More From Evan Clark
Separate Textile Trade Talks Sought
A coalition of 97 apparel and textile industry groups is pushing the countries of the World Trade…
WTO Talks Face Numerous Obstacles
The potential for lowering trade barriers is great, but the obstacles are many for upcoming World Trade…
U.S.-China Talks Make Advance
Chinese and American negotiators wrapped up three days of talks with progress reported but no comprehensive…
Progress Made On Andean Trade
A 12th round of talks for the Andean Free Trade Agreement wrapped up in Colombia last week, with signs that a…
U.S.-China Pursue Trade Negotiations
Negotiators from the U.S. and China held a second day of apparel and textile trade negotiations Tuesday and…
Stakes Are High in U.S.-China Talks
The U.S.-Sino dynamic has evolved in subtle and potentially important ways since the last round of…
Another Round of Safeguards Filed
The domestic textile industry on Thursday filed four new safeguard petitions with the Bush administration…
Post-CAFTA Talk: Expand Western Hemisphere Trade
Having caught their breath following this summer's fight to pass the Central American Free Trade Agreement…
Bush Taps China Trade Chief
As the Bush administration's new trade maestro for China, former General Motors Corp. executive Tim Stratford…
Retail Apparel Prices Lower Year-on-Year
Retail prices on women's apparel held steady in August, after adjusting for seasonal variations, according to…
U.S., China Schedule More Trade Talks
American and Chinese negotiators said Thursday they will return to negotiations for a fifth time with the…
Bush Pushes for Free Trade at U.N.
President Bush sought Wednesday to jump-start stalled World Trade Organization talks that could further open…
U.S. Wholesale Apparel Prices Up 0.1 Percent
Wholesales prices on U.S.-produced women's and girls' apparel rose 0.1 percent last month to stand 0.6…
Fed: Retail Sales Heat Up As Summer Winds Down
Retail sales and overall economic activity picked up across most of the U.S. in late July and August.
USTR Wants Deal With China, Won’t Give Up on Safeguards
U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman wants to cut an apparel and textile import deal with China, but won't…