
Check out the latest EconoGraphic from our team on the Italian Referendum and Italy’s economic issues that will impact its growth and stability.
Your TTIP&Trade in Action Team is going on break over the holidays. We look forward to an interesting year for trade and will continue to update you on “Trade in Action” in 2017. When we return in January, we will be revamping the newsletter, stay tuned! 
Editorial Spotlight: When It Comes to Trade, What Are the US President’s Powers?
There are several rumors of what we have to expect from US trade policy starting in January. US President-elect Donald Trump has mentioned that he wants to impose a 35% tariff on Chinese imports, re-negotiate or pull out of NAFTA, and withdraw from TPP. This week, we take a look at the powers of the US president when it comes to trade agreements and tariffs. What is possible, impossible?
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Recent Analysis
Free Trade in RetreatAs president- elect Donald Trump prepares to move into the White House on a wave of anti-globalization and protectionist rhetoric, a new report warns that free trade is under threat. (Handelsblatt)
How Trade Keeps America GreatAt the FedEx Corporation National Competitiveness Forum on December 9, FedEx CEO Frederick W. Smith explains why trade is not the reason for the economic challenges facing the United States. (FedEx)
TPP, Asia, and Latin America
Trump Should Use TPP as Playbook for NAFTA Renegotiation — ReallyThe Honorable Dr. Paula Stern, board director at the Atlantic Council and former chairwoman of the US International Trade Commission, explains how President-elect Donald Trump could save the concessions made by the 12 member countries in the TPP and incorporate them into an open version of NAFTA, giving countries the option to join. (The Hill)
A New Reality for US-China Trade?In this episode of the Case in Point video podcast, Director of the Perry World House at the University of Pennsylvania William Burke-White and Bloomberg Law’s Jerome Ashton discuss President-Elect Trump, trade, and the future of the TPP. (Case in Point)
EU Takes on Trump in Final Push for Free-Trade Pact With JapanThe European Union will sound out Japan this week about the prospect of a breakthrough in their free-trade talks, seeking to counter US President-elect Donald Trump’s protectionist tilt and show that the bloc’s market-opening clout is alive and well. (Bloomberg)
Globalization
Business Leaders Urge G20 to Resist ProtectionismThe B20, a group of business executives that act as the business outreach arm of the G20, has urged the Group of 20 leading economies to resist the temptation to take protectionist measures and to foster international economic cooperation. (Reuters)
Brexit and Trump Mean Globalization Is Changing, Not EndingThe author of The Great Brexit Swindle, TJ Coles, provides a different take on the anti-globalization support the United States and the European Union are seeing. Coles says “free trade isn’t over, it’s just its structure that’s changing.” (Newsweek)
Europe and the Bigger Picture
Italy’s New Old BossesPolitico reporter Jacopo Barigazzi provides a clear analysis on who will run the Italian government now that former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has stepped down, when general elections may take place, and what is happening with the Five Star Movement. (Politico)
Upcoming Events
Free Trade, Innovation, Technology and Jobs: A Conversation with Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker – December 15 in Washington, hosted by CSIS – More Information
TTIP Sustainability Impact Assessment – Draft Final Report – December 15 in Brussels, hosted by the European Commission – More Information
A Fiscal Stance for the Euro Area? The Current Recommendation of the EC and the Reform of EMU in Light of the Five Presidents’ Report – December 15 in Brussels, hosted by Bruegel – More Information
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Check out the latest EconoGraphic from our team on the Italian Referendum and Italy's economic issues that will impact its growth and stability.
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