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May 18, 2012 Headlines: GM Volt Production Up, Tariffs on China, State Buy America, and More
Posted by smorgante
• 05/18/2012

DFP: GM is increasing production at their Chevy Volt plant, creating 200 jobs.

The Hill: The Commerce Department has imposed tariffs on illegal Chinese solar imports.

WaPo: Is this the end of cheap solar?

The Atlantic: R&D is a complex process, and companies need to invest in it.

NPR: More coverage of niche manufacturing: Breweries have increased while beer consumption has remained steady.

WSJ: The chief tax writer in the House wants a real tax reform.

WSJ: Bad numbers from the Philadelphia Fed manufacturing report.

PPG: The 3rd Circuit has upheld state Buy America laws.

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May 17, 2012 Headlines: Germany-China Relationship, Industrial Production Up, Summer Employment, and More
Posted by smorgante
• 05/17/2012

IHT: Germany and China are building a close relationship, and that has some observers taking note.

WSJ: Industrial production rises.

MW: The solar industry is bracing for a decision on imposing tariffs on illegal Chinese goods.

TIME: First-time unemployment claims are unchanged since last week.

The Hill: Lawmakers want reciprocal access to China’s banks.

NYDN: Summer employment will be up this year, including in manufacturing.

Krugman: Comparing Q1 GDP growth across developed nations.

WSJ: The economic growth and model of a modern Chinese megalopolis.

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May 16, 2012 Headlines: Manufacturing Comeback, China's Innovators, Google in China, and More
Posted by smorgante
• 05/16/2012

USAT: Editorial on the resurgence of manufacturing.

NYT: The Commerce Department is expected to make a decision soon on China’s illegal imports.

The Hill: Senators want to make it harder for foreign solar firms to receive American tax credits.

The Atlantic: Is the Eurozone ready to crumble?

Bloomberg: Chinese economic growth is expected to fall below 8% this year.

The Atlantic: Is China ready to become an innovator, not just a producer?

NYT: How to measure the true air quality in China.

The Atlantic: Chicago is ready to bring back manufacturing jobs.

NYT: Chinese regulators are forcing Google to bend to their will.

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May 15, 2012 Headlines: NY Manufacturing Up, American See Economic Improvement, Motorcycles Reshored, and More
Posted by smorgante
• 05/15/2012

NYT: Economic growth, like much of life in China, is highly regulated by the authorities.

The Hill: President Obama will not be attending an Asia-Pacific trade summit in Russia.

WSJ: Manufacturing in New York is on the upswing.

The Atlantic: The fastest-dying and fastest-growing jobs on the latter 20th Century.

USAT: In a new poll, 58% of Americans see the economy improving over the next year.

LeatherUp: Cleveland CycleWerks is moving motorcycle production from China to Ohio.

AP: Chinese authorities are not responding fast enough to fix structural problems with their economic model.

Bloomberg: Analysis of China’s monetary policies.

NASDAQ: China is looking to nationalize production of rare earth minerals.


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May 14, 2012 Headlines: China Currency Manipulation, Aircraft Made in China, Unemployment Claims Down, and More
Posted by smorgante
• 05/14/2012

NYT: Aircraft makers are now expanding into China.

Reuters: Ford expands production in China.

WSJ: Economists still see the yuan as severely undervalued.

MSNBC: Mitt Romney says that we’re “on the verge of a manufacturing renaissance”.

WSJ: China’s investment in a military-industrial base is about to produce their first mass domestic-produced jet engine.

The Hill: Export-Import Bank legislation is on the Senate’s docket this week.

WSJ: Exports are up, which is a good sign for the economy as a whole.

The Atlantic: Singapore’s economic success comes from a strong manufacturing policy.

The Hill: Lawmakers have no comments on a Chinese bank taking over 13 banks in New York and California.

WSJ: Unemployment claims continue to fall.

NYT: Asian demand is driving the rise in business jet sales.

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May 11, 2012 Headlines: Record Trade Deficit, China's Slowing Economy, Jobless Claims Down, and More
Posted by smorgante
• 05/11/2012

 

The Hill: As imports expanded, March saw a jump up in the monthly U.S. trade deficit.  

NYT: China's slowing economy is showing the limits of the Communist political model.   

The Hill: Jobless claims continue their slide, giving hope to a long-term recovery.  

The Atlantic: How long can Shanghai's growth sustain itself?   

The Hill: Export-Import Bank bill stalls in the Senate.   

Bonddad: Despite record trade deficits, exports are up.  

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May 10, 2012 Headlines: China's National Dream, Congress Takes Action on Trade, Chen Guangcheng and More
Posted by smorgante
• 05/10/2012

 

The Atlantic: Trying to decipher the Chinese Dream.   

The Hill: Congress wants to protect domestic footwear companies from foreign dumping.  

NYT: Tracking manufacturing growth across the country.  

The Hill: Yesterday the House passed a reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank.  

TIME: What's next for the Eurozone?  

WSJ: The Chen Guangcheng saga gives little hope for a future of Chinese dissent.  

NYT: The future of manufacturing.  

The Hill: A renewed push for tax cuts for companies that bring jobs back home.  

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May 9, 2012 Headlines: Obama Tours Nanotech Plant, Ford Ups Production, Rising Chinese Middle Class, and More
Posted by smorgante
• 05/09/2012

 

ATU: President Obama was in Albany, NY to tour a nanotechnology plant yesterday.  

R&D: For is planning to up production by 40,000 vehicles in 2012.  

LAT: Cities are posed to become manufacturing hubs over the next decade. 

NYT: The intrigue behind the Cheng Guangcheng case.  

The Hill: Export-Import Bank deal appears to be in the works. 

WSJ: Chinese demand for luxury goods shows no signs of stopping. 

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May 8, 2012 Headlines: Romney Takes on China Currency, Boeing 787 on Display, Eurozone Crisis, and More
Posted by smorgante
• 05/08/2012

 

TB: Mitt Romney hosted a town hall meeting at a factory in Ohio yesterday, and pledges to hold China accountable.   

NYT: Meanwhile, President Obama calls on Congress to focus on job creation, including clean energy manufacturing.  

The Atlantic: The American-made Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the most high-tech aircraft since the advent of the jet engine, is on display in Washington this week.  

TBP: Analysis of the Eurozone crisis.  

The Hill: A new bill in the House would help small firms boost exports.   

NYT: The Chinese regime has expelled al-Jazeera's English-language bureau.  

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May 7, 2012 Headlines: Geithner Declares Success with China, Analysis of Jobs Numbers, and More
Posted by smorgante
• 05/07/2012

 

The Hill: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner declares success in the recent China trade talks.  

HuffPo: AAM's Scott Paul on why we shouldn't be celebrating anytime soon.  

WSJ: Steelworkers respond to accusations that enforcing trade law with China isn't worth the cost.  

TIME: Why the recovery isn't generating enough jobs.  

WSJ: Further analysis of the disappointing jobs numbers.  

Krugman: Mitt Romney's job creation promises are nowhere near reality.   

WSJ: Video report on the rise of labor force dropouts.  

The Atlantic: 13 charts making the economic case for Obama's re-election.  

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