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Donald Trump’s Top Trade Adviser Just Slammed Germany

January 30, 2017
Elsewhere in his answers, Navarro repeated the rationale behind Trump’s activist approach to reshore more value-adding manufacturing jobs to the U.S. “It does the American economy no long-term good to only keep the big box factories where we are now …
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What happens when Asia’s low labor cost model is disrupted?

January 29, 2017
There are already signs that Europe and North America could increasingly “reshore” production from low-cost developing countries, many of which happen to be in Asia. As Larry Fink, chairman and CEO of BlackRock, pointed out at Davos, all of this raises …
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In the Future, Robots Will Make Your Clothes

January 29, 2017
However, if the long-run payoff ends up justifying the initial investment, you could see some reshoring of US jobs. That is, garment production moving from China and back into the US – but therein lies the catch. This kind of technology typically creates …
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The West was protectionist before Trump

January 29, 2017
He’s promised to raise tariffs on Chinese goods to 45 per cent of their value, and wants US manufacturers to reshore production back to America. Now commentators fret that Trump is walking in the ‘ominous’ and ‘dark’ footsteps of the 1930 Smoot …
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The Ups and Downs of Made in the USA

January 29, 2017
Still, some manufacturers are finding the United States more attractive than it used to be. The Reshoring Initiative’s Harry Moser said that 2013-2014 was a tipping point, with the U.S. going from losing about 140,000 manufacturing jobs per year to …
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CTE, Apprenticeship Programs Can Help Restore Middle Class Economy

January 29, 2017
The Reshoring Initiative President, Harry Moser states “A strong skilled workforce is key to retaining and bringing jobs back home to stimulate economic growth and the creation of good paying jobs”.
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Dow Jones breaks through 20,000 level, but trouble seen ahead

January 28, 2017
They also noted that they were set to benefit from the “reshoring” of manufacturers because of how it will drive up the demand for automated factory lines. As Mr Trump himself has proved repeatedly in his career, US corporations are adept at squeezing …
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Renegotiating NAFTA Is A Good Idea – For Mexico

January 28, 2017
It will merely impoverish Mexicans even more. Despite its relative poverty, Mexico is America’s third largest export market, largely due to NAFTA: deliberately impoverishing Mexico in the hope of reshoring jobs and closing a trade deficit would be a …
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Made in America Strategies in Manufacturing | Reshoring – IndustryWeek

January 28, 2017
Made in America Strategies in Manufacturing | Reshoring  IndustryWeek

Manufacturers talk about why they decided to locate their production here, what worked and what didn’t—and whether the rewards were worth the travails.

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Chinese shoppers begin to buy luxury brands again — at home

January 26, 2017
Sales of luxury goods in China have rebounded as European companies concentrate on selling inside the country © FT montage High-end spending is back in China, but this time consumers are “reshoring” the luxury purchases they once made on overseas …
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