In an undisputed Oval Office discussion a few weeks ago, it was reported that President Trump was preparing to sign a memo allowing our U.S. Trade Representative to investigate trade policies with China. Articulating "America First"President Trump’s upcoming Asia trip is of extreme interest to trade and policy wonks. Four of the five countries that the President will visit have newly created trade issues that the Trump administration has brought to the table. Persimmons for potatoesWhen the President lands in Japan, he will face the gloomy trade cloud that has formed over America’s withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). So many companies put their stake into the ground to invest early into a trade deal that never materialized.

Source: Forbes October 26, 2017 21:56 UTC