re: So much for trade deals with Canada and Mexico--both balk at US steel protectionism

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Both will not sign unless something is done about the protectionist steel tariffs Trump is insisting upon

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That simply is not happening and I proved that last week

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If that is your impression then I too would love to play poker with you.

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If trade data generated by the US government is not good enough to prove a point to you then nothing is

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Blue-collar jobs are growing at their fastest rate in more than 30 years, helping fuel a hiring boom in many small towns and rural areas that are strong supporters of President Trump ahead of November's midterm elections. Jobs in goods-producing industries — mining, construction and manufacturing — grew 3.3 percent in the year preceding July, the best rate since 1984, according to a Washington Post analysis.

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In a sign of revitalization in an area previously hit hard by the decline of coal and steel production, the Appalachian town of Ashland, Ky., recently broke ground on a new aluminum mill. Owned by Braidy Industries, the mill will eventually employ more than 500 people.

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“The smart set argued that getting economic growth to 3% was virtually impossible. Yet 18 months into Mr. Trump’s tenure, the economy is already nearing that mark, with no recession in sight. It turns out that 3 percent growth seemed impossible to the left only because Mr. Obama’s Keynesian policy prescriptions failed to do the trick,” they wrote. “It’s a little rich that liberals who warned the economy would melt down under Mr. Trump are now insisting that growth was in the cards all along. If the economy and the stock market had crashed, it’s obvious they’d be sanctimoniously denouncing Trumponomics as a tragic failure.”

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Share to Twitter Wall Street soars to new highs Reuters Autoplay: On | Off Who deserves credit for the booming economy? This is not a petty argument. How voters answer the question could well determine whether Democrats retake the House of Representatives come November. Trump and Obama (and their admirers) are slugging it out, both claiming that it is their policies that have led to the ongoing economic expansion, steady job growth and higher stock prices. Happily for President Trump, the pros agree with him. A recent survey of economists suggest it is President Trump, and not Obama, who should be taking a bow. The Wall Street Journal asked 68 business, financial and academic economists who was responsible for the strengthening of the economy, and most “suggested Mr. Trump’s election deserves at least some credit” for the upturn. A majority said the president had been “somewhat” or “strongly” positive for job creation, gross domestic product growth and the rising stock market. The pros cite the White House’s push for lighter regulation and the recent tax bill as critical to a pro-growth environment; more than 90 percent of the group thought the tax bill would boost GDP expansion over the next two years. A year ago in the same survey, economists awarded President Obama mixed grades. Most saw his policies as positive for financial stability, but neutral-to-negative for GDP growth and negative for long-term growth. By contrast, Trump was seen as neutral to positive for long-term gains. Why would Trump rate higher than Obama with this group? Economists point to the upturn in business confidence that accompanied Trump’s election, and tie that to increasing business investment. Spending on capital goods accelerated sharply over the first three quarters of last year, growing at an annualized rate of 6.2 percent.

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Manufacturing jobs in the United States increased by 37,000 in July and have now increased by 400,000 since Donald Trump became president, according to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Manufacturing added 37,000 jobs in July, with most of the gain in the durable goods component,” said the BLS employment report. “Employment rose in transportation equipment (+13,000), machinery (+6,000), and electronic instruments (+2,000).” “Over the past 12 months, manufacturing has added 327,000 jobs,” said the report.

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