What US manufacturers want from Trump
Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, has cast doubt on President Donald Trump’s strategy to revive US manufacturing through trade barriers. Jay Timmons, CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers, joins Asking for a Trend to discuss his disagreement with the approach, advocating instead for policies that drive investment. “If you have the right policies in place to reduce the cost of doing manufacturing in the United States, what's going to result from that? You're going to see more investment. You're going to see more job growth," Timmons tells host Josh Lipton. "We want to see manufacturing expand here in this country, and our message has been basically 'put us in the game, coach,' because we want to help get these [extensions] of the tax reforms across the line in Congress," Timmons adds. Drawing from the successes of past administrations— Reagan, Clinton, and President Trump's — Timmons also underscores how tax and regulatory reforms have spurred growth in the past. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Asking for a Trend here. This post was written by Josh Lynch
