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We Do Have Proof Trump’s Trade Policies Aren’t Working
If you were a mercantilist – if you were wrong but I repeat myself – then you would…
Trump Admin Is Making Big Mistake – Tariffs On Undervalued Currencies
The Trump Administration is aiming to revive a Bill Clinton era power which is to impose tariffs upon…
The US Trade War Is Increasing The US Trade Deficit
This isn’t how mercantilists hope things will work out of course. But it would appear that a trade…
S&P Says It’s China Winning The Trade War, Not US As Trump Says
Of course no one actually wins a trade war – consumers only lose and we are supposed to…
How Remarkable – More International Trade Increases Competition In The Face Of Domestic Concentration
Not that this is a hugely surprising conclusion. If the domestic economy is thrown open to international trade…
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…
Empire Trade Preference Didn’t Work – Maybe Free Trade Post-Brexit Will?
Trying to guide consumer preference can be a bit of a mug’s game. The consumers have their preferences…
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…
Trade Wars Are Political, Obviously – Voters Get Targeted
We might think that the Chinese, as Commies, are wrong, or deluded. But no one is ever going…
Yep, Trade Tariffs Make Us All Poorer – Billions Of $ Poorer
Trade, by definition, is value adding – no one does it if it doesn’t gain them value. Really,…