President Trump met with three CEOs from the nation's biggest auto manufacturers today:
- Mark Fields, CEO of Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F)
- Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM)
- Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (NYSE: FCAU)
The trio's meeting at the White House was the most recent in a series of talks this week aimed at bolstering the U.S. manufacturing sector.
Trump took this particular opportunity today to reiterate his intention to reduce regulations - a promise he initially made yesterday...
"We think we can cut regulations by 75%. Maybe more," Donald Trump stated on Monday (Jan. 23).
This morning, POTUS told the car company CEOs just how he intends to make manufacturing more accessible in their particular sector...
President Trump Promises Environmental Regulations Rollback
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"I am, to a large extent, an environmentalist," Trump explained this a.m., according to Bloomberg. "I believe in it. But it's out of control."
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The new POTUS did not go into detail about how and where he intends to scale back environmental regulations first. He simply said his administration will restore manufacturing jobs "big league," slash taxes "very substantially," and curb unnecessary regulations.
Trump likewise added that the United States will transform from "very inhospitable to extremely hospitable." He expressed confidence that America will go down in history as one of the friendliest nations in the world.
Mark Fields told reporters after the meeting this morning that the auto executives are encouraged by Trump's economic policies. That includes his executive action Monday to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.
"We appreciate the president's courage to walk away from a bad trade deal," he said. "So I think as an industry, we're excited about working together with the president and his administration on tax policies, on regulation and on trade, to really create a renaissance in American manufacturing."
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President Trump's deregulation intentions also include major rollbacks in the banking industry.
For example, Trump repeatedly claimed while on the campaign trail that it was time for a "21st Century Glass-Steagall."
In other words, Trump wants to revert to the 1930s-era legislation that separated investment banks from the commercial banks where depositors actually parked their savings.
Money Morning Capital Wave Strategist Shah Gilani, who's an expert on the political implications of banking deregulation and how they affect average investors, recently offered his approach for such big bank rollbacks.
Specifically, Gilani thinks it's easier said than done, but there is a way...
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