25 Jul
2016
Trade Under Fire – TenCount 7.25.16
- Now it’s the Democrats’ turn. The Democratic National Convention begins Monday afternoon in Philadelphia, and a feast of well-known names are lined up for prime-time addresses. On Monday, Michelle Obama and Senator Bernie Sanders take to the stage, while on Tuesday the headliner will be Bill Clinton. President Obama and Vice President Biden hold forth Wednesday night, and of course Hillary Clinton – preceded by her daughter, Chelsea – headlines Thursday.
- Manufacturing and trade got plenty of attention at the RNC, and it’s certain to get similar treatment in Philadelphia. The Alliance for American Manufacturing will get the ball rolling on Monday with a discussion, “Trade, Manufacturing and Jobs: How To Rebuild the Middle Class.” Tune in here for the webcast.
- Just as it did at the RNC, Politico will host a panel discussion at the Democratic National Convention on housing policy under the next president. On Tuesday, “Under Construction: How Will the Next President Remodel Home Lending?” gets underway. Bloomberg holds a similar gab-fest spotlighting infrastructure on Wednesday.
- Even if you’re a techie, there’s plenty to do during the Dems’ convention this week. On Tuesday, Roll Call sponsors a discussion in Philadelphia on “The New Internet of Things Economy,” to be Webcast here. And on Wednesday evening, the Pew Research Center hosts a roundtable on “From Netscape to Snapchat: Politics in the Age of Broadband.”
- It’s the Economy, Stupid: On Wednesday, Politico will sponsor what it calls a deep-dive discussion of the economy and its impact on the election, featuring Larry Summers, the former Treasury Secretary and former director of the National economic Council, and Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, among others.
- Not all of the news of the world will emanate from Philadelphia this week. (Don’t tell the Dems that!) On Friday, the Commerce Department will issue its first estimate of second-quarter gross domestic product. Economists expect that growth accelerated to a 2.6 percent annualized rate after a slow, 1.1 percent start to the year, spurred by an uptick in household spending.
- The annual Aspen Security Forum brings together the cream of the spy and security communities on Wednesday for a four-day discussion of the world’s greatest threats. Participants include James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. Agenda and live streaming here.
- Will the drug industry’s next blockbuster drug finally bring measureable relief to Alzheimer’s patients? On Wednesday, TauRx Pharmaceuticals will present results from the final-stage human trials of a new drug at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Toronto.
- The Federal Open Market Committee is back at it this week, meeting Tuesday and Wednesday to determine whether economic indicators seem to be calling for an interest rate increase. The betting money says no, given Britain’s recent Brexit vote. But economic growth in the United States is perking up, and employment figures have shown signs of strength recently, and this is the last meeting until late September, so…
- Just because Congress is on a seven-week vacation, don’t assume that members aren’t actively engaged in the burning issues of the day. Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, for example, have asked the makers of the Pokeman Go app whether users are being adequately informed about how much data they might burn through while hunting for Doduo.