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Reports on efforts by the U.S. to help Mexico solve its financial crisis in 1995. Loan guarantees to prop up the Mexican peso; Analysis of pertinent topics and relevant issues; Implications for international economic relations. INSETS: Executive order.;Why Clinton bailed out the bailout..

Speculates on the ability of President Bill Clinton to regain global economic credibility. Setbacks in trade talks with Japan; Response to the falling dollar; Clinton's claim that currency traders are misjudging his performance; Divisions in the Clinton Administration between those who favor forceful intervention and those who blame the strong yen for the country's economic problems.

Focuses on talks between President Clinton and Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa over the United States access to Japanese markets. Concessions offered by Japan; Goals of the U.S. Administration; Japanese violation of 1989 agreement; Issuing of Super 301 sanctions; Greatest peril for Japan; Consequences of sanctions on American companies.

Reports on developments in the trade negotiations between the governments of the United States and Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa's resistance to the trade concessions demanded by President Bill Clinton; Effect of the continuous appreciation of the Japanese yen against the dollar; Hosokawa's focus on political reform; Trade experts' advice to Clinton to bypass the Japanese bureaucrats.

The article focuses on the implication of Omnibus Trade & Competitiveness Act of 1988, the revised trade laws, in addressing trade problems in the U.S. This act passed by Congress was the realization of extensive hard work by politicians and labor representatives who were upset by the perceived change in competitiveness between Americans and foreign goods. However, it turned out that the only considerable legacy of this legislation maybe that it offered a political safety valve.

The article reports that U.S. President Ronald Reagan has received unexpected support in his time of need, from Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev and former Senate Majority Leader Howard H. Baker Jr. Baker has agreed to replace ousted Donald T. Regan as Chief of Staff. Meanwhile, just as the Iran-contra scandal has been tainting the Reagan Presidency, Gorbachev has hinted about an arms-control breakthrough on medium-range nuclear weapons.

Focuses on the opening of Japan's markets to products from the U.S. market; Options for retaliation concerning Japanese automobile makers purchase of parts from the U.S.; Impact on the dollar's rate; Japan's distribution system; Information that the Japanese officials are outraged by what they see as Washington's ploy to let the dollar fall to reduce the $150 billion U.S. merchandise trade deficit.

Discusses the dispute over copyright piracy between the United States and China. Copyright piracy as a potential threat to all US industries; $1.1 billion US sanctions against China; Chinese retaliatory measures including tariffs on American-made products and suspension of joint venture talks with US auto companies; China's mercantilist industrial policies.

The article focuses the implication posed by the establishment of a free-trade zone in the world in 2005 as discussed by western hemispheric leaders. The notion of a free-market and economic revival already have U.S. corporations flocking to invest millions in Latin America. Corporations are looking forward to the benefits to be reaped from free trade zones when they can do business overseas without having to pay too much dues.

The article discusses the growing U.S. trade deficit with China. The rising U.S. imports of Chinese-made goods is expected to widen U.S. trade deficit with China to 27.7% in 1994. The U.S. economic growth and the rise in consumer spending explain the high demand for Chinese products. The role of foreign companies in the increasing sophistication of China's exports are also highlighted.

Reports on the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on its first year of implementation. Increase in United States exports and direct foreign investment; Faster increase in U.S. imports from Mexico than exports to both countries; Areas of concern among economists; Creation of jobs in car manufacturing companies.

Reports on President Bill Clinton's policy linking China's most-favored-nation (MFN) trade status to its human rights record. Clinton's readiness to end his policy; Chinese Communist Party's continued political crackdown; Purchasing campaign by the Chinese; Pressure to renew MFN from American companies; Hopes that Chinese leaders will come across with concessions to make MFN renewal possible.

Reports on President Bill Clinton's victory in the fight for the House approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Triumph for his presidency and the forces of internationalism; Creation of deep rifts in the Democratic coalition; Erosion of his image as an opponent of business politics; Dirty bargaining involved; Repairing the damage done by NAFTA: Animosity from liberals and labor.

States that President Bill Clinton sees jobs in open global markets, but his challenge is to get all the major players on the world stage to agree with him. Impacts of talks during the Group of Seven (G7) meeting in Tokyo, Japan; Why Clinton has made trade a centerpiece of his trade policy.

Discusses the Group of Seven (G7) economic summit which will soon be underway in Tokyo, Japan. Why most of G7 leaders are facing leadership image problems; Actions of President Bill Clinton; Prospects for the cutting of market-access deal.

The article profiles House Majority Leader Richard A. Gephardt, who is the election-year point man in the attack on George Bush. Gephardt is best known as a harsh critic of Japanese trade practices. But in a March 6 address, he called for a new international alliance, including Japan, that would funnel massive resources to the Soviet Union and its former satellites. He also proposed a major aid plan for the fledgling democracies of Eastern Europe, funded by cuts in defense spending.

The article discusses the efforts of Representative Dan Rostenkowski, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman, to sheperd a trade bill in the U.S. Congress that will satisfy both his protectionist colleagues and the free-trade administration under President Ronald Reagan. The bill seeks to strengthen the President's powers to imose sanctions against U.S. trading partners but give the Congress leeway to avoid sanctions.

This article reports that the U.S. expressed dissatisfaction over the fact that its international trade partners Europe and Japan privately supported an American hard line against China but publicly feigned neutrality. A China-U.S. agreement to curb Chinese piracy of foreign intellectual property gives Europe and Japan a free ride.

The article comments on Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama's meeting with U.S. President Bill Clinton. The talk focused on North Korean nuclear weapons, combating AIDS and environmental cooperation. However, Murayama's visit underscores how the U.S.-Japanese relations have fallen. Although Japan's trade surplus for 1994 reached $62.7 billion, the U.S. has abandoned efforts to reverse the imbalance within two years.

The article reports on the attempt of China to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) which will be launched on January 1, 1995. However, the U.S. had been opposing the entry of China in WTO unless the latter agrees to abide by the international rules imposed by the organization. American officials stressed that China must commit in protecting copyrights, eradicate high local-content requirements, and make customs rules and contracts understandable to foreign firms.

Reports on the trade negotiation between United States and Japan. Japan's agreement to increase governmental procurement of foreign medical technology and telecommunications; Extension of negotiations on opening Japan's market for flat glass; Withdrawal of US Trade Representative Mickey Kantor from Super 301 section in the trade law.

Reports on United States President Bill Clinton's plans to push for market-opening trade deals with Japan. Clinton Administration's intention to capitalize on a strengthening yen; Overvaluation of the yen against world currencies; General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade issues to be discussed at the annual economic summit of industrialized nations in Naples, Italy; Criticism of the administration's approaches.

Focuses on the trade relations of United States with Japan. President Bill Clinton's foreign policy; Former Vice President and present ambassador to Japan Walter Mondale's leaning toward balancing economics with strategic interests and use of conciliatory approach in trade negotiations; US focus on deals to open markets sector by sector.

Evaluates the policy of President Bill Clinton regarding trade and other matters involving China. Renewal of China's most-favored-nation (MFN) trade status; MFN as leverage for human rights bargaining with China; China's treatment of political prisoners; Trade and intellectual property; Security; Status of Taiwan and Hongkong.

Reports on trade negotiations between Japan and the United States. President Bill Clinton's desire for a Japanese concession; Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa's call concerning an economic package; Contents of the package; Response of the United States to the package; Macroeconomic proposals.

Focuses on the soft line approach assumed by the United States in trade negotiations with Japan. United States officials' request for increased American car sales by Japanese automobile makers; Convergence between the two economies; Basis of America's soft approach; Disadvantages of joint ventures between American companies and Japanese cartels. INSET: Sore spots..

Reports on the U.S. Department of Commerce's blueprint for export promotion. Liberalization of export-licensing requirements for high-technology equipments; Streamlining of export promotion bureaucracies; Creation of a one-stop shopping center; Pledge to combat the practice of "tied aid".

Discusses how President Bill Clinton is starting to show signs that he may veer sharply away from the largely free-trade approach of his Republican predecessors especially when it comes to Japan. Behind-the-scenes maneuvering among administration officials and lawmakers also suggests that a complete rethinking of United States-Japan relations could be in the offing. Details of the different trade teams assembled.

Focuses on the U.S. Federal Reserve Boards' economic policies that are supposed to mend loopholes in the U.S. economy. Information on gradual slowdown in the U.S. economy's that didn't create the sharp price-cutting and economic slack which are needed to support a rapid upturn in economic growth; Discussion on the U.S. Federal Reserve System's policy-making Open Market Committee; Analyzes the treasury bond's market rates.