Trade Policy news and trends

US Manufacturers Abandon Hiring, Investment Plans
B2B Payments // May 07, 2018

Small manufacturers in the U.S. are taking a cautious approach to the market as they pull back on hiring and investments in response to trade tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, reports in Reuters said on Friday (May 4). Manufacturing executives interviewed by the publication...

ITIF Calls On US To Work With Other Countries For China Trade Policies Reset
International // March 17, 2017

The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a U.S.-based technology group, issued a report Thursday (March 16) in which it said China’s mercantilist industrial policies put the entire global economy and trading system at risk and called for countries to increase the pressure on China...

Roller Coaster For Stocks As Trump Era Dawns
Investments // January 24, 2017

 Up, down and now up again. Big-league. The stock market, the dollar. Along with his incoming administration, President Donald Trump has promised sweeping changes to all manner of U.S. trade and social policy. And over the past few days, the markets have been on —...

Quick Reads
Under Trump, SMB Optimism Peaks

August 16, 2018
A new survey shows that small business confidence is soaring thanks to a strong economy. The CNBC|SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey polled more than 2,000 small business owners from July 27 through August 5. Its Confidence Index is calculated on a scale from 0–100 and is based on the responses to eight key questions. In this […]

ITIF Calls On US To Work With Other Countries For China Trade Policies Reset

March 17, 2017
The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a U.S.-based technology group, issued a report Thursday (March 16) in which it said China’s mercantilist industrial policies put the entire global economy...

Roller Coaster For Stocks As Trump Era Dawns

January 24, 2017
 Up, down and now up again. Big-league. The stock market, the dollar. Along with his incoming administration, President Donald Trump has promised sweeping changes to all manner of U.S. trade...