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G-7 Nations Must Act to Help Cut US Trade Deficit, Snow Says 27 Jan 2005
Bloomberg He called on China to ease its currency peg with the US dollar as another way of promoting stronger international growth and a smaller US trade gap. ...

US Trade, Handle With Care ... Whole world open to doing business ... 27 Jan 2005
Gladstone Sun News, ...accountable. "People have to go to jail," he said, and he pushes that point with China and other countries where the crime is rampant. ...

Just not good enough 27 Jan 2005
Moneyweb, At the upper end of the scale is (of course) China, at just under 9 ... The largest of these imbalances, according to the UN, is the US trade deficit, which rose to ...

Bush Urges China to Change Way it Values its Currency 27 Jan 2005
Chosun Ilbo, At a news conference Wednesday, Mr. Bush said if China allowed its currency to trade on open markets, it would help reduce the US trade deficit. ...

Copper May Fall as BHP, Phelps Dodge Boost Output (Update1) 27 Jan 2005
Bloomberg The US trade gap unexpectedly grew to a record $60.3 billion in November, with China accounting for a quarter of the imbalance, according to the Commerce ...

China Central Bank Adviser Urges US to Put `House in Order' 27 Jan 2005
Bloomberg China, the world's third-largest trading nation, is under pressure from the US to change its decade-long peg to the dollar to help narrow the US trade deficit ...

LATEST FUTURES NEWS 27 Jan 2005
FXstreet.com, The yen is sensitive to any news on China's position on the yuan since any revaluation would probably lift ... for $15 billion or more could light up US trade. ...

Paper industry needs to prepare for globalisation challenges 27 Jan 2005
Voice of Viet Nam, However, US trade policies also affected Vietnamese businesses despite the country using ... while for Thailand the figure is 40percent and China 22 percent. ...

UN’s global warning 27 Jan 2005
Moneyweb, ...these imbalances, according to the UN, is the US trade deficit which rose to more than ... will reduce it further, including in the US and China, “the principle ...

Dollar Drifts Lower, Yen Rebounds 27 Jan 2005
Forex Market The Japanese currency waged a broad and gradual gain in US trade, dragging the dollar by a full point to 102.50s China’s revaluation continues to be the ...

Citibank bankers predict NT dollar's continued strength 27 Jan 2005
Taipei Times, ...recovery would eventually exact a price by building up the US' trade imbalances. ... stock markets, which he said are likely to benefit from China's economy and a ...

China sees need to revalue the yuan 27 Jan 2005
Washington Times, ...a new low in December against the euro and has been falling against other major currencies amid concerns about US trade and budget deficits. China last year ...

Medium/Long-term gold outlook positive 27 Jan 2005
Mineweb, The US trade deficit with Japan is around $70 billion, in excess of $100 billion with the Euro area, $65 billion with Canada, and $150 billion with China. ...

Talking Chinese at Davos 27 Jan 2005
MSNBC Nearly all the greenback's slide has occurred against the euro, even as the US trade deficit with China has grown. But the talk of a deal is only Davos gossip. ...

Free Trade and the Future of Furniture Jan 26, 2005
Acton Commentary, But a feature of US trade law figures it differently for China and other countries with what US trade law calls “non-market� economies. ...

Trade-Southern Africa:Textile Industries in Turmoil Jan 24, 2005
AllAfrica.com, ...a four-day visit to Lesotho in December 2004, US Trade Representative Robert ... that might otherwise have been dominated by manufacturing behemoths such as China. ...

Noted Pillsbury Winthrop Business Attorney Appointed to Two Major ... Jan 26, 2005
Mondaq News Alerts, He has spoken frequently on US trade policy and international business transactions. He has also participated in trade missions to China, Singapore, Malaysia ...

The decline of the dollar Jan 26, 2005
Periódico 26, Who are the lenders? This year, China, Japan and other East Asian countries are expected to finance half the annual US trade deficit. ...

Column: Brazil threatens to sandbag Doha Round negotiations Jan 26, 2005
Delta Farm Press, US trade negotiators presented the government’s appeal to the WTO in Geneva on Dec ... Rodrigues said recently Brazil will try to enlist the aid of China to help ...

LATEST FUTURES NEWS Jan 25, 2005
FXstreet.com, ...bought around 103.90 yen compared with 104.05 in late US trade, while the ... Asian steel makers rose a day after China reported unexpectedly strong economic growth ...

Bush says China should open currency to market trading Jan 26, 2005
FXstreet.com, President Bush said Wednesday called on China and other unnamed countries to "treat their currencies in market fashion" as a way to lower the US trade deficit. ...

Dollar Down on China’s Revaluation Reconsideration Jan 26, 2005
Forex Market ...in US trade, briefly testing the 1.31 level on a combination of unexpected rise in Germany’s IFO survey to an 11-month high and a shift in China’s currency ...

Currency revaluation wouldn't fix US-China trade gap Jan 21, 2005
Contra Costa Times (subscription), ...plastic sleeves. It looks like a simple operation, but it lies at the heart of the US trade deficit with China. The Bush administration ...

Exchange rate tensions rising Jan 24, 2005
Stuff.co.nz, ...problem. "According to the Federal Reserve's broad trade-weighted index, China accounts for around 10 per cent of US trade. A yuan ...

US Trade Deficit Surges to All-Time High Jan 12, 2005
Hartford Courant (subscription), ...and Russia. The largest deficit as usual was with China, although the $16.6 billion gap was down slightly from October. Critics ...

End of WTO rag treaty rips into the poor Jan 25, 2005
Business Report, ...a four-day visit to Lesotho in December 2004, US trade representative Robert ... that might otherwise have been dominated by manufacturing behemoths such as China. ...

Greenback falls but yen up against euro Jan 11, 2005
Ninemsn, US and euro zone policy-makers want China to move to a more flexible foreign ... Pressuring the currency is the massive imbalance in US trade and concern about the ...

Apparel trade faces continental shift Jan 23, 2005
Orlando Sentinel (subscription), For his part, David Spooner, the US trade official in charge of textile policy ... rate T-shirts and jeans will abandon their longtime suppliers and rush to China. ...

Trade pact proposal has US upside Jan 23, 2005
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, On May 28, the Office of the US Trade Representative signed an agreement with five ... tariff preference levels,’ which would allow a country like China to ship ...

Security Objections to IBM-Lenovo Deal? Jan 24, 2005
InternetNews.com, ...from passing for economic reasons, such as the $60.3 billion US trade deficit, but ... would be a different story, considering the Pentagon still views China as a ...

Nikkei up 0.8% by midday; other markets mixed Jan 25, 2005
Investor's Business Daily (subscription) Korea and Singapore and Hong Kong were also higher, while China's Shanghai Composite ... late Tuesday in the United States, and 102.60 yen Monday in late US trade. ...

Indian push for non-farm access Jan 23, 2005
Rediff, 30 trade ministers, including from the US, EU, China and Brazil ... several bilateral discussions, including one with the outgoing US Trade Representative Robert ...

Dollars Stalls Ahead of G7, Fed Jan 25, 2005
Reuters 1953 EST, the dollar bought around 103.90 yen compared with 104.05 in late US trade. ... and on comments from a senior Chinese official suggesting China would not ...

The crude oil factor in world growth Jan 26, 2005
The National, This time around, buoyant demand from China for most primary commodities, along with ... The US trade deficit last year hit US$650 million with the country caught ...

DF China Technology to Provide IT Logistics Solutions to ... Jan 26, 2005
PR Newswire (press release) ...integrated logistics service provider particularly leading Sino-US trade-related logistics ... challenge to serve DiChain's mission." About DF China Technology Inc ...

Eventful period ahead for markets Jan 25, 2005
Walletwatch, The record US trade deficit of $60 billion gave the euro some relief, but the breather was short-lived. ... India and China have been called. ...

The EU's Trade Doctor Is In Jan 20, 2005
BusinessWeek ...biggest splash so far: reaching an understanding with US Trade Representative Robert B ... particularly interested in boosting Europe's dealings with China and India ...

Maturing windfall or blind alley Jan 24, 2005
Moneyweb, China saw the sense of a cooling-off. ... Yet the shock (lowest US interest rates in fifty years and worst US trade deficit in modern times) was overpowering. ...

US, China see growing trade, cooperation Jan 12, 2005
China Daily, ...afternoon for a visit as guest of US ambassador to China Clark T ... and confer with the relevant Chinese ministries and commissions on Sino-US trade and economic ...

US trade secretary urges China to make good on IPR, currency ... Jan 11, 2005
Channel News Asia, China accepted a host or market opening reforms when it became a member of global trade club in December 2001 although US trade officials have been vocal ...

US trade deficit with China causing job losses: report: Jan 12, 2005
New Kerala, ...[World News]: Washington, Jan 12 : The growing US trade deficit with China is creating an increasingly negative impact on the American economy, causing job ...

China, US optimistic about future trade relations Jan 14, 2005
Xinhua, China-US trade reached a historical high of 169.62 billion US dollars in 2004, up 34.3 percent from a year ago, according to Chinese customs statistics. ...

US trade secretary not moved by China's textile tax Jan 13, 2005
Business Report, Beijing - China's new tax on textile exports is unlikely to shield US producers from a surge in Chinese competition now that worldwide quotas have expired, the ...

US Trade Secretary in China on IPR violations Jan 12, 2005
Daily Express, BEIJING: US Commerce Secretary Don Evans arrived in China Tuesday to hammer home US concerns over China's intellectual property rights (IPR) violations in his ...

FOREX-Dollar edges up vs yen after China comments Jan 24, 2005
FXstreet.com, ...have been buying the yen as a proxy bet on an imminent move by China. ... The euro fetched around $1.3035 , down a little from $1.3060 in late Monday US trade. ...

Minister: Sino-US trade ties 'pretty good' Jan 12, 2005
China Daily, Commerce Minister Bo Xilai told the outgoing US Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans that Evans' work to promote China-US trade ties was "pretty good" during his ...

China Trade Deficit Costs US Jobs, New Report Says Jan 11, 2005
CalTrade Report, During that time, the report said, the US trade deficit with China rose twenty-fold, from $6.2 billion to $124 billion. It is expected ...

US Trade Gap Widened to Record $60.3 Billion in November Jan 12, 2005
Bloomberg Dell is in Round Rock, Texas. Rising imports from China have added to the US trade deficit and caused friction between the two countries. ...

US Trade Gap Widened to Record $60.3 Bln in Nov. (Update2) Jan 12, 2005
Bloomberg ...$29 billion. Rising imports from China have added to the US trade deficit and caused friction between the two countries. The trade ...

US Trade Gap Widened to Record $60.3 Bln in Nov. (Update3) Jan 12, 2005
Bloomberg 12 (Bloomberg) -- The US trade deficit unexpectedly grew to $60.3 billion in November, the ... The imbalance with China accounted for more than a quarter of the ...

US Trade Deficit Hit Highest Figure Ever in November Jan 12, 2005
New York Times The new figures were released shortly after Commerce Secretary Donald L. Evans spoke in Beijing, warning China's leaders that continuation of the massive trade ...

US trade gap swells unexpectedly in Nov Jan 12, 2005
USA Today While the US trade deficit with China improved slightly from the record set in October, the US gap with Japan was the highest since October 2000, and deficits ...

Commodity Strategists: Gold May Rise, JPMorgan Says (Update2) Jan 26, 2005
Bloomberg US trade and fiscal deficits widened to records, raising concerns about the nation's ability to ... China is the only country with the potential to make up for the ...

Dollar Declines Against Euro and Yen Before US Trade Report Jan 12, 2005
Bloomberg 30, as a widening US trade gap lowered demand for the dollar. ... China has kept its currency pegged at about 8.3 per dollar since 1995. ...

Chasing China cash Jan 21, 2005
Petroleum News C$23.3 billion in 2003, up 16 percent from 2002, making China its second ... However, given the mounting US debt, a soaring US trade deficit, a slumping greenback ...

Trade-gap study focuses on China Jan 14, 2005
Seattle Times, News that the US trade gap with China grew to $11.1 billion in December suggests the US borrowed from China to buy those imports, because China is among the ...

New Study Documents Negative Impact of US Trade Deficit with China Jan 11, 2005
All American Patriots (press release), ...and 2003. During that time, the US trade deficit with China rose twenty-fold, from $6.2 billion to $124 billion. It is expected ...

WRAPUP 3-US trade gap swells to record as exports drop Jan 12, 2005
Reuters ...billion from October's record $19.7 billion. The imbalance with China accounts for about 25 percent of the overall US trade deficit. ...

US trade deficit widens sharply Jan 12, 2005
BBC News, One small bright spot for US policy-makers was a slight decline in the deficit with China, often blamed for job losses and other economic woes. ...

US Trade Deficit Soars to All-Time High Jan 12, 2005
Forbes The US trade deficit hit an all-time high of $60.3 billion in November as ... China has refused administration pleas to stop linking its currency directly to the ...

US Trade Deficit Soars to All-Time High Jan 12, 2005
Kansas City Star (subscription), South Korea and Russia. The largest deficit as usual was with China, although the $16.6 billion gap was down slightly from October.

US Trade Deficit Rises to New High; More Risk to Dollar Jan 12, 2005
New York Times In addition, they said that currency exchange rates needed to be adjusted, pointing in particular to China, whose currency, the yuan, is linked to the dollar. ...

Job cost of trade to China tallied Jan 12, 2005
Denver Post, ...than 1.5 million American jobs - including 21,650 in Colorado - were "displaced" between 1989 and 2003 because of the US trade deficit with China, according to ...

US trade deficit expands Jan 12, 2005
The Globe and Mail, WASNINGTON — The US trade deficit soared to an all-time high of $60.3-billion (US ... The largest deficit as usual was with China, although the $16.6-billion gap ...

US trade deficit hits all-time high Jan 12, 2005
The Age (subscription), The US trade deficit hit an all-time high of $US60.3 billion ($A79.2 ... China has refused administration pleas to stop linking its currency directly to the dollar ...

Ohio jobs taking hit from China trade, report finds Jan 17, 2005
MSNBC ...at the institute in Washington, DC, points out that more than 1.5 million US jobs have disappeared since 1989 as the US trade deficit with China has expanded. ...

Daily Briefing Jan 26, 2005
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription), China's defense industry recorded strong growth in 2004, with revenue climbing more ... imbalances pose a serious threat, singling out the US trade deficit, which ...

Weak dollar not hurting European travel; travel agents protecting ... Jan 26, 2005
News Target, Vacations. Traders and economists have predicted the dollar's value will continue to fall because of US trade and budget deficits. ...

Dollar Pressured Ahead of US Trade Data Jan 11, 2005
Reuters While Otmar Issing's comments were seen directed at China, the free-floating Japanese ... would likely shuffle in narrow ranges ahead of the US trade deficit data ...

US Trade Gap May Have Shrunk to $54 Bln in Nov., Survey Finds Jan 11, 2005
Bloomberg Record imports from China have added to the US trade deficit and caused friction between the two countries. Imports from China grew to $20 billion in October. ...

US trade gap hits record $60.3 billion in November Jan 12, 2005
Investor's Business Daily (subscription) ...the past year against other currencies weighted by their importance to US trade. ... to do something about energy independence and the trade imbalance with China. ...

Nation/world briefs Jan 25, 2005
Arizona Republic, ...to reports of a refinery snag and rapid economic growth in China at a ... that major imbalances pose a serious threat, singling out the US trade deficit, which ...

Many analysts surprised by US trade numbers Jan 13, 2005
The Desert Sun, November. America’s trade gap with China stands at $140 billion, almost 25 percent of the total annual US trade deficit. With ...

US trade gap hits record $60.3 billion in November - Jan 12, 2005
FXstreet.com, Wall Street economists had been expecting the US trade deficit to shrink to about ... to do something about energy independence and the trade imbalance with China. ...

US at trade deficit 'Grand Canyon' Jan 13, 2005
Kansas City Star (subscription), With individual countries, the largest deficit, as usual, was with China, an imbalance of $16.6 billion, down slightly from October's ... The US trade deficit is ...

US trade deficit grows to record $60.3bn Jan 12, 2005
IrishExaminer.com (subscription), Rising imports from China have added to the US trade deficit and caused friction between the two countries. The trade deficit with ...

US trade deficit is soaring Jan 12, 2005
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, The US trade deficit hit an all-time high of $60.3 billion in November ... The trade deficit, including that with China, is severely harming Pennsylvania companies ...

The Economy | US trade deficit: Truths amid spin Jan 14, 2005
Philadelphia Inquirer (subscription), In particular, Robert Scott of the union-affiliated Economic Policy Institute argues that our increasingly out-of-balance trade with China imperils jobs in ...

CHANGING CHINA Commerce secretary takes heat over trade policy but ... Jan 13, 2005
Pioneer Press (subscription), A report released Tuesday by the Economic Policy Institute, a Washington-based think tank, concluded that the rise in the US trade deficit with China from 1989 ...

FOREX-Dollar on back foot ahead of US trade data Jan 12, 2005
FXStreet.com, ...ground against the euro and the yen on Wednesday ahead of US trade data that ... Issing's comments were seen directed at China which pegs its currency to the dollar ...

Trade deficit clobbers greenback Jan 12, 2005
The Globe and Mail, ...trading partners -- Canada, Europe and Japan -- will continue to shoulder the brunt of currency adjustment caused by the burgeoning US trade gap with China. ...

US trade gap swells to record in November Jan 12, 2005
Stuff.co.nz, ...record $US19.7 billion set in October. The trade imbalance with China accounts for about 25 per cent of the overall US trade deficit. ...

US trade deficit hits record $60.3bn Jan 12, 2005
Independent, ...certain that the current account deficit, the broadest measure of US trade in goods ... The imbalance with China, which refuses to revalue the renminbi from its ...

Textile issue to be on agenda of Sino-US trade talks 10 Jan 2005
Channel News Asia, HONG KONG: Sino-US trade issues will be on the agenda this week as senior Chinese and ... said: "The main message to our friends in Beijing is that China's role in ...

The prospect of a powerful trading nation 10 Jan 2005
People's Daily Online, China expects to have its foreign trade doubled by 2020. 2 trillion USD is the existing scale of US trade. It is no easy task given ...

MIDDAY BUSINESS REPORT: Stocks rise in advance of retail report 10 Jan 2005
Kansas City Star (subscription), ...families of the survivors contend that Georgia-based Glock Inc., China North Industries ... $1.31 as markets looked ahead to the midweek release of US trade data. ...

Rice's Promising Start 10 Jan 2005
Los Angeles Times (subscription), ...as well, has since been a tough negotiator in US trade talks ... has a right to — it's a privilege." Zoellick's accomplishments include bringing China and Taiwan ...

South Africa’s 2005 Outlook 10 Jan 2005
Moneyweb, ...to changing Fed language, leading to Dollar stabilization, and China announced measures to ... economy didn’t die, market unease about the US trade deficit and a ...

How long will global investors finance US spending? 10 Jan 2005
MENAFN, ...rosy short-term outlook has an ugly underbelly _ the massive US trade and budget ... But for the last several years, China and Japan have continued to gobble up US ...

FINANCIAL MARKETS FORECAST AND ANALYSIS 10 Jan 2005
FXstreet.com, That certainly is good news for China. ... This is where we find ourselves with the US trade-weighted Dollar. Primary degree wave (1) down is nearing conclusion. ...

Noddy heads for Japan 10 Jan 2005
Guardian, ...sales in major territories such as Japan, the US and mainland China, underline the ... division is spending £18.5m buying another 15% of US trade show company GLM ...

Doom For The Dollar--And Everything Else 10 Jan 2005
Forbes The massive US trade and current-account deficits, now at around 6% of the gross domestic ... The debt to Japan, China and others has been building for a long time ...

Dollar Drops in Data Vacuum 10 Jan 2005
Forex Market Germany expected to show further gains and Wednesday’s US trade data for ... Traders should pay close attention to China’s monetary policy developments and the ...

Morgan Stanley Predicts Revolution in Russia and Putin's ... 10 Jan 2005
Kommersant, Despite the weakness of the dollar, the deficit in US trade balance will accrue ... Besides, the analyst believes that Japan and China will for various reasons stop ...

Good, Gloomy, or Grim in 2005? 10 Jan 2005
MSNBC US trade deficit: The falling dollar will ultimately help, but it's worth remembering that after the 1985 dollar drop, it took two years for the deficit to ...

US trade panel allows shrimp tariffs Jan 7, 2005
Taipei Times, The ruling was the last major step before tariffs on imports from Brazil, China, Ecuador, India, Thailand and Vietnam become final. "Overall, the case is done. ...

How to head off an aerospace battle Jan 9, 2005
Financial Times, The US trade representative should nevertheless file a trade action quickly ... for the eventuality that other governments, including those from China, Taiwan, and ...

The trade deficit is not a problem Jan 7, 2005
Resource Investor, ...the bottom line for Laffer is that there's too much hysteria about the US trade deficit ... "To guarantee the dollar value of the yuan requires that China hold over ...

US trade panel allows imposition of tariffs on shrimp imports from ... Jan 7, 2005
New Ratings The tariffs are to be imposed on imports from Brazil, China, Ecuador, India, Thailand and Vietnam, with their quantum likely to vary from country to country. ...

Stephen King: Political blame prevents policy co-operation Jan 9, 2005
Independent, China accounts for about 10 per cent of US trade so a 10 per cent rise in the renminbi, let's say, would only lower America's exchange rate against a basket of ...

US has self to blame for weaker dollar Jan 9, 2005
The Japan Times, UBUD, Bali -- Earth to China-bashers: Beijing should not be blamed for America's trade deficits ... There is good reason to be concerned with the US trade deficit. ...

Rice Is Expected to Pick Trade Diplomat as Deputy Jan 7, 2005
Los Angeles Times (subscription), Among his credits as US trade representative, Zoellick completed the negotiations that brought China and Taiwan into the World Trade Organization. ...

Bush hopes his Kellogg man will save US trade Jan 6, 2005
Business Report, ..."The United States is failing to vigilantly protect intellectual property rights, not addressing illegal trade subsidies and China's manipulation of the yuan ...

Chorus for Taiwan-US trade pact Dec 16, 2004
Asia Times Online, WASHINGTON - In the days before Taiwan's voters rejected their government's increasingly confrontational stance toward mainland China last Saturday, officials ...

US trade deficit reaches all-time high of $55.5 billion Jan 5, 2005
News Target, America's trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of $55.5 billion in October as imports -- including those from China -- surged to the loftiest levels on ...

Namibia : Textile industry to enjoy competitive edge under the ... Jan 7, 2005
Fibre 2 Fashion, Yes, countries like China have more ... US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick last month undertook a tour of several southern African countries, including Namibia ...

Economists clash over China 'peg' Jan 8, 2005
CBS MarketWatch ...to be close to an article of faith among economists that China should stop ... this would allow the yuan to strengthen and help reduce the yawning US trade deficit ...

Dollar Gloom is Here to Stay Jan 3, 2005
Forex Market As the US trade deficit continues to grow at its current pace, it is ... declines in oil prices and emerging signs of further tightening measures from China. ...

Bush says trade negotiator to be Rice's top deputy at State Jan 7, 2005
China Post, President Bush on Friday announced that US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick as his pick to become the No. 2 official at the ...

US huffs 'n' puffs, but piracy continues to thrive in China Jan 6, 2005
Economic Times, ...a major irritant in US-China relations that cost US firms up to $3.8bn yearly, according to a report issued by the office of the US trade representative. ...

Don't bet against the US Jan 6, 2005
Washington Times, ...coming down fast, suggesting that the bloom may be off the China rose ... if our big European and Japanese customers would only grow faster, the US trade gap would ...

Greenback blues has some turning to gold Jan 9, 2005
Edmonton Sun, At the same time, the US trade deficit sits at $5 trillion, growing by an alarming $600 ... He adds China and Japan are propping up US debt not to be kind, but to ...

US Commerce Secretary Nominee Vows to Open Overseas Markets Jan 6, 2005
HispanicBusiness.com ...during which many senators expressed concern over the huge US trade deficit and stressed the need to deal with piracy and trade barriers, mainly in China. ...

US Shrimpers Win Fight for Tariffs on Six Nations (Update3) Jan 6, 2005
Bloomberg Brazil, 10.4 percent; China, 55.2 percent and Vietnam, 4.4 percent. Before the tsunami, shrimp tariffs had already become the broadest US trade dispute since ...

US, Brazil eye trade area Jan 6, 2005
Truth about Trade & Technology, Richard Mills, spokesman for US Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick, said Mr. Zoellick ... a group of developing nations, including India and China, that had ...

United Technologies Washington executive stepping down Jan 7, 2005
Newsday, ...the company's international sales and worked to build support for US trade agreements. ... and development tax credits and preferred trade status for China as key ...

Shrimp Farmers Win Fight for Tariffs on Six Nations (Update1) Jan 6, 2005
Bloomberg ...as much as $2.7 billion a year in shrimp imports from China, Brazil, Ecuador ... the tsunami, shrimp tariffs had already become the broadest US trade dispute since ...

The decline of the dollar Jan 5, 2005
Socialist Worker, Who are the lenders? This year, China, Japan and other East Asian countries are expected to finance half the annual US trade deficit. ...

China textile makers bask as quotas expire Jan 3, 2005
International Herald Tribune, ...with China may have the most to lose. The 12 biggest accounted for 36 percent of US textile and clothing imports last year, according to US trade officials.

Shrimp Farmers Win Fight for Tariffs on Six Nations (Update2) Jan 6, 2005
Bloomberg China, Brazil, Ecuador, India, Thailand, and Vietnam will be subject to average ... tsunami, shrimp tariffs had already become the broadest US trade dispute since ...

Unfair criteria on shrimp trade Jan 2, 2005
China Daily, The charges are unfair, but because Viet Nam and China are not market economies ... attached a lot of importance to the development of Sino-US trade and economic ...

US barred from limiting textile imports Jan 4, 2005
Billings Gazette, The US trade deficit with China clocked a record $16.8 billion in October as imports flowing from the country posted all-time highs. ...

US trade deficit with Canada passes $50 billion Dec 28, 2004
MLive.com, The overall US trade deficit totaled $541 billion in goods from January through October. The nation's largest imbalance occurred with China, where the 10-month ...

Vaile hails benefit of free-trade deals Jan 2, 2005
Sydney Morning Herald (subscription), ...jobs and $57 billion in economic advantages flowing from the US trade deal that ... a cabinet decision on whether to pursue another difficult agreement with China. ...

Canberra may defy ally over WTO job Jan 4, 2005
The Australian, Brazil, South Africa, India and China have provided the leadership for the ... It is understood Mr Vaile and US Trade Representative Bob Zoellick have discussed ...

US barred from limiting Chinese textile products Jan 3, 2005
Xinhua, States can impose temporary restrictions on such imports from China if those ... Commerce, State, Labor, Treasury and the office of US Trade Representative Robert ...

India : Textile quotas expire, India keeps close watch on US ... Jan 3, 2005
Fibre 2 Fashion, ...the departments of state, commerce, labour, treasury and the US trade representative ... administration from imposing any new limits on textile imports from China. ...

Other views: Bad policy erodes ag trade Dec 26, 2004
In-Forum (subscription), The US Trade Representative's office said that America would be justified in filing a WTO case against China. It was clear the Chinese ...

Weak dollar has many ramifications Jan 5, 2005
Concord Monitor, That's the type of dynamic that ought to help correct the US trade deficit ... And in the case of one particularly important trading partner, China, the dollar hasn ...

Piracy thrives on China's streets Jan 5, 2005
Reuters, ...in US-China relations that cost US firms up to $3.8 billion (2 billion pounds) yearly, according to a report issued by the office of the US Trade Representative ...

Advisor predictions for 2005 Jan 8, 2005
National Post, ...consider this year: consumer stamina, American jobs, oil prices, the US trade gap and ... investors should have at least some exposure to Japan, China, India, and ...

TAIWAN RANKS 27TH IN GLOBAL ECONOMIC FREEDOM SURVEY Jan 5, 2005
Taiwan Headlines, The US Trade Representative's June 2004 Special 301 report noted that Taiwan has ... restrictions on Taiwan businesses that trade and invest in mainland China. ...

Fisher taking over a bank in transition Jan 5, 2005
Dallas Morning News (subscription), ...administration. At the same time, he's mindful of the competitive challenge of China and wary of the US trade and budget deficits. He's ...

China's firms ready for US, EU action Jan 3, 2005
Taipei Times, ..."The US industry believes this is a life-or-death battle," said Beijing-based US trade lawyer Matthew McConkey ... Trying to ease any backlash, China said on Dec. ...

Piracy thrives on China's streets as US fumes Jan 5, 2005
SABC News, ...a major irritant in US-China relations that cost US firms up to $3.8 billion yearly, according to a report issued by the office of the US Trade Representative. ...

Dollar’s steady fall troubles economists and foreigners Jan 5, 2005
Final Call, ...released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, showed that the US trade deficit continues to ... While China, with huge oil reserves, has denied it is selling off ...

Piracy thrives on China's streets Jan 5, 2005
swissinfo, ...forum. to $3.8 billion (2 billion pounds) yearly, according to a report issued by the office of the US Trade Representative. Indeed ...

The Emperor's Same Old Clothes Dec 30, 2004
Cato Institute, China is aware of the fear of its dominance, and just recently announced ... US Court of International Trade, which has jurisdiction over US trade decisions should ...

Speculation heats up over who will head World Bank Jan 6, 2005
Reuters ...administration's global AIDS coordinator and Carla Hills, the former US trade representative ... criticized the bank for lending to countries like China, which can ...

A Concise History Dec 28, 2004
ZNet, For example, the US Trade Representative gets heavy input for negotiations from 17 ... With China's joining the WTO, the developing countries have had a powerful ...

Increase domestic strength Dec 29, 2004
China Daily, ...volume between China and EU was US$159 billion, increasing by 34.7 per cent, accounting for 15.3 per cent of the total volume. And the Sino-US trade volume was ...

The Bra in Your Wardrobe Dec 28, 2004
Truth about Trade & Technology, It was the Clinton administration's US trade representative, Charlene Barshefsky, who struck the astonishing deal in November 1999 with China (whose exports ...

The Salt Lake Tribune Jan 4, 2005
Salt Lake Tribune, And the US trade ambassador usually doesn't drop by Utah inaugurations. "The China connection with Jon Jr.'s background is terrific for the state," said M ...

No limits on Chinese textiles, judge says Dec 31, 2004
Winston-Salem Journal, ...permissible under China's agreement to join the World Trade Organization in 2001. The federal committee has accepted 12 petitions from US trade groups since Nov ...

Key issues in China-US trade in 2004 Dec 18, 2004
Xinhua, States. The Office of the US Trade Representative also rejected appeals on suing China in the World Trade Organization. Chinese ...

US Sees Progress by China on Trade Dec 15, 2004
Los Angeles Times (subscription), The Commerce Department released trade figures Tuesday showing the US trade deficit with China at $131.1 billion in the first 10 months of 2004, surpassing the ...

Court ruling prevents US limits on Chinese exports as quotas end Jan 1, 2005
Channel News Asia, WASHINGTON : A special US trade court has frozen efforts to limit Chinese textile imports as ... fears the impact of a likely flood of "Made in China" garments. ...

US October Trade Gap Widens to a Record $55.5 Billion Dec 14, 2004
Bloomberg Excluding petroleum, the US trade deficit widened to $39.6 billion in October from ... The trade deficit with China widened to $16.8 billion from $15.5 billion. ...

US Trade Gap Widens to a Record $55.5 Billion (Update1) Dec 14, 2004
Bloomberg The US trade deficit widened to an all-time high of $55.5 billion in October, boosted by higher oil prices and record imports from China, a government report ...

Fighting a flood of textiles Dec 26, 2004
Charlotte Observer (subscription), ...proposal to rein in its textile exports goes at least partly to two US trade groups representing an industry that helped build the Carolinas. China's pledge to ...

US trade gap swells to record $55.5 billion Dec 14, 2004
MSNBC The Bush administration has been pressing China to let its currency, the yuan ... The previous record high US trade deficit of $55.3 billion was recorded in June. ...

US trade deficit widens Dec 14, 2004
The Globe and Mail (subscription), WASHINGTON — The US trade deficit swelled to a record $55.5-billion (US) in October as imports — including those from China — surged to their loftiest ...

US trade deficit swells to record $55.5 billion in October as ... Dec 14, 2004
CBC News, WASHINGTON (AP) - The US trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of $55.5 billion US in October as imports - including those from China - surged to the ...

Manufacturers face new trade barriers in US Dec 15, 2004
Xinhua, ...recent US trade decision. ¡°This decision is unfair to Chinese enterprises because the furniture industry is a competition-based industry in China,¡± said ...

US trade gap swells Dec 14, 2004
The Australian, The US trade gap with China - politically sensitive because US exporters blame an artificially low yuan currency for keeping the China's goods unfairly cheap ...

US Economy: Trade Gap Widens to a Record $55.5 Bln (Update4) Dec 14, 2004
Bloomberg The US trade deficit widened to a new high of $55.5 billion in October, boosted by a rise in oil prices and record imports from China as retailers geared up ...

US trade deficit swells to all-time high Dec 14, 2004
Mail & Guardian Online (subscription), The United States's trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of $55,5-billion in October as imports -- including those from China -- surged to the loftiest ...

US trade deficit hits new record 55.5 billion dollars Dec 14, 2004
Turkish Press, AFP) - The US trade gap unexpectedly shot to a record 55.5 billion dollars in October as Americans sucked in more imports, particularly from China, and oil ...

Robust US record on Asia trade links Dec 14, 2004
Financial Times, ...of the record demonstrates that Robert B. Zoellick, US trade representative, has ... administration has secured World Trade Organisation entry for China and Taiwan ...

US trade deficit swells to $55.5 billion Dec 14, 2004
The Age (subscription), The Bush administration has been pressing China to let its currency, the yuan, be ... The previous record high US trade deficit of $US55.3 billion ($A72.95 billion ...

US trade deficit bulges to record 55.5 billion dollars Dec 14, 2004
Turkish Press, ...rates. The US trade deficit with China widened to a record 16.8 billion dollars in October -- 30 percent of the total gap. "This ...

US trade deficit hits record high Dec 14, 2004
Boston Globe, WASHINGTON -- America's trade deficit swelled to a record high of $55.5 billion in October as imports -- including those from China -- surged to the loftiest ...

US October Trade Deficit Seen at $53 Billion, Survey Shows Dec 13, 2004
Bloomberg Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- The US trade deficit in October may have widened to $53 billion ... is likely to cause the politically sensitive trade gap with China to also ...

US trade account deficit hits record $164.7B Dec 16, 2004
USA Today, China, however, increased its holdings to $174.6 billion in October from $174.3 ... which reflects in part investors' fears about the big US trade and budget ...

US trade deficit hits all-time high Dec 15, 2004
Ireland Online, The US trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of almost €42bn in October as imports – including those from China – surged to the loftiest levels on ...

US trade deficit swells to record US$55.5 billion (updated AM 00 ... Dec 14, 2004
China Post, America's trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of US$55.5 billion (euro41.7 billion) in October as imports -- including those from China -- surged to the ...

Latin America is no joke Dec 26, 2004
International Herald Tribune, Last year, China became Brazil's second-largest trading partner behind the United ... it did not agree to a hemispheric trade zone, US Trade Representative Robert ...

US trade deficit hits another record Dec 14, 2004
CBC New Brunswick, ...before. Surging imports from China and rising energy prices were the big drivers in the growth of the US trade deficit. The trade ...

US trade gap hits new record high Dec 14, 2004
Ottawa Business Journal, The US trade deficit with Canada increased by 7.8 per cent to $5.6 billion in ... The politically charged deficit with China hit an all-time high of $16.8 billion. ...

US trade deficit hits record $55.5 billion in October Dec 14, 2004
Indianapolis Star, Associated Press) -- America's trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of $55.5 billion in October as imports -- including those from China -- surged to the ...

US trade gap widens sharply in Oct. Dec 14, 2004
FXstreet.com, The US trade deficit with China widened to a record $16.8 billion in October compared with $13.7 billion in the same month last year. ...

Warren Pollock Dec 29, 2004
HoweStreet.com, When China buys expensive items from Canada, Europe or the United States, they are doing no more than throwing a political bone. US trade figures that ...

US trade deficit at fresh record Dec 14, 2004
Moneyweb, To deepen the US trade deficit woes, China effectively falls within the “dollar bloc,� allowing its exports to become more competitive as the dollar weakens ...

Trade Gap Widens to More Than $55 Billion Dec 15, 2004
Los Angeles Times (subscription), The US trade gap with China was a record $16.8 billion in October, according to the Commerce Department figures released Tuesday. ...

US Trade Deficit Hits Another Record as Oil Prices Rise Dec 14, 2004
All American Patriots (press release), ...with China hit $16.8 billion on record imports of $19.7 billion. The next largest deficit was with Japan at $5.9 billion. The previous record high US trade ...

Latin America is no joke 26 Dec 2004
International Herald Tribune, Last year, China became Brazil's second-largest trading partner behind the United ... it did not agree to a hemispheric trade zone, US Trade Representative Robert ...

The key players 26 Dec 2004
Charlotte Observer (subscription), ...for 96 trade groups from 54 countries seeking to rein in China's textile might. ... of State, Labor and Treasury and the Office of the US Trade Representative. ...

US options may narrow 26 Dec 2004
philly.com (subscription), ...eyes a bit more," said Clyde Prestowitz, a former top US trade official. ... China: China's stunning economic growth is resounding globally in ways large and small ...

Chorus for Taiwan-US trade pact Dec 16, 2004
Asia Times Online, WASHINGTON - In the days before Taiwan's voters rejected their government's increasingly confrontational stance toward mainland China last Saturday, officials ...

All-American Christmas Dec 24, 2004
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription), ...last year. Meanwhile, the US trade gap with China is expected to top $160 billion this year, nearly double what it was in 2001. ...

Article alerts China-Japan relations to changes Dec 23, 2004
People's Daily Online, ...trade is expected to charge toward a new high of $160 billion, compared with the growths of the Sino-EU and Sino-US trade the slowdown of the China-Japan trade ...

Peru Expects US Free Trade Agreement by July, Minister Says Dec 24, 2004
Bloomberg Rich Mills, assistant US Trade representative for public affairs, did not return calls ... are under way to evaluate an agreement with China, Switzerland, Denmark ...

HOT STORIES OF 2004 Dec 23, 2004
San Francisco Chronicle, ...through 1980s -- and subsequently, US exports to China have increased, jumping 76 percent from 2000 to 2003, according to the US Trade Representative's office. ...

Key issues in China-US trade in 2004 Dec 18, 2004
Xinhua, States. The Office of the US Trade Representative also rejected appeals on suing China in the World Trade Organization. Chinese ...

Honda Wins Hongda Suit as China Cracks Down on Piracy (Update3) Dec 23, 2004
Bloomberg The review, to be undertaken early next year, may form the basis of a WTO complaint against China, Deputy US Trade Representative Josette Shiner said on Sept. ...

No further interest-rate hikes expected this year Dec 24, 2004
Taipei Times, ..."Global economic growth currently depends on an ever-rising US trade deficit. This is unstable," Morgan Stanley's chief economist for China and Asia, Andy Xie ...

Euro rises to fresh high vs. dollar Dec 24, 2004
China Daily, ...above 140.50. The dollar traded at around 103.60 yen, unchanged from late US trade and at the lower end of recent ranges. The euro ...

USA: China and India pose little threat as they ignore proximity Dec 23, 2004
Bharat Textile (subscription), The report leaves aside the politics of whether China is expanding its ... And that underscores the unfairness of US trade action against Asian textile exporters. ...

Euro smashes $1.35 Dec 24, 2004
Moneyweb, However, the losses for China and Thailand are marginal at this stage, and could ... Investor concern is focused on the US trade deficit, which is at a record by ...

MIDDAY BUSINESS REPORT: Some economic reports upbeat, but real ... Dec 23, 2004
Kansas City Star (subscription), ...around $1.20, over persistent concerns about the ballooning US trade and budget ... expected increase in worldwide energy consumption, particularly in China, and a ...

Oil lifts shares to 4-year high Dec 22, 2004
CNN International Ltd. down 1 percent and China's CNOOC falling 1.7 percent. ... The dollar fetched 103.94 yen against 104.21 in late US trade. Sterling ...

Ex-trade representative to head Dallas Fed Dec 22, 2004
Fort Worth Star Telegram (subscription), He reprised his federal service two decades later as US trade representative in the ... the NAFTA agreement with Mexico and the negotiations for China's entry into ...

International Client Alert - December 2004 Dec 24, 2004
Mondaq News Alerts, ...pertained to sales representative and distributor transactions in China and the ... involving information and literature from countries under US trade embargo [are ...

Dollar edges up in Asia from record low vs. euro Dec 23, 2004
Investor's Business Daily (subscription) China Banking Regulatory Commission during his two-day visit to China from Sunday ... market continues to focus on the sustainability of record US trade and budget ...

US Sees Progress by China on Trade Dec 15, 2004
Los Angeles Times (subscription), The Commerce Department released trade figures Tuesday showing the US trade deficit with China at $131.1 billion in the first 10 months of 2004, surpassing the ...

Shares rise on ruling against US tariffs Dec 22, 2004
Taipei Times, ...to its facility in the US and begin building a factory in China to dodge ... The ruling by the Geneva-based arbiters is still confidential, a US trade official said ...

Hynix Shares Rise on WTO Ruling Against US Tariffs (Update4) Dec 21, 2004
Bloomberg ...a US trade official familiar with the decision, who asked not to be identified. Canceling the tariffs ``may have indirect impacts such as changes in the China ...

US October Trade Gap Widens to a Record $55.5 Billion Dec 14, 2004
Bloomberg Excluding petroleum, the US trade deficit widened to $39.6 billion in October from ... The trade deficit with China widened to $16.8 billion from $15.5 billion. ...

US Trade Gap Widens to a Record $55.5 Billion (Update1) Dec 14, 2004
Bloomberg The US trade deficit widened to an all-time high of $55.5 billion in October, boosted by higher oil prices and record imports from China, a government report ...

Feds uphold tariffs sought by shrimpers Dec 21, 2004
AL.com, ...the trade lawsuit seeking tariffs against six countries: China, Vietnam, Brazil ... He said Thailand exporters officially notified US trade officials last week of ...

US trade gap swells to record $55.5 billion Dec 14, 2004
MSNBC The Bush administration has been pressing China to let its currency, the yuan ... The previous record high US trade deficit of $55.3 billion was recorded in June. ...

What's Behind the Sagging Dollar? Dec 22, 2004
Center For American Progress, The larger US trade deficits got, the more dollars they would purchase – often ... followed that path, the most notable mimic of Japanese approach was China. ...

US trade deficit widens Dec 14, 2004
The Globe and Mail (subscription), WASHINGTON — The US trade deficit swelled to a record $55.5-billion (US) in October as imports — including those from China — surged to their loftiest ...

US trade deficit swells to record $55.5 billion in October as ... Dec 14, 2004
CBC News, WASHINGTON (AP) - The US trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of $55.5 billion US in October as imports - including those from China - surged to the ...

Manufacturers face new trade barriers in US Dec 15, 2004
Xinhua, ...recent US trade decision. ¡°This decision is unfair to Chinese enterprises because the furniture industry is a competition-based industry in China,¡± said ...

US trade gap swells Dec 14, 2004
The Australian, The US trade gap with China - politically sensitive because US exporters blame an artificially low yuan currency for keeping the China's goods unfairly cheap ...

US trade deficit reaches record size Dec 14, 2004
Houston Chronicle, America's trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of $55.5 billion in October as imports - including those from China - surged to the loftiest levels on ...

Steve Lewis: Beijing pact could take years Dec 19, 2004
The Australian, Our resources sector has been particularly successful in selling to China. ... While supporters of the US trade deal were always confident of overcoming community ...

US Economy: Trade Gap Widens to a Record $55.5 Bln (Update4) Dec 14, 2004
Bloomberg The US trade deficit widened to a new high of $55.5 billion in October, boosted by a rise in oil prices and record imports from China as retailers geared up ...

US trade deficit swells to all-time high Dec 14, 2004
Mail & Guardian Online (subscription), The United States's trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of $55,5-billion in October as imports -- including those from China -- surged to the loftiest ...

US trade deficit hits new record 55.5 billion dollars Dec 14, 2004
Turkish Press, AFP) - The US trade gap unexpectedly shot to a record 55.5 billion dollars in October as Americans sucked in more imports, particularly from China, and oil ...

Robust US record on Asia trade links Dec 14, 2004
Financial Times, ...of the record demonstrates that Robert B. Zoellick, US trade representative, has ... administration has secured World Trade Organisation entry for China and Taiwan ...

US trade deficit swells to $55.5 billion Dec 14, 2004
The Age (subscription), The Bush administration has been pressing China to let its currency, the yuan, be ... The previous record high US trade deficit of $US55.3 billion ($A72.95 billion ...

US trade deficit bulges to record 55.5 billion dollars Dec 14, 2004
Turkish Press, ...rates. The US trade deficit with China widened to a record 16.8 billion dollars in October -- 30 percent of the total gap. "This ...

Southern Shrimp Alliance Welcomes US Department of Commerce ... Dec 20, 2004
mysan.de, ...exporters in Brazil, Ecuador, India, and Thailand are violating US trade laws by ... This ruling follows findings that China and Vietnam also dumped shrimp into ...

US trade deficit hits record high Dec 14, 2004
Boston Globe, WASHINGTON -- America's trade deficit swelled to a record high of $55.5 billion in October as imports -- including those from China -- surged to the loftiest ...

US October Trade Deficit Seen at $53 Billion, Survey Shows Dec 13, 2004
Bloomberg Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- The US trade deficit in October may have widened to $53 billion ... is likely to cause the politically sensitive trade gap with China to also ...

US trade account deficit hits record $164.7B Dec 16, 2004
USA Today, China, however, increased its holdings to $174.6 billion in October from $174.3 ... which reflects in part investors' fears about the big US trade and budget ...

US trade deficit hits all-time high Dec 15, 2004
Ireland Online, The US trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of almost €42bn in October as imports – including those from China – surged to the loftiest levels on ...

LOCAL COMMENT: Concentrate on getting good value instead of buying ... Dec 21, 2004
Detroit Free Press, ...foreign products during the holiday season to bring down the US trade deficit won ... Whether you're buying Mongolian cashmere, toys from China or a Turkish bathrobe ...

US trade deficit swells to record US$55.5 billion (updated AM 00 ... Dec 14, 2004
China Post, America's trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of US$55.5 billion (euro41.7 billion) in October as imports -- including those from China -- surged to the ...

US trade deficit hits another record Dec 14, 2004
CBC New Brunswick, ...before. Surging imports from China and rising energy prices were the big drivers in the growth of the US trade deficit. The trade ...

US trade gap hits new record high Dec 14, 2004
Ottawa Business Journal, The US trade deficit with Canada increased by 7.8 per cent to $5.6 billion in ... The politically charged deficit with China hit an all-time high of $16.8 billion. ...

US trade deficit hits record $55.5 billion in October Dec 14, 2004
Indianapolis Star, Associated Press) -- America's trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of $55.5 billion in October as imports -- including those from China -- surged to the ...

US trade gap widens sharply in Oct. Dec 14, 2004
FXstreet.com, The US trade deficit with China widened to a record $16.8 billion in October compared with $13.7 billion in the same month last year. ...

Hynix Shares Rise on WTO Ruling Against US Tariffs (Update2) Dec 21, 2004
Bloomberg ...to jointly spend $2 billion on a chip plant in Wuxi City, in China's Jiangsu Province ... According to US trade rules the tariffs Hynix has paid are to be handed to ...

US trade deficit at fresh record Dec 14, 2004
Moneyweb, To deepen the US trade deficit woes, China effectively falls within the “dollar bloc,� allowing its exports to become more competitive as the dollar weakens ...

Official comments on Latin American economy Dec 20, 2004
Seattle Post Intelligencer, ...proclaimed "revolutionary" who is critical of US foreign policy, is expected to sign similar accords during meetings in Beijing with China's leaders, including ...

Trade Gap Widens to More Than $55 Billion Dec 15, 2004
Los Angeles Times (subscription), The US trade gap with China was a record $16.8 billion in October, according to the Commerce Department figures released Tuesday. ...

Wal-Mart and Distance Can Save US Textiles Dec 20, 2004
Bloomberg The report doesn't get into the politics of whether China is expanding ... And that underscores the unfairness of US trade action against Asian textile exporters. ...

US Trade Deficit Hits Another Record as Oil Prices Rise Dec 14, 2004
All American Patriots (press release), ...with China hit $16.8 billion on record imports of $19.7 billion. The next largest deficit was with Japan at $5.9 billion. The previous record high US trade ...

New Year Threat to Kenya's Textile Industry Dec 21, 2004
AllAfrica.com, The same point is being made by US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick. ... While China's integrated production operations are highly efficient and thus more cost ...

Record US trade deficit in October Dec 16, 2004
MercoPress, The twelve months US trade deficit in 2003 was 496,5 billion US dollars. ... Another important component of the overall deficit was China’s surplus in bilateral ...

US trade deficit swells to an all-time high Dec 16, 2004
The Namibian, The US's politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record US$16,8 billion as imports flowing from the country posted all-time highs. ...

US trade deficit hits record high, report says Dec 17, 2004
Myrtle Beach Sun News, China increased its holdings to $174.6 billion in October from $174.3 billion in ... dollar, which reflects in part investors' fears about the US trade and budget ...

US trade deficit blows out even further Dec 14, 2004
Australian Financial Review, The trade gap with China - sensitive because US exporters accuse China of keeping its currency artificially low - also hit a record $US16.8 billion. ...

US trade deficit hits record high Dec 14, 2004
Richmond Times Dispatch, The United States' politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record ... Persistent concerns in Europe over the US trade and budget deficits has been ...

China's Rigged Currency Leads to Biggest Bilateral Trade Deficit ... Dec 14, 2004
PR Newswire (press release) 14 /PRNewswire/ -- A coalition of organizations committed to maintaining a strong industrial base today stated that the US trade deficit with China, which has ...

US trade deficit bulges to record high Dec 17, 2004
Taipei Times, The broadest measure of the US' trade and investment flows rose to a record high ... But the biggest foreign stumbling block is China, which has continued to peg ...

US ; Trade Gap Swells More Than Expected Dec 14, 2004
Keralanext, That will stay with the market. The other key issue is the trade deficit with China," said Anthony Crescenzi, chief bond strategist at Miller, Tabak and Co. ...

US trade deficit hits new record Dec 14, 2004
RTE News Over the first 10 months of 2004, the US trade deficit amounted to $500.5 billion ... The trade deficit with China widened to a record $16.8 billion in October ...

US trade deficit at record high due to oil price hikes Dec 14, 2004
New Ratings ...basis to $153.5 billion in October. The US trade deficit with China increased to a record high of $16.8 billion during the month. ...

Oil costs swell trade deficit Dec 15, 2004
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, WASHINGTON — The US trade deficit widened to a new high of $55.5 billion in October, boosted by high oil prices and record imports from China as retailers ...

Report: BHP, Vale in coal mine talks Dec 22, 2004
CBS MarketWatch ...biggest coal miner and Shandong Luneng Group, a power producer in eastern China, are also ... On Wednesday, US-trade shares of Vale closed up 26 cents at $28.07. ...

Trade imbalance tops record as imports surge Dec 14, 2004
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription), WASHINGTON, DC -- The US trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of $55.5 ... The United States' politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record ...

Shanghai style mixes luxury and larceny Dec 19, 2004
San Francisco Chronicle, ..."Even the companies aren't asking China to crack down on retail," said trade consultant Lee Sands, who worked as chief US trade negotiator with China for six ...

Japanese shun women leaders Dec 25, 2004
Sun-Sentinel.com, ...through her campus life and her husband, Glen S. Fukushima, a California native and former deputy assistant US Trade Representative for Japan and China who now ...

October Trade Gap a Record, Up 9% in Month Dec 14, 2004
New York Times, ..."The US trade deficit with China is on pace to exceed an astounding record of $160 billion this year, almost double the level from just three years ago," Mr. ...

China to Toughen Penalties for Piracy Dec 22, 2004
Los Angeles Times (subscription), The review, to be undertaken early next year, may form the basis of a WTO complaint against China, Deputy US Trade Representative Josette Shiner said in ...

Trade gap hits record Dec 14, 2004
CNN International, The US trade gap with China -- politically sensitive because US exporters blame an artificially low yuan currency for keeping the China's goods unfairly cheap ...

Hynix Shares Rise on WTO Ruling Against US Tariffs (Update1) Dec 21, 2004
Bloomberg ...on a chip plant in Wuxi City, in the Jiangsu Province of China that's scheduled to ... According to US trade rules the tariffs Hynix has paid are to be handed to ...

Richard W. Fisher Is Named President of Dallas Fed (Update6) Dec 21, 2004
Bloomberg Washington-based Kissinger McLarty Associates, was a former deputy US trade representative under ... he was part of the team that negotiated China's accession into ...

Trade Gap Widens, White House Blames Oil Dec 14, 2004
Reuters, WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US trade gap widened nearly 9 percent in October to a ... The other key issue is the trade deficit with China," said Anthony Crescenzi ...

Trade gap swelled to record high in Oct. Dec 15, 2004
Baltimore Sun (subscription), The politically sensitive US trade deficit with China was a record $16.8 billion as imports flowing from the country posted all-time highs. ...

US trade gap sets another record in Nov Dec 14, 2004
Business World, ...with OPEC in October. The US trade deficit with China widened to a record USD16.8bn in October behind record imports of USD19.7bn.

US trade gap widens as production rises Dec 14, 2004
MENAFN, The Commerce Department said the US trade gap widened in October to a record ... Commerce said the shortfall with China swelled to a record $16.78 billion while ...

US trade gap widens further in October Dec 15, 2004
Myiris.com, The US trade gap with China also hit a record US$ 16.8 billion, as imports from the Asian giant leapt to a record US$ 19.7 billion. ...

US Trade Representative Zoellick Says Lesotho Making Real Economic ... Dec 16, 2004
All American Patriots (press release), ...under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), says US Trade Representative (USTR ... he said, many people expect that the competition from China and India ...

Happy Birthday, WTO? Dec 22, 2004
Inc.com, ...tariffs, it directly helps small businesses," says Chris Padilla, the assistant US trade representative for ... of Columbus, Nebr., had suspended exports to China. ...

Trade Deficit Hits New Record High Dec 14, 2004
TheStreet.com, The US trade deficit swelled to another record high in October, as the gap between exports and imports with China posted a sharp increase, developments that ...

Fisher is pick for Fed Dec 21, 2004
WFAA (subscription), His team also negotiated the US-China agreement for China's entry into the World Trade Organization ... Mr. Fisher left the US trade representative's office in 2001 ...

Currencies: Dollar rises modestly despite trade deficit Dec 14, 2004
International Herald Tribune, ...raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point and the US trade deficit hit a ... bolstered by higher oil prices and record imports from China as retailers ...

MIDDAY BUSINESS REPORT: Aquila gets out of tolling agreement Dec 21, 2004
Kansas City Star (subscription), Also Tuesday, China, the world's second largest consumer, said its demand for crude ... Powered by concerns about the US trade and budget deficits, the 12-nation ...

MIDDAY BUSINESS REPORT: 3rd quarter growth better than first ... Dec 22, 2004
Kansas City Star (subscription), Trade with China has kept prices low, and the US economy must stay “immensely flexible� to ... He served as deputy US trade representative from 1997 until 2001 ...

October Trade Deficit Hits Record on Oil Dec 14, 2004
Smartmoney.com (subscription) WASHINGTON -- The US trade gap widened more than expected in October, breaking a record as oil ... The shortfall with China swelled to a record $16.78 billion. ...

China toughens stance on intellectual property Dec 21, 2004
DetNews.com, ...a year, according to a report issued recently by the office of US Trade Representative Robert ... has made piracy one of its top trade issues with China, and has ...

Hynix Shares May Rise After WTO Ruling Against US Tariffs Dec 21, 2004
Bloomberg ...production to its plant in the US and begin building a plant in China to dodge ... According to US trade rules the tariffs Hynix has paid are to be handed to Micron ...

China gets tougher on protecting intellectual property Dec 20, 2004
Financial Times, ...of US Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Zoellick. The United States has made intellectual property piracy one of its top trade issues with China, and has ...

UPDATE 2-Dallas Fed names Richard Fisher as president Dec 21, 2004
Reuters, US Trade Representative between 1997 and 2001 during former President Bill Clinton's second term and was part of the team that worked on China's accession to ...

China's Thirst for Oil Undercuts US Effort to Rein in Iran 20 Dec 2004
Bloomberg ...between the two nations, will boost Iranian oil exports to China by at ... in Washington estimates Iran is forgoing $750 million a year in US trade and investment ...

Why Democrats are losing women at an alarming rate. By Anna ... 20 Dec 2004
The American Prospect, Given China’s dependence on exports to the United States and its hoard of Treasury ... For while the federal deficit has been soaring, so has the US trade deficit ...

Global economy to slow 20 Dec 2004
The Age (subscription), Spurred by China and India, developing countries should enjoy solid growth ... due to higher interest rates, and concerns about the burgeoning US trade and current ...

In rally mode 20 Dec 2004
New Ratings ...burned up rather than flowing to other forms ofspending.'The US trade gap widened ... The deficit with China, a political sore spot for the Bushadministration, set ...

The Bear's Lair: World capital of Ponzi 20 Dec 2004
Washington Times, Finally, Galbraith wants to solve the US trade deficit by creating a new source of ... in poverty -- not the successful emerging markets such as China and India ...

Getting by in a sea of red 20 Dec 2004
Toledo Blade, ...jaunt to buy imported goods, seen in the context of the US trade balance and the ... so, in fact, consumers should buy lots of imported goods from China and Japan ...

Key issues in China-US trade in 2004 Dec 18, 2004
Xinhua, States. The Office of the US Trade Representative also rejected appeals on suing China in the World Trade Organization. Chinese ...

US trade deficit bulges to record high Dec 17, 2004
Taipei Times, The broadest measure of the US' trade and investment flows rose to a record high ... But the biggest foreign stumbling block is China, which has continued to peg ...

US trade deficit swells to an all-time high Dec 16, 2004
The Namibian, The US's politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record US$16,8 billion as imports flowing from the country posted all-time highs. ...

US trade deficit hits record high, report says Dec 17, 2004
Myrtle Beach Sun News, China increased its holdings to $174.6 billion in October from $174.3 billion in ... dollar, which reflects in part investors' fears about the US trade and budget ...

US trade deficit achieves a record high Dec 17, 2004
Contra Costa Times (subscription), China, however, increased its holdings slightly to $174.6 billion in October from ... which reflects in part investors' fears about the big US trade and budget ...

Just how weak is the greenback? Dec 18, 2004
Telegraph.co.uk, Our lower chart shows the importance of different countries in US trade in services. ... notably, the UK becomes the most important trading partner and China is no ...

Chorus for Taiwan-US trade pact Dec 16, 2004
Asia Times Online, WASHINGTON - In the days before Taiwan's voters rejected their government's increasingly confrontational stance toward mainland China last Saturday, officials ...

Why Say No to FTAA Dec 18, 2004
ZNet, Thus, according to Robert Zoellick, (US Trade Representative in the negotiations), the ... similar ease of access to Central American countries, China and other ...

US Trade Gap Widens to a Record $55.5 Billion (Update1) Dec 14, 2004
Bloomberg The US trade deficit widened to an all-time high of $55.5 billion in October, boosted by higher oil prices and record imports from China, a government report ...

US trade gap swells to record $55.5 billion Dec 14, 2004
MSNBC The Bush administration has been pressing China to let its currency, the yuan ... The previous record high US trade deficit of $55.3 billion was recorded in June. ...

US trade deficit widens Dec 14, 2004
The Globe and Mail (subscription), WASHINGTON — The US trade deficit swelled to a record $55.5-billion (US) in October as imports — including those from China — surged to their loftiest ...

US trade deficit swells to record $55.5 billion in October as ... Dec 14, 2004
CBC News, WASHINGTON (AP) - The US trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of $55.5 billion US in October as imports - including those from China - surged to the ...

US trade gap swells Dec 14, 2004
The Australian, The US trade gap with China - politically sensitive because US exporters blame an artificially low yuan currency for keeping the China's goods unfairly cheap ...

US trade deficit reaches record size Dec 14, 2004
Houston Chronicle, America's trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of $55.5 billion in October as imports - including those from China - surged to the loftiest levels on ...

US trade deficit swells to all-time high Dec 14, 2004
Mail & Guardian Online (subscription), The United States's trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of $55,5-billion in October as imports -- including those from China -- surged to the loftiest ...

US trade deficit bulges to record 55.5 billion dollars Dec 14, 2004
Turkish Press, ...rates. The US trade deficit with China widened to a record 16.8 billion dollars in October -- 30 percent of the total gap. "This ...

US trade deficit swells to $55.5 billion Dec 14, 2004
The Age (subscription), The Bush administration has been pressing China to let its currency, the yuan, be ... The previous record high US trade deficit of $US55.3 billion ($A72.95 billion ...

US trade deficit hits record high Dec 14, 2004
Boston Globe, WASHINGTON -- America's trade deficit swelled to a record high of $55.5 billion in October as imports -- including those from China -- surged to the loftiest ...

US trade deficit hits new record 55.5 billion dollars Dec 14, 2004
Turkish Press, AFP) - The US trade gap unexpectedly shot to a record 55.5 billion dollars in October as Americans sucked in more imports, particularly from China, and oil ...

US trade deficit hits all-time high Dec 15, 2004
Ireland Online, The US trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of almost €42bn in October as imports – including those from China – surged to the loftiest levels on ...

US trade deficit hits another record Dec 14, 2004
CBC New Brunswick, ...before. Surging imports from China and rising energy prices were the big drivers in the growth of the US trade deficit. The trade ...

US trade deficit swells to record US$55.5 billion (updated AM 00 ... Dec 14, 2004
China Post, America's trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of US$55.5 billion (euro41.7 billion) in October as imports -- including those from China -- surged to the ...

US trade gap widens sharply in Oct. Dec 14, 2004
FXstreet.com, The US trade deficit with China widened to a record $16.8 billion in October compared with $13.7 billion in the same month last year. ...

US trade deficit at fresh record Dec 14, 2004
Moneyweb, To deepen the US trade deficit woes, China effectively falls within the “dollar bloc,� allowing its exports to become more competitive as the dollar weakens ...

Steve Lewis: Beijing pact could take years Dec 19, 2004
The Australian, Our resources sector has been particularly successful in selling to China. ... While supporters of the US trade deal were always confident of overcoming community ...

US trade deficit hits record $55.5 billion in October Dec 14, 2004
Indianapolis Star, Associated Press) -- America's trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of $55.5 billion in October as imports -- including those from China -- surged to the ...

US trade gap hits new record high Dec 14, 2004
Ottawa Business Journal, The US trade deficit with Canada increased by 7.8 per cent to $5.6 billion in ... The politically charged deficit with China hit an all-time high of $16.8 billion. ...

US Trade Deficit Hits Another Record as Oil Prices Rise Dec 14, 2004
All American Patriots (press release), ...with China hit $16.8 billion on record imports of $19.7 billion. The next largest deficit was with Japan at $5.9 billion. The previous record high US trade ...

US trade deficit blows out even further Dec 14, 2004
Australian Financial Review, The trade gap with China - sensitive because US exporters accuse China of keeping its currency artificially low - also hit a record $US16.8 billion. ...

US trade deficit hits record high Dec 14, 2004
Richmond Times Dispatch, The United States' politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record ... Persistent concerns in Europe over the US trade and budget deficits has been ...

Record US trade deficit in October Dec 16, 2004
MercoPress, The twelve months US trade deficit in 2003 was 496,5 billion US dollars. ... Another important component of the overall deficit was China’s surplus in bilateral ...

US trade deficit at record high due to oil price hikes Dec 14, 2004
New Ratings ...basis to $153.5 billion in October. The US trade deficit with China increased to a record high of $16.8 billion during the month. ...

US trade deficit hits new record Dec 14, 2004
RTE News Over the first 10 months of 2004, the US trade deficit amounted to $500.5 billion ... The trade deficit with China widened to a record $16.8 billion in October ...

US ; Trade Gap Swells More Than Expected Dec 14, 2004
Keralanext, That will stay with the market. The other key issue is the trade deficit with China," said Anthony Crescenzi, chief bond strategist at Miller, Tabak and Co. ...

US Trade Representative Zoellick Says Lesotho Making Real Economic ... Dec 16, 2004
All American Patriots (press release), ...under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), says US Trade Representative (USTR ... he said, many people expect that the competition from China and India ...

When dollar is devalued Dec 19, 2004
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, ...than US consumers, keeping export levels down and preventing the US trade deficit from ... which sells rugs made mainly in India, Pakistan and China, buys most of ...

US trade gap sets another record in Nov Dec 14, 2004
Business World, ...with OPEC in October. The US trade deficit with China widened to a record USD16.8bn in October behind record imports of USD19.7bn.

US trade gap widens further in October Dec 15, 2004
Myiris.com, The US trade gap with China also hit a record US$ 16.8 billion, as imports from the Asian giant leapt to a record US$ 19.7 billion. ...

US trade gap widens as production rises Dec 14, 2004
MENAFN, The Commerce Department said the US trade gap widened in October to a record ... Commerce said the shortfall with China swelled to a record $16.78 billion while ...

Shanghai style mixes luxury and larceny Dec 19, 2004
San Francisco Chronicle, ..."Even the companies aren't asking China to crack down on retail," said trade consultant Lee Sands, who worked as chief US trade negotiator with China for six ...

US trade deficit hits new record Dec 14, 2004
INQ7 Interactive, Inc., Over the first 10 months of 2004, the US trade deficit amounted to 500.5 billion dollars, already surpassing the entire ... The trade deficit with China widened to ...

Dollar's plunge: the ups and downs Dec 19, 2004
San Jose Mercury News (subscription), On Tuesday, the federal government reported that the US trade deficit hit a monthly ... In addition, many of those factories have moved to China, whose currency is ...

US trade deficit hits all-time high Dec 14, 2004
Newark Star Ledger, The United States' politically sensitive trade deficit with China clocked a record $16.8 billion as imports flowing from the country posted all-time highs. ...

Trouble w China WTO compliance Dec 16, 2004
Truth about Trade & Technology, The Commerce Department released trade figures on Tuesday showing the US trade deficit with China at $131.1 billion in the first 10 months of 2004, surpassing ...

United States Welcomes New Egyptian-Israeli Trade Agreement Dec 16, 2004
All American Patriots (press release), ...producers can compete with large global producers such as China and India. ... to generate investment, jobs and exports, Egyptian and US trade negotiators will ...

Tokyo leads the way as Asian markets firm up Dec 18, 2004
Taipei Times, ...in check although underlying concerns remain in place, especially on the US trade and fiscal ... The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index was up 15.94 points or 0.33 ...

Capitol Hill in 2004 Dec 17, 2004
InternetNews.com, January 2004. The US Trade Representative won two significant trade compliance issues with emerging technology power China. In July ...

End of fiber pact may mean China-US trade war Dec 4, 2004
Daily Times, BEIJING: The end of 30 years of global garment quotas should be a huge long-term boon for China’s low-cost producers. But in the ...

Egypt and Israel to Establish Industrial Zones for Exports to US Dec 16, 2004
All American Patriots (press release), Official Transcript of Media Availability between US Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick ... that they felt these industries could compete with China and India ...

Here come the textiles Dec 17, 2004
International Herald Tribune, ...dying industry, have persuaded US trade officials to negotiate "surge protections" into the agreement. So if clothing imports - from China, specifically - surge ...

Vital Signs for the Week of Dec. 20 Dec 17, 2004
BusinessWeek, Faster-growing locations, such as China and Southeast Asia, try to peg currencies to the US dollar ... Or, the US trade and government deficits will have to shrink ...

China may soon make IPR violations a crime, official says Dec 16, 2004
China Post, ...of US Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Zoellick. The United States has made intellectual property piracy one of its top trade issues with China, and has ...

EU-US trade meet may discuess aid for Boeing and Airbus Dec 6, 2004
24x7updates, US trade officials have said Washington would hold back this month on asking the WTO ... But developing nations like Brazil, India and China have been increasingly ...

Excellent review of the US trade deficit Dec 10, 2004
Resource Investor, ...offset by the operation of the free market? . . . "Finally, there is China. Although their history includes a long, disastrous period ...

CHINA MOVES INTO SPOTLIGHT ON WORLD STAGE Dec 16, 2004
Yahoo News The fact that the US trade deficit, much of it due to China, rose to $55.5 billion in October, or that investment in China now surpasses that in the United ...

US Report States China Has Made Progress on WTO Commitments, But ... Dec 14, 2004
All American Patriots (press release), The Office of the US Trade Representative says China deserves "due recognition" for the "tremendous efforts" it has made to reform its economy. ...