Wilbur Ross

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross gave testimony to a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Thursday, during which trade with China was a key topic. Channel NewsAsia.com said Ross hopes to reduce the differences between the two countries, in which hundreds of billions of dollars in commerce are at stake in a trade war...

Earlier this year, President Trump said the tariffs imposed by the European Union were unfair to American farmers and manufacturing.  While NAFTA negotiations are ongoing, the President has directed Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to meet with EU officials to increase trade between the two markets.  ...

The European Union and U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross are meeting in Washington, D.C. this week to consider a potential tariff exemption.  The EU is exploring an exemption from President Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs.  The EU is see...

Expanding high speed Internet access to rural areas is getting top level attention in Washington, DC.  At a recent committee hearing, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said rural broadband is a top priority.  Aside from the President's Infrastructure plan, which still needs congressional approval, there are several grant and loan programs for rural broadband expansion.   ...

Now that Wilbur Ross is officially confirmed as Secretary of Commerce, the Trump administration may soon turn its attention to the North American Free Trade Agreement.  Ross told members of the House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees trade, that the administration would notify them in mid-March that it will renegotiate the 23-year old pact.  On...