12 Apr global athletic footwear analysis
The global athletic footwear market was valued at $74.7 billion in 2011 and is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 1.8% during 2011-2018, according...
TPP News
11 Apr Getting ‘LinkedIn’ to Asia
As these countries reduce trade barriers with each other, impediments to American trade will loom even larger. The United States remains the world's largest manufacturer,...
04 Apr Trade Adjustment Assistance Renewal Now a Priority
President Barack Obama is pursuing a newly ambitious trade agenda, having just launched negotiations with the European Union and with hopes of concluding a wide-ranging...
15 Mar Japan’s possible entry to trade talks sparks opposition in Congress
Many of the nations involved in the TPP already have free-trade pacts with the United States, including Canada, Mexico, Australia, Singapore and Peru. U.S. officials...
14 Mar Japan will enter negotiations on Asia-Pacific trade agreement, media reports say
By joining negotiations on the United States-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Tokyo would edge closer to Washington as a trade partner. The pact could strike down...
09 Mar From a skeptical beginning, Obama has set a global round of trade talks in motion
The discussions include the 11-nation Transpacific Partnership, a potentially sweeping agreement that would tie the United States more closely to North American neighbors Canada and...
06 Mar Japan to announce entry into TPP talks next week
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to announce next week that Japan will enter the ongoing negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, sources have...
23 Feb U.S., Japan focus on trade to boost both economies
For the last two decades, Japan's stagnant economy has taken a back seat to China's explosive growth. But the economic agenda for the U. S....
23 Feb Japan, U.S. report progress toward trade talks
Japan will not have to pledge in advance to reduce its massive tariffs on rice or other agricultural products to join free-trade talks with the...
23 Feb Joint Statement by the United States and Japan
The two Governments confirm that should Japan participate in the TPP negotiations, all goods would be subject to negotiation, and Japan would join others in...