Monthly Archives: November 2013

Bad News and Good News — ‘Fast Track,’ Int’l Tax, Bali and Regional Agreements.

              The bad news is that “fast-track” authority is running into trouble in the Congress. There is considerable hesitation in the Congress to extend it to President Obama. The good news is that the Congress has begun to address … Continue reading

Posted in Global Trade Relations | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Trade Issues Just Keep Expanding — NSA Spying, Regulation, Financial Sanctions, ‘Fast Track’, FOREX, Torture / Corruption, Dodd-Frank …….

    The last two weeks have seen increased opposition to ‘fast-track authority, increase growing concern over implications of NSA spying on trade negotiations, financial sanctions, and application of Dodd-Frank to foreign firms as well as concern of liability for foreign … Continue reading

Posted in Global Trade Relations | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Trade and Foreign Policy — Digital Protection, Trade Negotiations and Foreign Investment.

          Very significant developments have occurred within U.S. trade policy and trade relations the last few weeks. They include a renewed push by the Obama administration to attract foreign investment into the U.S., the launching of renewed attacks by the … Continue reading

Posted in Global Trade Relations | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment