Politics
The Bush Administration has begun a full-scale review of U.S. foreign trade policy, designed to take stock of the Reagan years and to hammer out a consensus on where the government ought to go from here.
April 19, 1989
For President Clinton, who rode into office arguing that foreign policy and economic policy must be one and the same, this is the week of decision.
Nov. 14, 1993
Business
With last year’s sweeping trade legislation, Congress thought it had finally found a formula for forcing the Administration to take a hard line against U.S. trading partners: It would put U.S. trade policy on cruise control with the accelerator all the way to the floor.
March 26, 1989
It is easy to demonstrate in principle that nations can achieve their own economic objectives better if they coordinate their fiscal and monetary policies with other nations rather than if each conducts its policies in isolation.
April 7, 1987
World & Nation
The Reagan Administration, while trying to be for free trade, has often ignored U.S. trade laws and its international obligations.
March 30, 1988
The North American Free Trade Agreement, which was completed this fall, would phase out virtually all barriers to trade and investment among the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Oct. 25, 1992
The Clinton Administration, still struggling to prepare a national economic strategy, is being tugged toward a protectionist agenda by a variety of U.S. industries as foreign leaders complain that an emerging American hard line on trade threatens the global economic order.
Feb. 7, 1993
This weekend, a select group of movers and shakers from the Western United States are meeting in Marina Del Rey to discuss such international issues as trade policy, immigration, environmental controls and human rights.
May 21, 1995
Greenspace
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Nov. 3, 2010
The United States intends to proceed with a new round of international trade talks in 1986 even if France, Brazil and India maintain their objections, Labor Secretary William E.
May 11, 1985