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• Obama says US will join Asian free-trade area

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 967
  SINGAPORE -- Washington signaled it will resist protectionism as it copes with the economic downturn, announcing Saturday that the U.S. will join a free-trade area with other Pacific Rim nations.
  3 hours ago

• Victory for Singapore: Obama backs Trans-Pacific

  
  Looking for Words — Authority: 131
  Sweet victory for Singapore — President Barack Obama has announced America will take part in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade area which currently groups Brunei, Chile, New Zealand and Singapore. President Obama’s announcement in Tokyo (see previous post ) was reported by US Trade Representative Ron ...
  3 hours ago

• How can Pres BO lecture any country on "free trade"?

  
  My view by Silvio Canto, Jr. — Authority: 138
  Pres BO is over in Japan and he said this : "After campaigning as an ambivalent free trader, the U.S. president Saturday morning gave one of his most full-throated endorsement of trade talks. He said opening markets to U.S. exports would mean jobs for a moribund U.S. job market." ...
  8 hours ago

• And another FTA – Hong Kong

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 631
  Vernon Small reports on the conclusion of a free trade agreement with Hong Kong. So it got me thinking what are the countries we have an FTA wth, or are negotiating. The answers are: Australia, since 1983 Singapore since 2001 Thailand since 2005 Trans-Pacific (Brunei/Chile/Singapore) since 2005 China since 2008 ...
  9 hours ago

• Cross-Strait Relations: Political Theatre and Political Reality

  
  The View from Taiwan — Authority: 528
  Lin Cho-shui had a long commentary yesterday in the Taipei Times that showed how political theater and political reality are mixed in pundits assessments of the ongoing ECFA/MOU sellout talks. Lin is a former DPP politician who left the party over Chen Shui-bian and now works as a political commentator. He writes: ...
  9 hours ago

• Hypocrisy, Thy Name Is George W. Bush

  
  United Liberty - Free Market - Individual Liberty - Limited Government — Authority: 603
  Former President George W. Bush spoke in Texas yesterday: Former President George W. Bush on Thursday warned that Washington is in danger of taking the country away from free-market principles in the wake of the recession, as he defended his decision to approve a Wall Street bailout package in the final months of ...
  22 hours ago

• President Obama’s Trade Failure

  
  The Foundry — Authority: 765
  There is a consensus, spanning the Democratic and Republican parties , our Asia-Pacific trade partners, and those interested around the world that President Obama is heading to Asia with one hand tied behind is back. The reason is his failure to develop and present a clear, coherent trade policy . Economics is king ...
  22 hours ago

• The George W. Bush Institute: Free Markets, Small Government… Since When

  
  Publius Forum — Authority: 481
  -By Warner Todd Huston Get ready because I am going to slap George W. Bush around a little bit. Now, don’t get me wrong, it isn’t like I hated him. After all I voted for him twice. There was a lot that Bush did that I supported, mostly on the security and war fronts. But, I really stood against his domestic ...
  1 day ago

• Another Trade Show Dumps Chicago Over Union Ripoffs

  
  Publius Forum — Authority: 481
  -By Warner Todd Huston Another trade show is leaving Chicago this time for Atlanta, Georgia. The Chicago Tribune is reporting that the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society meeting which has been held in Chicago’s McCormick Convention Center for quite some time is leaving the city due to the ...
  1 day ago

• Why Google Is Not Neutral

  
  Publius Forum — Authority: 481
  -By Scott Cleland After discussing whether Google should buy The New York Times, Google decided against it because it “would damage its ‘neutral’ identity,” per Ken Auletta’s just-published book “ Googled: The End of The World as We know It .” Google has long claimed to be neutral. Their corporate ...
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• OYSTERS ANYONE?

  
  roarprawn — Authority: 505
  We are delighted that National ( and especially Tim Groser) has managed to ignite an other free trade deal. This time between Hong Kong and NZ. The government is really setting a cracking pace with free trade deals. We can hear the Hong Kong Harridan screeching for a poly bin of her favourite Southern Glory ...
  1 day ago

• Comparing the U.S. to other Economies

  
  BuzzFlash.net: published — Authority: 549
  Other countries like China, India, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Germany, and France treat their export industries as national treasures, unlike the U.S.   »  noticia original
  1 day ago

• Trade Distorting Practices Undermining U.S.

  
  BuzzFlash.net: published — Authority: 549
  According to the CPA, foreign consumption taxes, or value-added taxes, and currency manipulation are the two most important trade barriers affecting U.S. exports   »  noticia original
  1 day ago

• Low Expectations for Asia Trip

  
  Managing The Dragon — Authority: 112
  The Obama Administration has lowered its expectations for what the President may accomplish on his four-nation Asia trip, which begins today in Japan, and also includes visits to Singapore, China and South Korea. As reported in The Wall Street Journal:Administration officials say the President isn’t likely to bring ...
  1 day ago

• Meghan McCain’s Latest: Too Stupid Not to Comment Upon

  
  Publius Forum — Authority: 481
  -By Warner Todd Huston Just hearing her name causes me pain and normally I wouldn’t waste a minute’s time worrying about what this vacuous little child has to say on much of anything — as is evidence by the fact that this is the first time my keyboard has shuddered out her name. However, Meghan McCain’s ...
  2 days ago

• Thai Beer competition in 2010 a sobering challenge

  
  PCT Thailand's Free Expatriates Blog — Authority: 147
  Beer competition in 2010 a sobering challengeBANGKOK: -- Thai Beverage, manufacturer of Chang beer, expects to face big challenges amid fiercer competition in the beer market next year.The Asean Free Trade Agreement, which will eliminate tariffs on beer imported from fellow Asean members from next January 1, will ...
  2 days ago

• Government As Narcotics Dealer

  
  Publius Forum — Authority: 481
  -By Warner Todd Huston Since the advent of the Federal Reserve System in 1913, monetary authorities have repeatedly upped the narcotic dosage as a remedy for the pains of easy money and credit addiction. An exceptionally clear and insightful analysis of the precipitating and sustaining causes of the ...
  3 days ago

• Economic Views

  
  The View from Taiwan — Authority: 528
  Global financial mavens are betting that Taiwans currency is going to appreciate (go up in value), as Taiwan approaches the signing of the historic financial MOU with China, which probably wont have any benefits for the island as a whole, but which local financial firms appear to assume will make them big players in ...
  3 days ago

• Australians for Australian books

  
  Larvatus Prodeo — Authority: 582
  In a second piece of good news to come from the Federal government today, the Productivity Commission’s mooted changes to the import regime for books have not been accepted . The argument about consumer benefit was always spurious – the purported reduction in prices would have been small (and well run public ...
  3 days ago

• Appeasement is a universal trait when it comes to world leaders

  
  International Political Will — Authority: 99
  I believe the word is “appeasement.”Obama, after first making an allegedly “bold” stand on the Israeli settlement issue a few months ago (even though his “bold stand” was the same as every other president that came before him…) has caved. Given in. Cried ‘Uncle.’ Bent over.Appeased.Except when the ...
  3 days ago

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