Archive for February 2020

University of Kentucky MBA Students Develop Solutions with World Trade Center Kentucky World Trade Center Kentucky (WTC-KY) has partnered with the University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics for the eighth year for a three day international trade training session. Students were taught about trade policy, market entry strategies, import/export transactions, business culture…

China and Coronavirus: Manufacturing Problems in Wuhan Only the Beginning Just about every factory in the great coastal manufacturing hubs of Guangdong Province and Shenzhen, the Shanghai — Suzhou — Nanjing coridor, or around Chongqing in Sichuan Province has some workers who went home to Wuhan or another contagion area for the holiday. This year…

President Trump visits Warren Axle Plant, Talks Trade While visiting an axle manufacturer’s plant in Warren, President Donald Trump promised new North American trade deal will be good for Michigan’s autoworkers. President Trump also promoted investment announcements by Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, including GM’s plan to spend $2.2 billion to turn the…

US-UK Trade Talks in a Post-Brexit World Boris Johnson threatened to walk away with no deal at the end of the year rather than sign up to EU rules on competition and state aid. He also made the case that the UK should not abide by Brussels rules any more than the EU should have…

U.S. Economy Grows 2.1%, Consumption Slowing U.S. consumer spending moderated and business investment continued to deteriorate at the end of 2019, while a smaller trade deficit and more home construction helped keep economic growth steady. GDP expanded at a 2.1% annualized rate for a second straight quarter, according to Commerce Department data. Consumer spending decelerated…

USMCA Trade Agreement: U.S. Dairy and Meat Exports President Donald Trump Signed the USMCA trade agreement. The revised NAFTA agreement seeks to be a win for U.S. dairy and red meat. Producers in southern Minnesota say some of the provisions have been a long time coming. Read the Press Release Podcast Blog Podcasts Uncategorized Archives…

Community Leaders Recognized by Commerce Lexington Awards presented during the 2020 Annual Dinner as about 1,000 business professionals, community and regional leaders, and elected officials are in attendance. This event looked back at 2019 and highlighted key goals of the organization and recognized Commerce Lexington’s most involved members, volunteers and community leaders.   Read the…

Bannockburn Global Forex Outlook Coronavirus could cause slower growth which will make observers more skeptical of China’s ability to fully adhere to the new trade agreement with the US that has measurable, quantifiable targets for purchases of broad categories of US goods. Read the Press Release Podcast Blog Podcasts Uncategorized Archives Archives Select Month May…

Tokai Carbon GE A manufacturer of graphite electrodes for the US steel industry plans to create up to 15 full-time jobs with a $25 million investment. This will allow an increase to production to better serve its customers throughout the United States. Read the Press Release Podcast Blog Podcasts Uncategorized Archives Archives Select Month May…