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trade war
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The More Complicated Trade Gets The More Costly A Trade War
Much international trade is now in “intermediate” goods, rather than finished or raw materials. This globalisation of the…
China’s Rare Earth Threat Isn’t As Terrifying As They – Or We – Think
Reports are that China is considering using its “rare earth weapon” in the trade war with the United…
Yup, Trade Tariffs And Trade Wars Are Worse Than We Thought
Economics is, as yet, an imperfect science. My own estimation is that in macroeconomics at least we’re at…
Harley Davidson Profits Slump – This Is How Trade Wars Work Mr. Trump
As we all know every economist on the planet has been shouting that we don’t want to have…
A Bizarre Economic Paper- Of Course Import Tariffs Hurt The Importing Country
The idea that tariffs don’t hurt the importing country is entirely bizarre. Everyone in that country now has…
Why The Heck Is Canada Having Orange Juice Tariffs? That’s Ridiculous
Of course we’re all aware that this very idea of a trade war is ludicrous. Each government is…
China Taxing US Oil Exports Makes No Difference – Oil Is Fungible
There are worrying things about the trade spats between Donald Trump and China. But the threat of Chinese…