rim countries have signed a controversial and sweeping trade agreement that covers about 40% of the world economy. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will create a...
View ArticleAPEC 2016: Keep Calm and Carry on Trading
The main takeaway from the APEC summit of 21 nations, which includes the U.S., China, Japan and Mexico, was that countries should keep strengthening economic ties, regardless of the mood in the U.S....
View ArticleU.S. Seen Losing to China as World Leader
People in the U.S. and China view each other with increasing suspicion, and many others around the world see the U.S. losing its place to China as the leading economic and political power. Kenneth...
View ArticleJapan’s Abe: TPP Is ‘Meaningless’ Without the U.S.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal would be ”meaningless” without the U.S., after President-elect Donald Trump promised in a video to withdraw...
View ArticleMerkel Defends Trade Deal Opposed by Trump
German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement which is opposed by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Mr. trump has called the deal a “potential disaster” for the U.S....
View Article‘Cartel Land’ Explores Deadly Consequences of Illegal Drug Trade
Filmmaker Matthew Heineman’s Oscar-nominated film gives a chilling depiction of how the U.S.’s growing demand for illegal drugs helps fuel Mexico’s drug war. The post ‘Cartel Land’ Explores Deadly...
View ArticleEU: All you need to know in under 2 minutes – BBC News
The BBC’s Jonny Dymond explains how the European Union works in under two minutes. Subscribe to BBC News HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog Check out our website: http://www.bbc.com/news Facebook:...
View ArticleFrom Aid to Trade: Africa Makes Historic Shift
Global investment in Africa has overtaken Western aid as musician and activist Bob Geldof and American billionaires seek investments in Ethiopia, 30 years after the famine. Photo: Getty Images...
View ArticleTrump Blasts China Over Economic, Military Stance
President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter to criticise China over its economic and military policies. China’s Foreign Ministry’s response to the tweets suggested that Beijing had made its...
View ArticleU.K.’s Theresa May: ‘Not Afraid to Speak Frankly’ to Trump
Prime Minister Theresa May told members of the United Kingdom’s parliament that she is not “afraid to speak frankly to a President of the United States” when she travels to the White House to meet......
View ArticlePrime Minister Theresa May Affirms U.K. Trade Ambitions
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday sought to convince business leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that the United Kingdom remains committed to free trade...
View ArticleAmerica’s Complicated Trade Relationship With Mexico
President Donald Trump has used the $60 billion trade deficit with Mexico to influence his decision in renegotiating NAFTA. WSJ’s Gerald F. Seib explains the other factors that paint a complex picture...
View ArticleFears of Trump’s Border Adjustment Tax Go Global
Changes to the U.S. tax code are prompting fears of global stagflation and a debt crisis in emerging markets. Photo: AFP/Getty. Subscribe to the WSJ channel here: http://bit.ly/14Q81Xy More from the...
View ArticleWhat Happens if President Trump Makes Changes to Nafta?
President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of the North American Free Trade Agreement shortly after his meeting with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto was called off. So what happens if the U.S....
View ArticleTrump on Lifting Sanctions Against Russia
President Trump holds his first press conference since taking office. The post Trump on Lifting Sanctions Against Russia appeared first on News Planet.
View ArticleRepublican Border Adjustment Tax Plan Explained
“Border adjustment,” a controversial Republican proposal, would tax U.S. imports and exempt exports from taxation. WSJ’s Jason Bellini explains how it would work. Photo: Getty Subscribe to the WSJ...
View ArticleTrump Emphasizes Close Relationship With U.K.
During a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May, President Trump emphasized America’s close ties with the U.K. and said a decision had not been made regarding lifting sanctions...
View ArticleWhat’s Next for Trade Deals After TPP?
The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement was criticized by presidential candidates from both parties during the 2016 election, and President Trump has withdrawn the U.S. from the pact. Rep. Ed...
View ArticleWhy Billionaire Investor Ray Dalio Did an About-Face on Trump
Feb.01 — Billionaire Ray Dalio, who in November was bullish on the incoming president’s ability to stimulate the economy, is now saying he’s more concerned that the damaging effects of Trump’s populist...
View ArticleHarvard Professor: Trump’s Border Tax ‘Misunderstood’
Feb.27 — Harvard University Professor of Economics Martin Feldstein explains the economic benefits of a U.S. border tax adjustment. He speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas.” The post Harvard...
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