Business Forward’s Latest American Steel Index Report: Price Difference Nearly Double Since February
Price difference between U.S. and foreign competitors is nearly double since February Business Forward, Inc. published its latest American Steel Index report today. The monthly report compares the prices American manufacturers and their foreign competitors pay for hot- and cold-rolled steel. U.S. steel prices have risen 11 percent since February, while competitors’ prices have fallen…
Business Forward’s Latest Steel Index: U.S. manufacturers paying 25% more than foreign competitors
Business Forward, Inc. published its latest American Steel Index report today. The monthly report compares the prices American manufacturers and their foreign competitors pay for hot- and cold-rolled steel. Key charts are below. Click here to read the report. Yesterday, Business Forward held a conference call with Kristin Dziczek, Vice President of the Center for…
Business Forward’s Latest Steel Index: American manufacturers paying 25% more than foreign competitors
Harm to American Manufacturers Increases; $270 Billion in Auto and Aerospace Exports at Risk Today we published the July edition of our American Steel Index report. The monthly report compares the prices American manufacturers and their foreign competitors pay for hot- and cold-rolled steel. Key charts are below. The index helps demonstrates three important points…
Business Forward’s Latest American Steel Index Report: Tariffs’ Harm to American Manufacturers Growing
The difference between American and foreign prices grew 4 percent from May 11 to June 11, and by 114 percent since tariff threats began in February, according to the latest installment of Business Forward’s Steel Index. The monthly report compares the prices American manufacturers and their foreign competitors pay for hot- and cold-rolled steel. Key…
Business Forward’s Monthly Steel Index Will Track Trump Tariff Effect
Business Forward announced today our American Steel Index. The monthly report will compare the prices American manufacturers and their foreign competitors pay for hot- and cold-rolled steel. Right now, American manufacturers are paying 21 percent more for steel than foreign competitors. It’s time to stop arguing that tariffs “will” hurt American manufacturers. They already are.…
From The Hill: International trade: Big business for small businesses
The following is an excerpt from Dr. Toby Malichi, originally published in The Hill. Read the full piece here. Dr. Malichi is the founding CEO and global business diplomat of Malichi Group Worldwide, based in Indianapolis. Dr. Malichi advises small and medium-sized enterprises (or SME’s) as they expand internationally. Working with his clients, he sees…
Business Leaders Urge DHS to Allow Foreign-Born Entrepreneurs to Build Companies in U.S.
Hundreds of business leaders from across the country today urged the Trump Administration to keep the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER) in place. They submitted a joint letter and individual statements in official comments in response to the Trump Administration’s announcement last month that it would postpone implementation of the IER until March 2018. The rule…
Business Leaders Share Advice on NAFTA
When the Trump Administration announced plans to renegotiate the North America Trade Agreement (NAFTA), that began an official public comment period on the 25-year old agreement. We asked our nationwide network to share their opinions and advice with the Administration, and more than 200 business leaders gave us comments to submit to the Administration. A…
What will TPP do for small businesses? New report shows its impact.
Photo Credit:Josh Denmark More than 30 small businesses from across the country submitted testimony to the U.S. International Trade Commission for its report on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. This report, just released today, found that the trade agreement would reduce barriers for small businesses exporting. Many business leaders testified that TPP would improve their access to…
How Trade Benefits Small Businesses
Topline Small businesses contributed approximately two-thirds of new private sector job growth over the last 25 years. Many of America’s small firms have found that to continue growing, they will need to look outside the U.S.’s borders, where 95 percent of the world’s consumers and more than 75 percent of the world’s purchasing power reside.…