Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
Trump Administration Considering Using IEEPA to Block Chinese Acquisitions
According to Bloomberg, the Trump administration is considering using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to block Chinese investments in industries or technologies “deemed important” to the U.S.…
Schumer Urges Trump to Suspend All China-Related Mergers Pending Before CFIUS to Exact Tougher Approach on North Korea
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer wants President Trump to take a stand against China for its kids-gloves response to North Korea’s nuclear missile activity by using the Committee on Foreign Investment in the…
Manufacturing Sector Leads Foreign Direct Investment in U.S., According to New Commerce Report
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis has released the 2016 figures in their data series on foreign direct investment in U.S. Businesses. This series allows businesses, researchers, and policy…
Senators Request GAO Review of CFIUS Oversight of U.S. Real Estate Investments
Senior members of the Senate Finance, Banking, and Homeland Security Committees recently requested a Government Accounting Office (GAO) investigation of how the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS)…