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BY PATRICK WATSON Trade policy is not a popular or well-understood topic among Americans. It’s even less so among younger Americans. Until now… maybe. I’ve recently visited the Texas Tribune Festival
by Spencer P Morrison, NEE Too often the tariff debate is fought along economic lines: will tariffs create jobs or will they funnel wealth into dying industries? This line of reasoning
via yahoo: With little prospect of a restart for U.S.-China trade talks, JPMorgan Chase & Co. now expects an escalation in tensions that will see higher American tariffs on all
by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan As the trade war intensifies and president Donald Trump continues to hold firm on raising tariffs, many are feeling the pinch. If you’re looking for a new car
by Ruby Henley I had to shop for clothes today, and I realized I would have to spend more than I had expected. I bought less, but I did buy
by Ruby Henley Is the United States ‘trade bullying’ like China says? If so, what is this going to do to the average American – like you and me? Tariffs
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter The primary culprit of the ballooning US trade deficit is being purposefully obscured: Corporate America China is taking its propaganda on trade directly to the US.
via Stephen Nellis A “wide range” of Apple Inc (AAPL.O) products including the Apple Watch would be affected by proposed U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods, the company told U.S. trade
ADP Big Miss pic.twitter.com/7DeJzHz5Tb — Alastair Williamson (@StockBoardAsset) September 6, 2018 Morning Note: U.S. weighing more tariffsCiti revamping IB operationsEM stocks down for 7th day pic.twitter.com/yj9oidNfM5 — Jonathan Ferro (@FerroTV)
via Christian Wienberg The U.S. economy will be hit many times harder than the rest of the world by an escalating global trade war, according to the chief executive officer of A.P.
JCPenney is in trouble, they are at a risk of a default. Walmart says they are improving and sales are up, but operating expenses are down, store closures are up
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by Warren Platts, NEE Adam Smith, author of An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, considered the arguments made by today’s proponents of unilateral free trade and
via DANIELLE PARK While stock bulls talk up a “strengthening” economy, consumer spending growth (which drives 70% of GDP in America) has fallen to a 4 ¼-year low even before rising
The United States filed claims with the World Trade Organization against Canada, Mexico, China, the European Union and Turkey. The lawsuits are meant to challenge retaliatory tariffs against the country.
by Stucky, TBP I was going to make this a QOTD Part 2: Tariffs. In the original QOTD on tariffs I pretended that I knew absolutely nothing at all about
Wolf Richter with Jim Goddard on This Week in Money: A wide-ranging interview on the auto industry, plus how mortgage rates impact housing markets in the US and Canada, and how
by Martin Armstrong The causes of the Great Depression have been debated for decades. The problem with all of the analysis is this same attempt to reduce the cause to a
Germany’s chancellor said Thursday she’s willing to back lower tariffs on U.S. auto imports as a potential European Union (EU) concession to the Trump administration – just one day after CEOs of
via Mises Institute: Let’s say that you live below sea level, in an area prone to flooding. In fact, every time it rains heavily for more than an hour or