US Trade Deficit Grows to Six Year High

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US Trade Deficit Grows to Six Year High

A container ship at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California. Getty Images

US News and World Report has noted that the US trade deficit has grown to six year highs.  As Chris Brummer notes on his blog, hedged positions, the deficit comes despite a weaker dollar and a turn away from regional and multilateral dealmaking.

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Robert Zoellick argues Trump’s approach to trade risks “Economic Mayhem”

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UK in talks to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership

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UK in talks to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership

Chris Brummer, Greg Hands, Trans-Pacific
Trade minister Greg Hands told the Financial Times there was no geographical restriction to Britain joining the trans-Pacific grouping. Photograph: Alamy

After months of speculation, reports are emerging that the UK is in talks to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership to stimulate exports after leaving the  European Union.  A link to the story, along with analysis here.

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Labour voters recoil from Brexit

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Chris Brummer Interviews Jeremy Kroll About Fintech Opportunities, Risks, Cybersecurity

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Chris Brummer and Arthur Long Introduce Counselor to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin

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Chris Brummer and Arthur Long Introduce Counselor to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin

Counselor to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
U.S. Department of the Treasury
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Mnuchin
Arthur Long of Gibson Dunn firm did the introduction for this video.

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Fintech Charter Program – Chris Brummer Interviews Keith Noreika Acting Comptroller of the Currency

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US Trade Representative Offers Pointed Critique of WTO in Argentina

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US Trade Representative Offers Pointed Critique of WTO in Argentina

WTO-Brummer-Comments
REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci

The United States trade representative levied a multi-pronged critique against the WTO, focusing largely on several themes, among them, that that many countries—presumably, developing and developed—are leveraging the WTO’s dispute resolution mechanisms to circumvent bargaining where the US, as a large economy, would have competitive advantages. A further summary  can be found here.

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Chris Brummer Interviews Commissioners Kara M. Stein and Brian D. Quintenz

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Chris Brummer Interviews Commissioners Kara M. Stein and Brian D. Quintenz

Brian D. Quintenz
Commissioner
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Quintenz

Kara M. Stein
Commissioner
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
https://www.sec.gov/biography/stein-kara-m

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Chris Brummer Talks with Christopher Woolard of the Financial Conduct Authority

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Chris Brummer Talks with Christopher Woolard of the Financial Conduct Authority

Christopher Woolard
Executive Board Member, Director of Strategy & Competition
Financial Conduct Authority, United Kingdom
https://www.fca.org.uk/about/fca-board/christopher-woolard

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