The future of free trade
byBy Tatiana L. Palermo The United States was never truly fond of free trade agreements (FTAs). Since 1984, the U.S. has signed FTAs with only 20…
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The History and Meaning of Berlin Wall
byhis November marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. On November 9, 1989, as the shaky East German communist government…
Chinese currency manipulation – Trump’s petard
byThe risk that the Sino-US trade war morphs into an international currency war has risen The US$ Index is up since 2010 but its…
How Much Damage Will Come from this Trade War?
byFirst, the good news: the U.S. and world economies have not imploded, so far, as fallout from the rising trade tensions between the Trump…
For a Virtuous Free Trade: Edmund Burke’s Economic Vision
byThe following excellent piece is by Kai Weiss, a Research Fellow at the Austrian Economics Center. Download the Study For a Virtuous Free Trade Here Summary Edmund Burke is…
Huawei and the Damaging U.S.-China Trade War
byby Junhua Zhang On June 15, 2019 President Xi Jinping celebrates his 66th birthday. Even if the date remains a state secret, many China…
Trade Wars, the prospects for freer trade and the impact on asset prices
byWill the Sino-US trade war breed contagion? Will the dispute trigger a global recession? Has the era of freer trade ended? Will asset…
Benn Steil: Trump’s Tariffs Are Killing American Steel
by“Our Steel Industry is the talk of the World,” President Trump tweeted in September. “It has been given new life, and is thriving.” Yet nearly…
Why China should remove all trade tariffs
byI am a Tariff Man. When people or countries come in to raid the great wealth of our Nation, I want them to pay…